Bens g3 datasheet

BENS G3 Category

Connectivity

Characteristics – Conversion – Host connectivity – Printing – Enhancement

ADAPTATION TO ANY PRINTING ENVIRONMENT BENS G3 works as a network print server and optimises print data streams to ensure that Konica Minolta output devices adapt to virtually any print environment.

Completely application-independent, BENS G3 refines print data to achieve the targeted results. Barcodes or corporate fonts can be added and carbon copies created to replace matrix printers or translate proprietary print data streams into standard PCL printer language. Full flexibility for filters and licences is ensured.

An HTML interface facilitates the straightforward print server administration. Monitoring of the printer status is easy and convenient with SNMP. Firmware and filters can be flexibly updated; and a backup and restore function ensures enhanced reliability of the BENS G3 configuration.

BENS G3 combines conversion as well as enhancement capabilities, is easily scalable and offers numerous advantages to extensive printing facilities: a single BENS G3 appliance supports and enhances the feature set of up to 50 printers in a corporate network.

DATASHEET BENS G3

KEY FEATURES General

Enhancement

– Mirroring: The synchronisation with a second BENS G3 print server enhances the system stability.

– Protocols: LPR, SMB, Socket, IPP, SNMP, DHCP are all supported.

Conversion – Prescribe conversion: The filter converts Prescribe print data into PCL for printing on nearly all Konica Minolta output devices.

– Unicode printing: Unicode print data are converted for ASCII printers that are not capable to print double-byte characters.

– Barcode printing: With this feature, barcode commands are read and converted into printable objects for almost any Konica Minolta output device.

– OCR A/B fonts: With this feature, BENS G3 enables printers to use OCR fonts for enhanced character recognition.

– Font processing: Special fonts can be integrated into the print data, for example a company font used exclusively for the corporate design.

– Carbon copy: As part of the print job, copies are created of the original, providing the same functionality as on older matrix printers. The copies can be separated in the finisher, for example with the stapling function.

– Macros: This feature allows the adding of letterhead data to the print job so that plain paper can be used, and it is no longer necessary to stock preprinted letterhead paper in a tray.

WORKFLOW INPUT

PROCESSING BENS G3

OUTPUT

Filter “Barcode”

Network

Network

Virtual printer 1

Filter “Unicode”

Network

Filter “Carbon Copy”

Network

Virtual printer 2

Client

Filter “1”

Network Virtual printer 50

Filter “2”

Filter “3”

Network

Colour Management

Web-to-Print

Variable Data Printing

Print Automation

Make-Ready

Document Capture & Management

Security

Connectivity

User & Cost Management

Output Management

Device Management

Cloud & Mobile Printing

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH Europaallee 17 30855 Langenhagen Germany www.konicaminolta.eu

03/2013

DATASHEET BENS G3