Loftware Control Center

Control Center tab allows you to enable and configure the monitoring of events and print jobs. The use of Loftware Control Center enables centralized event and print job reporting, and centralized storage of global variables.

This tab is available only if LMS license is activated.

Address

Address group defines which Loftware Control Center server should be used.

  • Control Center server address: URL of the connected Loftware Control Center server. You can select from the list of automatically discovered servers on the network, or enter a server address manually.

Note

The license keys on the Loftware Control Center server and on the workstation must match to enable the connection.

Note

If your connected Loftware Control Center uses the application authentication, each Loftware startup requires you to type in your user name and password. Read more about the authentication types and user privileges in Users.

Event Monitoring

Event handling in the Loftware Control Center allows central management of labeling workstation activities. Activities like label printing, errors, alerts, middleware application triggering, etc. are reported and logged to Loftware Control Center.

Event Monitoring group defines what types of events should be logged by the connected Loftware Control Center:

  • Print Events: logs the print related events from the workstation.

  • Error Events: logs all reported errors.

Note

By default, Print Events and Error Events are logged to Loftware Control Center.

  • Trigger Activity: logs all fired triggers.

  • Trigger Status Change Events: logs the trigger status changes which have been caused by the fired triggers.

Print Job Monitoring

Print Job Monitoring group enables you to log the completed and ongoing print jobs to the Loftware Control Center.

  • Enable Print Job Logging to Server: activates print job logging.

  • Detailed printing control: enables monitoring of statuses that are reported by the connected printer.

Note

There are two requirements to make this option available:

  • The printer must support bidirectional communication.

  • Loftware printer driver must be used for printing.