Prinect Signa Station

Equipment

Installation.
Prinect Signa Station Version 2017.
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Before you start ...

About This Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

What you should already know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Further Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Symbols and Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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Windows PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Distiller ....................................... 6
Adobe Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Acrobat Distiller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Distiller Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installation of Prinect Signa Station / Prinect License Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Start Menus and Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Prinect Signa Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Prinect Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Uninstalling Prinect Signa Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Uninstalling Prinect Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Uninstalling Prinect Service Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Modifying, Repairing, and Uninstalling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
User Setup for Prinect Signa Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Who is an Administrator? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing the Acrobat Distiller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Path to Acrobat Distiller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
PDF Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Installation of Prinect Signa Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Installation of the License Manager / License Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Removing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Removing from the Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Removing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Updating Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Mounting SMB Server Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installation of the License Manager / License Server on a Separate License Server PC . . . 20
Licensing During Program Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
License Server / Demo Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Basic Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Prinect License Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Licensing Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Before you start ...

About This Documentation

This documentation applies to version 17 of Prinect Signa Station.
This documentation describes how to install Prinect Signa Station.
In this documentation you will learn ...
• what the hardware and software requirements are,

• how to install Prinect Signa Station and other options if applicable,

• how to start licensing applications and how to activate licenses.

What you should already know

We assume that you are familiar with the basic functions of Windows ®/Apple® Macintosh® in a net-
work environment.

Further Documentation
You will find more information in ...
• in the enclosed "How to get started" leaflet

• in the Heidelberg Prinect Licensing - Operating Manual

• the context-sensitive Prinect Signa Station - Online Help (F1)

Symbols and Styles

The following typographical conventions are used in this manual:
• References to other chapters and sections are blue (on the screen) and underlined.

Example: See section "Symbols and Styles", page 3.

• Quotes are used to indicate menus, folders, functions, hardware conditions, switch settings, sys-
tem messages, etc.

Example: Set the switch to "off".

• Menus, functions and sub-functions are separated by ">".

Example: Select "File > Open...".

• A plus sign is used to indicate that several keys have to be pressed at the same time.

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Example: Press Alt+A.

Important Information
Important information in the text is indicated by symbols at the side which are used as follows:

Warning: Contains information that must be taken into consideration to protect the user
from injury.

Caution: Contains information that must be taken into consideration to prevent damage to
hardware or software.

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Note: Contains important general or supplementary information about a specific topic.

Prerequisite: Lists requirements which must be fulfilled before the steps which follow can
be performed.

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Windows PC

Prerequisites

Hardware
Requirements for operation on a PC running Windows:
• At least Intel Core i5 processor

• At least 4 GB RAM

• Minimum of 5 GB free disk space

• 100/1000 Mbit Ethernet Interface

• Video interface and screen with a resolution of min. 1280 x 1024 and a 16-bit color depth (65536
colors)

• Country-specific keyboard

• USB interface for the Prinect License Server dongle if License Server and Prinect Signa Station
are to be installed on the same computer.

Software
• Operating system on a PC:

· Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit Service Pack 1

· Windows 8 / 8.1 Pro 64 bit (recommended)

· Windows 10 Pro 64 bit

· Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition Service Pack 1

· Windows Server 2012

· Windows Server 2012 R2

• General network protocols required: TCP/IP

• Other requirements:

· Prinect Signa Station requires Adobe Reader (Adobe Reader 9 or higher)

· Prinect Signa Station requires Acrobat Distiller (Acrobat Distiller 9 or higher),

a) when PostScript documents are to be processed, or

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b) when EPS or DCS2 marks are to be imported.

· To download program updates you need a web browser (e.g. "Microsoft Internet
Explorer").

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Distiller

Adobe Reader
Adobe Reader lets you view PDF-format documents on the screen and print them without requiring
the authoring tool or fonts used to create these documents.
Prinect Signa Station requires Adobe Reader to display PDF documents and the print preview on the
screen.
Adobe Reader is available free of charge on the Adobe homepage. Please follow the Adobe instruc-
tions for installation of the Adobe Reader.

Acrobat Distiller
You need Acrobat Distiller on the computer running Prinect Signa Station to work with Postscript doc-
uments or to import Postscript marks (EPS or DCS2). Please follow the Adobe instructions for instal-
lation of the Acrobat Distiller.

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Distiller Paths

When Prinect Signa Station is installed successfully, set the correct path to Adobe Reader and Acro-
bat Distiller in "File > Preferences > Paths" under "Select External Executables".

Installation of Prinect Signa Station / Prinect License Server

You can install the Prinect Signa Station software from the USB stick or from a shared network drive.

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Note: You need administrator permissions for the computer you want to install the Prinect
Signa Station on.

General notes on operation:

• "Back" button This lets you go back one step in the installation to verify or edit settings.

• "Cancel" button: This lets you terminate the installation.

1. Exit all other applications before starting the installation.

2. Plug in your USB stick.
3. Start the "SetupPrinect.exe" file.
4. Click "Prinect 2017 Core".

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5. Click "Prinect Signa Station 2017".

(6). In the window that then displays, you have the option of opening either the "ReadMe" file with
information about installation or this PDF.
7. Click "Install Prinect Signa Station 2017" to start installation.
8. Click "Next" in the startup window.
9. In the next window with information about the "InstallShield Wizard", click "Next".

10. This is followed by a window with ReadMe information. This shows important recent information
about trouble-free operation of Prinect Signa Station. Click "Next" after reading the information.
11. Set the destination folder where the Prinect Signa Station files are to be installed. Click
“Change" if you wish to change the default folder. A dialog appears where you can select the
program folder you want. This path is also valid for installation of Prinect License Server.
12. Click "Next" once the program folder is selected.

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13. You can choose from three different configurations that you can install:
• Heidelberg Prinect Signa Station 17.
This installs Prinect Signa Station, the License Manager, Prinect Signa Station Packaging Pro
and samples.

• Heidelberg Prinect Signa Station 17 Server.

This installation includes engines that do not have a user interface of their own. These make it
possible for Prinect Signa Station to interact easily with the Prinect Integration Manager. The Pri-
nect Signa Station Server completes the layout automatically in the background during a JDF
import from the MIS, without the Cockpit user having to work interactively with Prinect Signa
Station. Because some basic settings have to be made for this, the Prinect Signa Station that is
also installed starts after installation and you have to set the relevant preferences.

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Note: The Prinect Signa Station Server is available only for a PC and can be installed only
on the Prinect Server.

• Heidelberg Prinect License Server

This installs the Prinect License Server that manages the licenses. The dongle must be plugged
onto the computer with the Prinect License Server. The Prinect License Server does not have its
own user interface. Operation and administration of the licenses is done through the License
Manager.

There are lists for each configuration comprising the following options:

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For our situation we need the first and last option only:
• "This feature will be installed on local hard drive": Choosing this option will cause the program
to be installed on your PC.

• "This feature will not be available": Choosing this option will cause the program not to be
installed on your PC.

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Note: The License Server will be uninstalled if you disable it during a repair action. You can-
not disable Prinect Signa Station.

14. Click "Next".

15. If you selected the "Heidelberg Prinect License Server" option, you must select a service account
in the next window. This is necessary so that the Prinect Prepress Manager can use the services
of Prinect Signa Station.

16. Click "Next".

17. If predecessor versions of Prinect Signa Station are on this computer, you can choose whether
you wish to view these versions and then decide whether the older versions will be removed
during installation of the new version. Click "Install."
18. The dongle driver is installed during the Prinect License Server installation. If necessary, plug in
your USB dongle now. The dongle is required at the latest when the License Manager starts.
19. Click "Finish". The applications are now installed on your computer.

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(20).The Prinect Signa Station that is also installed now starts if you selected the Prinect Signa Sta-
tion Server for installation. You can then define your settings for the Prinect Signa Station Server
directly (paths to the default folders, defaults for JDF import).

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Note: The "General > Use Global Settings" option makes sure that the settings of Prinect
Signa Station and the Prinect Signa Station Server are synchronous and in this case is
already automatically enabled. If other Signa Stations connected with the server are to use
these default settings as well, you must enable this option in the Preferences there and set
the default folders accordingly.

Now perform licensing in the License Manager (see also section "Licensing During Program Start",
page 21).

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Note: You can also install the Prinect License Server separately. A separate installation is
advisable, for example, if you wish to use the Prinect License Server on a computer where
Prinect Signa Station is not installed (see Installation of the License Manager / License
Server on a Separate License Server PC, page 20).

Start Menus and Icons

Prinect Signa Station

• Start Menu for Prinect Signa Station:

Open the Prinect Signa Station start menu via the Windows Taskbar.

Click "Start > Programs > Heidelberg Prinect Signa Station 17 > Prinect Signa Station 17".

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The "Service > RemoteService" menu item provides help in case Service assistance is needed.
Access is remote in this case. Please contact your local service unit for more information about
this service and its availability.

• Icon for Prinect Signa Station: You will see the following icon with the current version name on
the Desktop.

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Prinect Licensing
• Open the Prinect Licensing start menu via the Windows Taskbar.

Click “Start > Programs > Heidelberg Prinect Licensing > License Manager”.

Uninstalling Prinect Signa Station

1. Go to the Windows Taskbar.
2. Click "Start > Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program"
3. In "Add or Remove Programs" select "Heidelberg Prinect Signa Station".
4. Click "Uninstall".

Uninstalling Prinect Licensing

1. Go to the Windows Taskbar.
2. Click "Start > Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program"
3. In "Add or Remove Programs" select "Heidelberg Prinect Licensing".
4. Click "Uninstall".

Uninstalling Prinect Service Tools

1. Go to the Windows Taskbar.
2. Click "Start > Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program"
3. In "Add or Remove Programs" select "Heidelberg Prinect Service Tools".
4. Click "Uninstall".

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Modifying, Repairing, and Uninstalling

Read this chapter when you have completed the initial installation and start the installation again.
This can be the case if you, for example, wish to modify the existing installation.
1. Initial installation has been completed. You now start a new installation.
2. Click "Next".
3. Choose the desired option.

• "Modify" option: Choosing the “Modify” option lets you decide whether "Prinect Signa Station
Server" and/or the "License Server" are to be installed.

Select the programs to be installed in the following dialog. This dialog and the following steps
are similar or identical to those of an initial installation.

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Note: The License Server or the Prinect Signa Station Server will be uninstalled if you dis-
able it. You cannot disable Prinect Signa Station.

• "Repair" option: Choosing the “Repair” option will cause all installed programs to be installed
again. This will eliminate any errors that may have occurred during initial installation.

• "Remove" option: Choosing the “Remove” option will delete the Prinect Signa Station program.
This function is identical to uninstalling Prinect Signa Station (see section "Uninstalling Prinect
Signa Station", page 12).

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Macintosh

Prerequisites

Hardware
Requirements for operation on a Macintosh running Mac OS X:
• All Intel Macintosh computers which are permitted with a suitable Mac OS

• At least 4 GB RAM

• Minimum of 5 GB free disk space

• 100/1000 Mbit Ethernet Interface

• Video interface and screen with a resolution of min. 1280 x 1024 and a 16-bit color depth (65536
colors)

• Country-specific keyboard

• Mouse (2-button mouse recommended)

• Windows PC for installation of the License Server with USB port for the dongle (see page 5 for
system requirements for the PC)

Software
• The operating system on the Macintosh:

· Mac OS X 10.7.5 or higher

· Mac OS X 10.8.5 or higher

· Mac OS X 10.9.5 or higher

· Macintosh OS X 10.10

· Mac OS X 10.11 (recommended)

• Other requirements:

· Prinect Signa Station requires Adobe Reader (Adobe Reader 9 or higher)

· Prinect Signa Station requires Acrobat Distiller (Acrobat Distiller 9 or higher),

a) when PostScript documents are to be processed, or
b) when EPS or DCS2 marks are to be imported.
· To download program updates you need a web browser (e.g. "Safari).

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User Setup for Prinect Signa Station

A user must have "Administrator" permissions for a successful installation/update of the data. If the
user doesn't have this type of permission, the setup program displays the following error message and
installation is canceled:
"Administrator permissions or more are needed for the software installation".
No special permissions are required to run the Prinect Signa Station application.

Who is an Administrator?
Generally, the first user set up has administrator permissions. This user has special access rights and
can install/update the work environment of Prinect Signa Station of all users of the computer. The
short name of the user with administrator permissions must not be longer than eight alpha-
numeric characters.
You may have to set up a new user because the short name of an existing user may not be changed
(or it may have more than eight alphanumeric characters). Proceed as follows to do so:
1. Open "System Settings".
2. Select "Users" in "System". The following dialog opens:

3. Add "Signa" as a user, for example, by clicking "+". The following dialog opens:

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4. Enter your data in this window. Click "Create Account."

Check the "Allow user to administer this computer" option. It should be no problem to install/update
data if this is set. After a successful installation/update, you can uncheck "Allow user to administer
this computer".

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Note: The short name of the user must never be longer than eight alphanumeric characters.
You can view the length of the short name in System Settings > Users, but you cannot mod-
ify it. You can define a name only when creating a new user.

Installing the Acrobat Distiller

You need Acrobat Distiller on the computer running Prinect Signa Station to work with Postscript doc-
uments or to import Postscript marks (EPS or DCS2). Please follow the Acrobat instructions for instal-
lation of the Acrobat Distiller.
An installation of Adobe Reader is not imperative on the Macintosh.

Path to Acrobat Distiller

When Prinect Signa Station is installed successfully, set the correct path to Acrobat Distiller in "File
> Preferences > Paths" under "Select External Executables".

PDF Viewer
An installation of Adobe Reader is not imperative on the Macintosh as the “Preview” PDF viewer
application is part of the system installation. Accordingly, set the path in “Adobe Reader” to “Pre-
view“.

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Installation of Prinect Signa Station

1. Plug in your USB stick.
2. Open the "MAC > Prinect Signa Station" folder on the USB stick.
3. Double-click "PSS_Install_17.0x.xxxx.x.iso".
4. Start the "PSS_Install_17.0x.xxxx.x_Mac.pkg" application.

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Note: x: placeholders for the current version.

5. This is followed by a window with Readme information. This shows important recent information
about trouble-free operation of Prinect Signa Station. Click "Next".
6. Confirm the next window with "Install".
This installs Prinect Signa Station, Prinect Signa Station Packaging Pro and samples.
7. An appropriate message appears after successful installation. Confirm this dialog with "Done".
The installation is complete. You can also create an alias on your desktop.
The installed programs will be located in "Applications > Heidelberg".
The Prinect Signa Station icon also appears in the dock.

Installation of the License Manager / License Server

You cannot install the License Manager and License Server on a Macintosh. To use Prinect Signa Sta-
tion on the Macintosh, you need at least one Windows PC which the Macintosh computers with Pri-
nect Signa Station can access in the network to enable the licenses. More details can be found in
Installation of the License Manager / License Server on a Separate License Server PC, page 20
See page 6 for system requirements for the License Server PC.

Removing Programs

Removing from the Dock

Holding down the mouse button, drag the icon of the programs you wish to delete from the dock.

Removing Programs
1. Go to the "Programs > Heidelberg" folder.
2. Click the folders of the programs you want to delete and drag them to the Trash holding down
the mouse button.

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Updating Programs
Insert the USB stick also if you want to update your data. The procedure is exactly the same as for
installation. Please take note of any dialogs that may display.
An appropriate message appears after a successful update. Confirm the dialog with “Quit”.

Mounting SMB Server Shares

SMB server shares must be mounted before you can start working with Prinect Signa Station in the
network.
To always have reliable access to network shares when working later with Prinect Signa Station, pro-
ceed as follows:
1. Select "Go" and "Connect to Server...". The following dialog displays:

2. You must now type in the server name with the share you want. Remember that the server name
is case-sensitive. This is the only way to make sure that Prinect Signa Station can automatically
connect to the share later on during use. All other ways, e.g. browsing through the network, etc.
can lead to problems.
3. Click "Connect".
4. The "File System Identification" dialog appears. Enter your user name and password in this dia-
log and select "Add to Keychain". Selecting this option saves you entering your password when
accessing file systems in the network in future.
5. Confirm the dialog with "OK".

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Note: You should mount SMB/CIFS drives only with the "Go To > Connect to Server..."
menu (command key + K). It is absolutely essential to specify the full path to the shared
volume (smb://servername/sharename). Browsing volumes (with the Finder) in the net-

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work is not recommended because mounts can occur that cannot be mapped to UNC paths.
You can add the hard disk icons mounted with SMB/CIFS to the login items (drag-and-drop
or the “+” button) in the Finder menu "System Preferences... > Users > User Name > Login
Items". This makes sure that the shares are automatically opened every time the user logs
in. Using aliases in the login items must be avoided because they do not produce the results
you want. Mounts are always only applicable to one user. If several users are logged in, they
cannot use the mounted volumes.

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Installation of the License Manager / License

Server on a Separate License Server PC
You can also install the Prinect License Server on a separate PC without Prinect Signa Station. This
is mandatory if you use Prinect Signa Station on a Macintosh because the License Manager and
License Server cannot be installed on Macintosh computers. Separate installation of the License
Server is just an option if you use Prinect Signa Station solely on Windows PCs.
You will find a detailed description of the separate installation of the Prinect Licensing software in the
"Heidelberg Prinect Licensing - User's Guide", "Installation" chapter.
1. Plug the USB stick on the Windows PC that is to be the License Server.
2. Start the "SetupPrinect.exe" file.
3. Click "Prinect 2017 Core".
4. Click "Prinect License Server 2017".
5. Click "Install Prinect License Server 2017" to start installation.

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Licensing During Program Start

You should activate a valid license as described in section "Licensing Procedure", page 23 prior to the
first program start.
The following dialog appears when you start Prinect Signa Station for the first time:

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Note: By using "File > Preferences > Licensing" you can modify the appropriate licenses.

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License Server / Demo Mode

• License Server: This option is set by default and lets you install a full version of Prinect Signa
Station. You must have a valid license for this.

• Demo Mode: The entire software functionality is available to you in the demo mode. You can test
the software and then decide whether you wish to purchase a license or not.

It is not possible to output a job. When you save demo jobs, they will be marked so that you can-
not output any of the jobs you created.

Caution: You can open jobs from the full version of Prinect Signa Station and change them
but you cannot output them again once they are saved in the demo mode. You should not
open your production jobs with the demo version.

Basic Packages
The following "basic packages" with the standard features are available:

Basic Packages Maximum plate All output for- Presettings

width mats
Prinect Signa Station 52 67.5 cm x x
Prinect Signa Station 75 83.5 cm x x
Prinect Signa Station 106 116.5 cm x x
Prinect Signa Station 145+ 600 cm x x
Prinect Signa Station Server 600 cm x x

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Note: "Prinect Signa Station Server" 
You may use this variant only in a workflow with the Prepress Manager. 
A layout can be put together automatically by all the Prepress Manager Cockpits without
having to operate Prinect Signa Station interactively. All packages/options are automatically
enabled in a Prinect Signa Station Server installation, but are dimmed in the licensing win-
dow. This means that you cannot change the settings.

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Options
The following "options" are available if they are enabled:
• "Packaging Pro": It is possible to select the "Packaging" mode. More details on this can be found
in the Online Help in the "Packaging" chapter.

• "Gang & Sheet Optimizer": You can use all the functions for sheet optimization and for creating
gang run forms in the "Ganging Optimization" work mode ("Packaging": if released). Sheet opti-
mization for several plates is possible. More details on this can be found in the Online Help in
the "Single Sheet and Multiple Sheet Optimization" chapter and in the "Gang Job" chapter.

• "Barcode Generator": The Barcode Editor lets you create and edit barcodes. More details on this
can be found in the Online Help in the "Editors" chapter.

• "JDF Import Rules Editor": The JDF Import Rules Editor lets you define special rules for the
import of JDF files. The use of these rules lets you customize even more for JDF import. More
details on this can be found in the Online Help in "Prinect Signa Station Menus > JDF Import
Rules Editor".

Prinect License Server

• "License Server (name or IP number)": As a rule, you type the name of your Prinect License
Server here.

Type the IP number if the internal name conversion does not work. If necessary ask your network
administrator for the Prinect License Server name or IP number.

Licensing Procedure
Prerequisites:
• The License Server has been installed. The Prinect Licensing dongle is fitted on this PC.

For further information please see the “Heidelberg Prinect Licensing, Operation” manual.
1. Start the License Manager. It is imperative that you start the License Manager after installation
of Prinect Signa Station.
2. Enter your license in the License Manager.

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