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JDF JMF: connecting printing machines

JDF JMF is the standard that many printing machines use to exchange job data. With JDF JMF, Scout MES receives the device status and job information over your factory LAN.

What data Scout reads via JDF / JMF

  • device status
  • job queue
  • job name and progress
  • notifications

How the connection works

The device must be reachable in your factory LAN. SCT (Scout Configuration Tool) runs as Windows services on a computer in your network and sends the data to the Scout server over HTTPS, so you do not need to open any inbound ports. We install and configure SCT remotely. You prepare a Windows computer in the LAN and send us the list of devices.

Frequently asked questions

What data does Scout receive via JDF / JMF?

Device status, job queue, job name and progress, and notifications.

Who sets up the connection?

We do, remotely. You prepare a Windows computer in your LAN and send us the list of machines; we install and configure SCT and connect the machines. To add a machine later, you write to us and we change the configuration remotely.

Does Scout send jobs to the machine?

No. Scout only reads data. It does not control the machine.

Talk to us

Not sure which data Scout can read from your printing machines? Talk to our expert during a free consultation.