Access ControlCreate a Facility

You can create a facilityClosed An object in Spectrum that represents the location of a Spectrum Application Server and Spectrum Database Server that are associated with a headquarters (HQ). These servers must be associated with a Spectrum license for which Usage is set to Facility and Multi-Site is set to true. Each facility can communicate with only one headquarters. By synchronizing, an HQ can replicate objects to facilities and replicate transactional data generated at facilities back to the HQ. in a multi-site deployment of Spectrum in which a Spectrum instanceClosed A Spectrum Application Server and a Spectrum Database Server that are associated with each other by a Spectrum License. at one siteClosed A geographical location, such as the location of a Spectrum instance or a remote computer. is synchronized with Spectrum instances at other sites. A multi-site deployment has a headquarters (HQ)Closed The location of a Spectrum Application Server and Spectrum Database Server that are associated with facilities. These servers must be associated with a Spectrum license for which Usage is set to Production and Multi-Site is set to true. Each HQ can communicate with multiple facilities. By synchronizing, an HQ can replicate objects to facilities and replicate transactional data generated at facilities back to the HQ. that communicates with facilities. Objects can be configured at the headquarters and replicated to each facility. Any job data generated at facilities can be replicated to the headquarters.

Note: Facilities and other functionality related to multi-site deployment are available only if your Spectrum license has the Multi-Site property enabled. Some options are displayed only if you are signed in to the headquarters site.

Tip: It is recommended that you install the Spectrum application and database at each facility site before you create the facility object in Spectrum. The name of the root folder in Spectrum must be the same at the headquarters site and at each facility site associated with that headquarters. The headquarters and facility sites must be able to communicate, but facilities are not required to be able to communicate with each other.

Create or Modify a Facility

To create a facility in Access Control Access Control, use the following procedure. If your permissions permit, you can also create a facility in System System Management.

  1. In Access Control Access Control, in the Access Control Tree, click the folder in which you want to create the new facility.
  2. In the ribbon, click Home > Create Facility.
  3. In the Create Facility dialog box, enter a facility Name and optionally a Description of the facility.

    The following characters are permitted in the name: letters, numbers, parentheses, square brackets, ampersands, plus signs, commas, semi-colons, and tildes. Additionally, the following characters are permitted but cannot begin or end the name: spaces, double quotation marks, single quotation marks, hyphens, underscores, periods, and grave accents. For letters, the case that you specify is displayed, but case is ignored when Spectrum interprets a name. If you will be installing the Spectrum application on a computer running Windows Server, and transferring data between Spectrum instances, see the "Transferring Spectrum Data in a Compressed File" section of the Loftware Spectrum Data Transfer Guide.

  4. For Facility Location, enter a description of the physical location of the facility. The Facility Location is a comment intended to assist administrators and is not used by Spectrum to identify or connect to the facility.
  5. For Facility URL, enter the URL of the Spectrum Application Server at the facility. Do not include the path to Spectrum within the Spectrum Application Server.

    Examples

    The following example includes a typical non-secured access port.
    http://Facility_SpectrumApplicationServer_Address:8080

    The following example includes a typical secured access port.
    https://Facility_SpectrumApplicationServer_Address:8443

  6. If a load balancer manages the Spectrum Application Server for the facility, then for Facility Response URL enter at the URL to connect to the load balancer that manages the facility. If the facility is not managed by a load balancer, leave this box blank. Use the same format as for the Facility URL.

    Tip: If the facility is configured for high availability, set the Facility Response URL to use the load balanced URL.

  7. For Print From HQ, indicate whether print jobs originating from the facility should be processed by a Spectrum Application Server at the headquarters or at the facility. If this check box is selected, then print jobs from the facility are normally processed at the headquarters associated with this facility. If the facility is unable to connect to the headquarters, then device queues at the headquarters are stopped and the corresponding device queues at the facility are started so that print jobs can be processed at the facility site.
  8. Click Save.

Manage Access to the Facility

To control who can do what to the facility, use the following procedure.

  1. In Access Control Access Control, click the facility in the Access Control Tree.
  2. Define the permissions in the Default Permissions panel.
    • To grant a permission, click Empty check box (inherited) once to change it to granted Granted.
    • To deny a permission, click Empty check box (inherited) twice to change it to denied Denied.
    • To inherit the default permission from the folder containing this object, clear the check box to change the permission to inherited Empty check box (inherited).

    Tip: You can double-click a row or column header to grant, deny, or clear permissions in that entire row or column.

  3. Configure any exceptions to the default permissions.
    1. In the Group Permissions or User Permissions panel, click Add .
    2. In the Add Group or Add User dialog box, select a group or user, and then click OK.
    3. In the Group Permissions or User Permissions panel, click the group or user name to expand the permissions table for that group or user.
    4. Define the exception's permissions as in step 2.
  4. Click File > Save or Save .

Configure LDAP Authentication for the Facility

If you want to enable users to sign in to a facility site in Spectrum by using their domain credentials, you must configure LDAP authentication by signing in to the facility site in Spectrum. LDAP authentication information is not replicated by syncing from headquarters to facility. For more information, see Configuring Authentication.

Next Steps

You can specify which folders and objects may be synchronized. For more information, see Select Objects to Sync.

You can schedule periodic replication of objects from headquarters to a facility, and periodic replication of transactional data used for auditing from the facility to headquarters. Alternatively, you can configure the synchronization for a facility to occur only when started manually. For more information, see Schedule Synchronization for a Facility.