For installation, you require:
- A qualified prepress workflow system running Prinergy software. It may also be connected to an InSite Prepress Portal system:
- For full support of current features, including automated imposition from stripping parameters: Prinergy 10 or later, with Preps 10 or later software.
- Optional: InSite Prepress Portal 9.5 or later
- Prinergy license:
- A Prinergy license with the Business Link option
- If you are planning to enable connectivity:
- An MIS that is qualified for use with Business Link. For information about vendors whose MIS products are qualified for use with Business Link software, contact your Kodak sales representative.
- For on prem solutions - an effective network connection between the computer that is hosting the Business Link software, usually the Prinergy primary, and the computer that is hosting your MIS and its JDF connectivity software. Communication between these two systems is via HTTP on port 58080.
- For cloud solutions - Communication is also on port 58080 but there is a layer of encryption added. A signed SSL certificate from a known certificate authority is needed to set up encrypted communications. All cloud solutions are required to use SSL (https) for data security. For more information on https connectivity for cloud solutions please contact your service provider. Please note: MIS vendors may have different SSL requirements, so it is important to check their requirements.
Note: Depending on your MIS, communication on a second port might be required. When configuring Business Link, you will need to know which port that your MIS will use for receiving data. Business Link receives JDF data on port 58080. Contact your MIS vendor to determine any requirements for a second port.
- Enough time for the necessary preparations, which might include any or all of the following tasks:
- Determining what process-related reporting information must be collected, and gathering the information
- Installing the Business Link software on the Prinergy primary server
Note: If you need to run your Business Link software on a nonprimary server, contact a Kodak service representative. - Upgrading the Prinergy software to the minimum required version, and install the latest Prinergy minor update patch. See the Prinergy documentation.