PlateMaker Link Configuration
This dialog box allows you to specify the configuration settings of the PlateMaker Link.
JDF/JMF Communication
PlateMaker server name
The name of the PlateMaker server.
Acknowledge time-out
The maximum time in seconds that Apogee waits for an acknowledgement message after submitting a JMF job to the digital press system. If no acknowledgement is received within the specified time, the job produces an error.
JDF Device ID
In a JDF-controlled environment, each device/system/subsystem has its own ID. This ID is the JDF Device ID of the digital press system. Apogee needs to know the JDF Device ID of each system it communicates with: When Apogee receives a JMF message with a device status, it looks at the JDF Device ID in the message. Apogee then looks for a Link or Digital Press Task Processor with the corresponding JDF Device ID. Once Apogee knows for which Task Processor the message was intended, it can act accordingly (e.g. set the Task Processor status, or log a message for that Task Processor).