Base G8

Superior Server Foundation for all HELIOS Products

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Server installation
  • Easy, menu-driven setup
  • Extensive documentation
Server Administration
  • Remote server administration via HELIOS Admin from macOS, Windows and UNIX
  • Manages local users, volumes, printers and server settings, logs, etc.
  • Remote server file browsing/editing
  • RSA-encrypted passwords
  • “srvutil” to manage services
  • Open files tool
  • Central HELIOS start/stop scripts
  • CLI “dt” utilities for file management
Server Fail Safety

All services are managed and monitored by the HELIOS Service Controller.

  • Independent processes – failure of one does not affect others
  • Automatic problem reporting and service restart
  • Third-party integration supported
HELIOS Update Installer
  • Version-controlled files
  • Automatic download & installation
  • Rollback option
Authentication Server
  • Supports local, LDAP, NIS and Windows AD/PDC users
  • “authutil” for account lookup and password management
  • Optional login control scripts (user, service, IP, time, …)
DHCP Server

Automatically assigns DNS, router, WINS and TCP/IP settings. Second server can act as backup.

HELIOS mDNS Server (“Bonjour”)
  • Multiple network interfaces
  • Proxy for non-Bonjour devices
  • Tools and API included
HELIOS Index Server

Indexes file names, PDF and Office documents, text content, and metadata (XMP, IPTC, EXIF). Spotlight-compatible queries from Mac, Windows and web clients. 

Server Auditing and Monitoring

Live monitoring and tracing of services or individual sessions to isolate problems.

Unicode

All HELIOS services utilize Unicode

  • UTF-8 file names
  • “uniconv” conversion tool
  • All major encodings, SDK support
Platform Migration

Transfer the HELIOS “var” folder to move all products and settings (volumes, printers, etc.) to any supported platform.

Advanced Printing System

Enterprise-grade printing with custom spool directories, job moving, reprinting, archiving and full error control. lpr/lpd compatible; supports PostScript, PDF and more:

  • Error & hold queues
  • Job accounting
  • Remote LPR/Bonjour
  • 64-bit job sizes (no limit)
  • TCP/IP stream printing
  • Print-to-disk with compression
  • Time, balance and clone queues
  • Print to Windows SMB/CIFS (requires PCShare G8)
  • Create PDF queue (requires PDF HandShake G8)
  • PDF bitmap proof queue (requires PrintPreview G8)