8 Mar 2016
After upgrading to version 5.40 of the Scomis Hosted Apps connector (to access your hosted SIMS account) you may wonder what has changed... Scomis Hosted Connector v5.4 release: Version 5.40 has been…
24 Feb 2016
Important - this web access portal has been developed specifically for Chromebook access to the Scomis Hosted Applications platform. It is now in Open Beta phase and is available to all Scomis Hosted…
24 Apr 2015
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19 Jun 2014
In order to fully uninstall the Screwdrivers driverless printing client, the following steps will need to be taken. 1. Scripted removal Download this script which can be run manually or deployed via…
Updated 20150629 with new version of Screwdrivers script Scomis Hosted Application Connector - Upgrading / Deploying across your network In most cases you would be able to deploy the connector across a…
13 Jun 2014
After upgrading to version 5 of the Scomis Hosted Apps connector (to access your hosted SIMS account) you may wonder what has changed... New Short cut - users upgrading from the SIMS…
The welcome screen appears to let you know you are connecting to a secure service, it is part of our data protection requirements to display this and recognized industry best practice for…
Problem When connecting to the Scomis Hosted Application service you may get an error relating to "Remote Desktop can’t connect to the remote computer" --------------------------- Remote Desktop Connection --------------------------- Remote Desktop can’t…
Problem When installing the Scomis Hosted Apps Connector the installation package will attempt to remove existing versions before completing installation. In some circumstances this will not be possible and you will get…
Updated 20150629 with new version of Screwdrivers script In most cases you would be able to deploy the Screwdriver across a school by using group policy with the MSI downloadable from http://www.scomis.org/go/hosted The MSI…
SWGfL School Connectivity Requirements The hosted SIMS connector will work for a SWGfL school following our standard connectivity requirements guide but we also allow direct connection to the load balanced server farm…
Connectivity Requirements The connector will work from any internet connection with the exception of a few countries such as China which are blocked at our firewall Bandwidth Requirements For information on bandwith requirement…
Problem Your SIMS Terminal Server shortcut has dissapeared from your desktop and start menu Cause You or your school ICT team may have updated your system to use our updated Hosted Application…
5 Jun 2014
Problem - Second Logon Prompt When logging onto the service through the Connector you may find a second login / double login box asks for your password... Windows 7 Windows XP Cause…
15 Jan 2014
Problem If you have problems with print output where there are missing characters, i.e. the actual printout is missing pieces of information that exist in the on screen report or print preview...…
20 Sep 2013
Occasionally the network administrators disable the Screwdrivers control panel which means that user are unable to set preferences of printers that are available within a Remote Desktop session. The following scripts can…
26 Mar 2013
Scomis Hosted Application Connector and driverless printing client download (for Hosted SIMS access)
To connect to your hosted SIMS / FMS or other hosted applications whether at school or at home, you need to download and install the following 2 installers - (1) Scomis…
2 Mar 2012
**************************************** Important Update **************************************** This connector has been updated with v5 - please visit http://www.scomis.org/go/hosted **************************************** Important Update **************************************** . . . . . . . . . . . .…
20 Oct 2011
Our Server 2008 Terminal Server platform has been enabled with a truly Printer independent Driverless solution called Screw Drivers. The product removes many of the restrictions surrounding host based printers. You will need to…
8 Sep 2011
Terminal Server (Remote Desktop) crashes and closes the Terminal Server connection. Details of the fault may include "faulting module sdrdp5.dll" ScoMIS have identified that the problem is caused by our Driverless Printing…
7 Feb 2011
Users of the Hosted Application Service with our driverless printing client installed have the ability to save print jobs as pdf files. This can be configured on each print job at time of…
The Driverless Printing Solution on the SIMS Terminal Server gives a number of Advanced Options that extend the functionality of the software. Open the ScrewDrivers v4 Control Panel. Click on the name…
By Default the Scomis Driverless Printing will only create 2 Printers on the Terminal Server. This has been designed to help make more efficient use of Server resources. If you have more…