Setting the Device Communication Settings

This section describes the communication settings used by this software to communicate with devices.
1.
Select the [Devices] menu > [Device Communication Settings].
Configure the required settings on the [Device Communication Settings] page.
[UDP Communication Settings] tab
[Timeout (Seconds)]
[Retries]
Specify the timeout time and retry count when there is no response from a device during UDP communication.
For information on communication using UDP, see the following.
"List of Port Numbers" in the User's Guide
[Protocols]
Select this when using the original Canon protocol.
The following information cannot be retrieved by this software unless this protocol is used.
Some firmware information
Some counter information
Service call error codes
Printers with a PS print server attached cannot be restarted unless this protocol is used.
[Communication Time Settings] tab
Set the time for retrieving the status and counter information from the devices.
NOTE
Tasks are executed regardless of the time specified here.
Information is retrieved at the time specified here at the interval set for the built-in task. For information on setting the interval, see the following.
Configuring the Built-in Tasks
[Communication Times (Standard)]
Specifies the time to retrieve the information.
To specify multiple times, click [Add].
To specify a period that stretches across two days, set a period with 24:00 as the end time and a period with 0:00 as the start time.
[Communication Times (Exceptions)]
Enables you to set a time that differs from the standard settings for each day of the week. The setting in [Communication Times (Exceptions)] is prioritized over the setting in [Communication Times (Standard)].
[Authentication Information] tab
Register the authentication information required for this software to communicate with devices. Multiple sets of authentication information can be registered for each authentication method.
IMPORTANT
Make sure to register SNMPv1 or SNMPv3 authentication information. Register the other authentication information as necessary. The required authentication information differs according to the type of task. See the descriptions of each function for details.
If [Use the Canon protocol] is selected on the [UDP Communication Settings] tab, register the following authentication information that is registered in the device.
[User Authentication]
[System Manager ID]
[Domain Authentication]
For a device that performs authentication with a password only, register the authentication information in [Password Authentication].
Refer to the following settings of iW Management Console V3.x.
[Device] > [List] > [SNMPv3 Authentication Settings]
[Device] > [List] >[SNMP Community Name Settings]
[Device] > [Device Settings] > [Device Authentication Settings]
[Device] > [Application] > [Supported Device Management] > [Device Authentication Settings]
[Device] > [Configuration Management] > [Supported Device Management] > [Device Authentication Settings]
[Device] > [Firmware] > [Device Authentication Settings]
NOTE
The specifications differ between V3.x and V4.x of this software. With V4.x, all tasks use the authentication information entered here.
[Authentication Method]
Select the authentication method and access privileges, and click [Add].
On the [Authentication Information Details] page, click [Add], enter the authentication information, and click [Save].
Authentication methods and access privileges that have already been registered are not displayed in the drop-down list. Select the target authentication method from the list to check, edit, or add authentication information.
[SNMPv1]
Enter the SNMPv1 community name set in the device.
If the device is set to use a dedicated community, select [Use a dedicated community].
[SNMPv3]
Enter the SNMPv3 user name, authentication password, encryption password, and context name set in the device.
[User Authentication]
Select this when the authentication method of the login service set in the device (User Authentication and SSO-H) is selected for local device authentication. Also select this when not using a domain name for uniFLOW Online authentication.
Enter the user name and password.
[System Manager ID]
Enter the system manager ID and system PIN set in the device.
[Password Authentication]
Enter the administrator password (Remote UI administrator password) of a device that performs authentication with a password only.
[Domain Authentication]
Select this when the authentication method of the login service set in the device is set to domain authentication. (Example: User Authentication, SSO-H, LDAP authentication, uniFLOW Online authentication, etc.)
Enter the domain name, user name, and password.
In [Domain Name], enter the same string as the name registered in the device. The name is case-sensitive.
[Service Management Service]
Enter the password for logging into the Service Management Service of the device.
Authentication Information List
The registered authentication method and access privileges are displayed.
To edit the authentication information, click the target authentication method.
To delete it, click the [] next to the target authentication information.
[Data Retention Period] tab
[Retain Status Information (in Days)]
Set the retention period of the status information retrieved from the device.
The information within the period set here is displayed on the following page.
[Detailed Status] page (page displayed from the [Devices] menu > [Device List])
[Reports] menu > [Status Info]
[Retain Counter Information (in Days)]
Set the retention period of the counter total results retrieved from the device.
The information within the period set here is displayed on the following page.
[Reports] menu > [Counters]
NOTE
If you set a long period, a large amount of data will be saved to the database. Set a period according to the system requirements of the software.