Registering Device Setting Value Monitoring Tasks
This section describes the procedure for monitoring the device setting values of printers.
The device setting values created in Device Settings Configurator are used as the standard for monitoring when monitoring the device setting values of printers.
Refer to the following settings of iW Management Console V3.x.
[Device] > [Configuration Management] > [Registered Tasks]
Creating the Device Setting Value Data for Monitoring
Create the device setting value data to use as the standard for monitoring the device setting values of devices.
The following data can be used as the standard for monitoring the device setting values of this software.
New data created using Device Settings Configurator version 2.0.7 or later
IMPORTANT |
The device setting value monitoring function of this software does not support data older than version 2.0.7 of Device Settings Configurator. Do not include the following settings in the device setting value data to use as the standard for monitoring. Device setting value data including these items cannot be uploaded to this software. [Settings/Registration] > [Management Settings] > [User Management] > [Authentication Management] > [Authentication User Management] > [Administrator Password] [Settings/Registration] > [Management Settings] > [User Management] > [Authentication Management] > [Authentication User Management] > [User Setting Information File] [Settings/Registration] > [Management Settings] > [User Management] > [System Manager Information Settings] > [System Manager Information Settings] [Settings/Registration] > [Management Settings] > [User Management] > [System Manager Information Settings] > [System Manager ID] [Settings/Registration] > [Management Settings] > [User Management] > [System Manager Information Settings] > [System Manager PIN] There are several cautions to note regarding the handling of device setting values. Check the following in advance. "Cautions for Operation (Device Setting Values Management)" > "Device Setting Values" in the User's Guide |
NOTE |
For details on using Device Settings Configurator, see the following. User's Guide for Device Settings Configurator |
Uploading Device Setting Values
The new device setting value data created with Device Settings Configurator is used as the device setting value data of the devices monitored with this software.
1.
Select the [Data Management] menu > [Device Setting Values].
2.
Select [Monitoring data] from the drop-down list on the top of the [Device Setting Values Data] page.
3.
Specify the data to upload on the [Device Setting Values Data] page.
IMPORTANT |
Only new device setting value data created in Device Settings Configurator can be used. |
In [File], select the file to upload.
In [Data Name], enter a name indicating the content of the setting values to upload.
In [Password], enter the password set during the backup process.
4.
Click [Upload].
Information on the uploaded data is added to the list when the upload is complete.
Click [Data Name] to check the data on the [Details for Device Setting Values] page.
NOTE |
By default, the path format is not used for displaying the [Data Path] field displayed on the [Details for Device Setting Values] page. To display it in the path format, it is necessary to register the settings file of Device Settings Configurator to this software. For details, see the following. "Managing Device Setting Values for Monitoring" > "Making the Path of Device Setting Value Data Readable" in the User's Guide |
Associating Printers with the Device Setting Value Data for Monitoring
1.
Select the [Data Management] menu > [Device Setting Values].
2.
Select [Monitoring data] from the drop-down list on the top of the [Device Setting Values Data] page.
3.
Click [Target Printers] in the device setting value data in the list on the [Device Setting Values Data] page.
4.
Select the printers to associate with the device setting value data on the [Printers Associated with Monitoring Data] page.
Select the method for filtering the printers to associate in [Filter Devices].
[By Product] | Select this to associate printers with an ID compatible with the ID of the device setting value data. |
[By Device Type] | Select this to associate printers with the same platform as the device setting value data. |
Click [Devices] or [Device Groups], and select the target printers or groups.
If you selected [Devices], you can apply a filter to filter the printers displayed in the list.
A maximum of 5,000 printers can be selected at a time.
NOTE |
If you selected a device group in [By Product], the printers that correspond to the conditions in the device group are set as the target for the task. |
Monitoring/Distributing Device Setting Values
This section describes the method for monitoring the device setting values of printers to check whether they match the standard.
Standard device setting values can be distributed to printers that do not match the standard device setting values.
1.
Select the [Tasks] menu > [Task List].
2.
Click [Create].
3.
Select [[Device Configuration] Monitor] from the list.
4.
On the [Scheduled] tab, specify the basic information and schedule of the task.
For details on configuring the task, see the following.
"Creating Tasks" in the User's Guide
In [Name], enter a name indicating the content of the task.
Set [Active/Inactive] to [Active].
In [Select Regions], select the regions to set for the task.
For [Selected regions only], select the regions to set. Multiple regions can be set for a task.
NOTE |
[Select Regions] is displayed when regions are set. For details, see the following. "Configuring Regions" in the User's Guide |
In [Schedule Settings], set the task execution schedule.
To send the task execution history via e-mail, set the notification conditions, destination, and e-mail priority in [Mail Notification Settings].
5.
On the [Task-Specific Settings] tab, select the monitoring conditions of the device setting value data.
To monitor all the printers associated with the device setting value data for monitoring, select [Monitor all printers associated with the monitoring data].
In [When Changes Are Detected During Monitoring], you can select the operation to perform when the device setting value data of a printer does not match the standard.
In [Select Device Setting Values for Comparison During Monitoring], select the device setting value data to use as the standard.
6.
On the [Targets] tab, select the printers or device groups to set as the target for task execution.
NOTE |
The settings in [Targets] tab are not required when [Monitor all printers associated with the monitoring data] is selected on the [Task-Specific Settings] tab. |
7.
Click [Add].
You can check the information of the registered tasks by selecting the [Tasks] menu > [Task List].
For more information, see the following.
"Managing Created Tasks" in the User's Guide
You can check the information of executing or completed tasks by selecting the [Tasks] menu > [History].
For more information, see the following.
"Checking the Task Execution Results" in the User's Guide