Flow of Operations (Device Setting Values Management)
This section describes the flow of the basic operations for Device Setting Values Management.
Specifying the Initial Settings of Printers
In order to manage device setting values and security policies using this software, it is necessary to change the printer settings from the factory default settings. For details, see the following.
Registering Printer Authentication Information to This Software
Register the authentication information set in the printers to this software. Either of the following types of authentication information is required for Device Setting Values Management.
[User Authentication]
[Domain Authentication]
[System Manager ID]
For printers that do not perform authentication with the above method, it is necessary to register the authentication information in [Password Authentication].
For details on the registration method, see the following.
Determining the Printers for Management
In order to manage printer setting values, it is necessary to determine whether the desired printer is set for management in advance. This is performed using the built-in task (Check Device Setting Values Management Functionality) that is automatically executed. For details, see the following.
Backing Up Device Setting Values
Retrieving/Backing Up Device Setting Values
You can retrieve the device setting values of a specified category from printers and save them to this software as backup data.
Exporting Backup Data
You can export the backup data of the device setting values saved in this software to a file.
Distributing Device Setting Values
Preparing Device Setting Value Data for Distribution
Use Device Settings Configurator to create new device setting value data for distribution. You can also use device setting value data exported from this software or a printer.
Importing Device Setting Values
Register the device setting value data prepared for distribution to this software.
Distributing Device Setting Values
Distribute the device setting value data registered to this software to printers.
Monitoring Device Setting Values
Preparing the Device Setting Value Data
Use Device Settings Configurator to create new device setting value data to use as the standard for monitoring.
Associating Device Setting Values and Printers for Monitoring
Register the device setting value data prepared for monitoring to this software. Next, associate the printers to monitor with the device setting value data for monitoring.
Monitoring Device Setting Values
Monitor whether the device setting values of printers match the standard.
Standard device setting value data can also be distributed to printers that do not match the standard.
Checking the Monitoring Results of Device Setting Values
Check the standard comparison results.
Managing Keys/Certificates of Printers
Preparing Keys/Certificates
Register the keys/certificates to be added to printers to this software.
You can also get the keys/certificates from the printer.
Adding Keys/Certificates
Adding the keys/certificates registered to this software to printers.
Monitoring Security Policies
Creating a Standard Security Policy
Create a security policy to use as the standard when monitoring security policies.
Changing the Password of Security Policies
You can specify target printers and change the management password of the security policy for those printers.
Monitoring/Distributing Security Policies
You can monitor the security policies of printers to check whether they match the standard.
A standard security policy can be distributed to printers that do not match the standard security policy.
Checking the Security Policy Monitoring Results
You can check the result of comparing with the standard security policy and the number of times that security policies have been overwritten.