Starting/Stopping Applications

This section describes the procedure for creating a task to start/stop applications installed in printers.

Creating a Task to Start Applications

NOTE
The printers automatically restart if a login application was started in the task for starting applications.
1.
Select the [Tasks] menu > [Task List].
2.
Click [Create].
3.
Click [[Application] Start].
4.
On the [Scheduled] tab, configure the basic information and schedule of the task.
For details, see the following.
5.
On the [Task-Specific Settings] tab, select the target applications for the task.
To start the selected applications on all the printers where they are installed, select [Start the selected applications on all printers on which they are installed].
To start a login application, select the login application to start in [Select Login Application].
Only one login application can be selected.
To start applications, select the applications to start in [Select Applications].
Select the version of the applications to start.
Select [All versions] or select the version to start in [Version].
6.
On the [Targets] tab, set the target printers and device groups.
For details, see the following.
NOTE
The [Targets] tab is not displayed when [Start the selected applications on all printers on which they are installed] is selected on the [Task-Specific Settings] tab.
7.
Click [Add].
Select the [Tasks] menu > [Task List] to check the information of the registered tasks.
For details, see the following.
Select the [Tasks] menu > [History] to check the status of tasks that are executing or have finished executing.
For details, see the following.

Creating a Task to Stop Applications

NOTE
A login application cannot be selected as the target of a task for stopping applications. To stop a login application, use a task for starting applications to start another login application. The login applications other than the started login application are stopped.
1.
Select the [Tasks] menu > [Task List].
2.
Click [Create].
3.
Click [[Application] Stop].
4.
On the [Scheduled] tab, configure the basic information and schedule of the task.
For details, see the following.
5.
On the [Task-Specific Settings] tab, select the target application of the task.
To stop the selected applications on all the printers where they are installed, select [Stop the selected applications on all printers on which they are installed].
In [Select Applications], select the applications to stop.
Select the version of the applications to stop.
Select [All versions] or select the version to stop in [Version].
6.
On the [Targets] tab, set the target printers and device groups.
For details, see the following.
NOTE
The [Targets] tab is not displayed when [Stop the selected applications on all printers on which they are installed] is selected on the [Task-Specific Settings] tab.
7.
Click [Add].
Select the [Tasks] menu > [Task List] to check the information of the registered tasks.
For details, see the following.
Select the [Tasks] menu > [History] to check the status of tasks that are executing or have finished executing.
For details, see the following.