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.
Specifying the Initial Settings of Printers (Device Setting Values Management)

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.
Setting the Device Communication Settings

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.
Checking Printers for Management

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.
Backing Up Printer Device Setting Values

Exporting Backup Data

You can export the backup data of the device setting values saved in this software to a file.
Managing Backed Up Device Setting Values

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.
Managing Device Setting Values for Distribution

Distributing Device Setting Values

Distribute the device setting value data registered to this software to printers.
Distributing Device Setting Values 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.
Managing Device Setting Values 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.
Monitoring the Device Setting Values of Printers

Checking the Monitoring Results of Device Setting Values

Check the standard comparison results.
Checking the Results of Monitoring Device Setting Values

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.
Managing Printer Certificates
Managing Printer Keys
Retrieving Keys/Certificates from Printers

Adding Keys/Certificates

Adding the keys/certificates registered to this software to printers.
Adding a Certificate to Printers
Adding a Key to Printers

Monitoring Security Policies

Creating a Standard Security Policy

Create a security policy to use as the standard when monitoring security policies.
Creating 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.
Changing the Password of Security Policies

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.
Monitoring/Distributing Security Policies

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.
Checking the Results of Monitoring Security Policies

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