Discovering Printers
This section describes the method for discovering printers managed with the specified Agent and registering them to this software.
Checking the Agent Settings
In order to discover printers, the Agent managing the target printers must be correctly set.
1.
Select the [System] menu > [Agents].
2.
In the list, select the name of the Agent for managing the printers to discover.
3.
Check the settings on the [Agent Details] page.
Check the following settings. Edit them as required.
[Device IPv4 Addresses]
[FQDN for Devices (Do Not Include Device Name)]
To discover specific printers included in the scope of management for the target Agent, check the settings in [Printer Discovery Settings]. For details, see the following.
Checking the Authentication Information Settings
Confirm that the authentication information required for communicating with printers is registered to this software. For details, see the following.
Discovering Printers
NOTE |
To switch a printer discovered with SNMPv1 to communicate with SNMPv3 only, change the settings of the printer to use SNMPv3 only, and perform discovery again. If you perform discovery after deleting the printer from this software, the printer will be registered to this software as a different printer from the deleted printer. |
1.
Select the [Tasks] menu > [Task List].
2.
Click [Create].
3.
Select [[Printer] Discover] 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.
5.
On the [Targets] tab, select the target Agents from the list.
Discover printers in the discovery range set for the selected Agent.
For more information, see the following.
6.
On the [Task-Specific Settings] tab, specify whether to perform a printer function check and retrieve information after printer discovery is finished.
If set, the following built-in tasks are executed.
Check Address Book Functionality
Check Device Setting Values Management Functionality
Retrieve Printer Information
7.
In [Registration Conditions for Discovered Devices] on the [Task-Specific Settings] tab, configure the conditions for registering discovered printers to this software as devices for management by this software or devices not for management by this software.
NOTE |
If all discovered printers will be set as devices for management, these settings are not required. The conditions configured here are not applied to printers that are already registered to this software. |
Select the item to configure conditions for in the drop-down list, and click [
] (Add).
] (Add).Enter the string for the condition in the text box next to the selected item, and select the condition.
The string is not case-sensitive.
For details on configuring conditions, see the description of filters on the following page.
In [Device Registration Method], select whether to register printers that meet the conditions as devices for management or register printers that do not meet the conditions as devices for management.
Example settings:
If you want to register only Canon printers to this software as devices for management, configure the registration conditions as indicated below, and select [Register as a managed device] in [Device Registration Method].
Drop-down list: [Manufacturer]
Condition: [Equals]
Text box: Canon
If you want to register printers installed in a specific location as devices not for management by this software, configure the registration conditions as indicated below, and select [Register as an unmanaged device] in [Device Registration Method].
Drop-down list: [Location]
Condition: [Equals]
Text box: Installation location set in the printers
8.
Click [Add].
You can check the information of the registered tasks by selecting the [Tasks] menu > [Task List].
For details, see the following.
You can check the status of executing or completed tasks by selecting the [Tasks] menu > [History].
It may take some time for the task to finish.
For details, see the following.