Remote Printer Management Utility
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1. As soon as the new printer data are confirmed the RPMU tries to contact the printer in order to update its current status Note If the printer is not found the RPMU displays the printer in the database as not ready Inserting a Firmware File into a Folder A firmware file may be inserted into a folder to indicate the firmware version loaded on the printers contained in this folder 1 Select the icon Add a new firmware file on the tool bar or select Edit gt Insert gt Firmware File the Firmvvare File dialog is displayed Firmware File 5 5 File Name browsen 2 Select the browse button select the firmware file you want to insert into the folder then select OK 3 The Firmware File is shown in the selected folder with its identifier graphic F l Note No firmware download is performed when inserting the firmware file into the folder For information on how to download a new firmware version to the printers see Updating the Printer s Firmware Version on page 26 Note More than one firmware file can be added to each folder 16 Remote Printer Management Utility Inserting a Configuration File into a Folder A configuration file may be inserted into a folder to indicate the configuration set on the printers contained in this folder 1 Press the tal icon Add a new configuration file on the tool bar or select Edit gt Insert gt Configuration File the Configuration File wi2. Figure 5 The File Menu New Database Creates a new database file Open Database Opens an existing database Note Only one database can be opened at a time If a database is already open you are asked to save changes to the open database before creating the new one Save To File Saves the current database file The program prompts you to enter a name for the file Exit Ends the RPMU program 4 Remote Printer Management Utility The Edit Menu The Edit menu allows you to manage the printer database contents folders printer devices configuration files or firmware download files RPMU Remote Printer M File Edit Status Scan ID O edem d Figure 6 The Edit Menu Insert Add a folder a printer device configuration file or firmware download file in a previously selected folder A corresponding icon is placed in the folder This example shows the database Network Scan sry e h r containing the folder Scan Folder vvith some printer Ea RPMU Remote Printer Management Utility EEK icons File Edit Status Scan Printer Operations Help ei etwork Scar 22 Compuprint Compuprint 4247 203 Compuprint 4247 403 version 2 00 M R ev 51 IP Address 10 0 60 5 Metmask 255 0 0 0 Workgroup workgroup ser ID root Network Scan The Insert item offers these selections ER 5 mi Folder 2 RPMU Remote Printer Management Utility Printer File Edit Status Scan e Config
3. The Status Menu RPMU Remote Printer Management Uti File Edit Status Scan Printer Operations Check Now Check List Prirters WE Figure 7 The Status Menu Check Novv Selecting Check Now performs a check on all printers connected to the netvvork and updates all the printer status Check List Printers VV E Selecting Check List Printers VV E performs a check on all printers connected to the netvvork and shovvs only the printers that are in ONLINE and in VVARNING or ALARM status Chosen printing status HCOPG103 Check Periodically Check Periodically enables or disables status polling When Check Periodically is selected the RPMU performs an automatic check every 10 seconds See Checking the Printer Status on page 18 Check Now Check List Printers WE BR OTTO Fa Compuprint 424 7 20 status REAI 8 Remote Printer Management Utility The Scan Menu RPMU Remote Printer Management Utility 12 12 File Edi Status Scan Printers Net Scan nsert Printers Net Scan new Figure 8 The Scan Menu Printers Net Scan insert The RPMU searches for the connected printers within a specified IP address range by sending a burst of directed SNMP requests to each IP address within the range Any printer found in that range is inserted into the existing Database xi From Ho lo 200 an start Mask 1255 1255 J255 lo Tu ho Jo zoo Pin Clear Time Out 300
4. ms Close Workgroup Search for Printer containing text 4247 8 Printers Net Scan nevv The RPMU searches for the connected printers within a specified IP address range by sending a burst of directed SNMP requests to each IP address vvithin the range The current database is closed and a nevv database is created The Remote Printer Management Utility 9 The Printer Operations Menu RPMU Remote Printer Management Utility ile x File Edit Status Scan Printer Operations Help Printer Configuration Operator Panel kaz Network Scan Capture Printer Infos v A Reboot Printer Compuprint 4 Model Con Manage Lock Printer Menu b IP Address 10 0 60 5 Heimask 255 0 0 0 Workgroup workgroup User root res el Compuprint 4247 203 Figure 9 The Printer Operation Menu Printer Configuration Use Printer Configuration to retrieve and edit the configuration file of the printer you selected in the database Operator Panel Use Operator Panel to view the virtual operator panel of the printer you selected on the screen Capture Printer Infos Use Capture Printer Infos to display the configuration values of the selected printer Reboot Printer Use Reboot Printer to reboot the selected printer Manage Lock Printer Menu Use Manage Lock Printer Menu to lock and unlock the printer menu 10 Remote Printer Management Utility Th
5. a Printer Note This feature is only available for our Serial Matrix printers 1 Choose the printer configuration you vvant to upload by either e Opening the saved configuration file previously uploaded by selecting the icon Edit a configuration file icon on the tool bar or vvith the Printer Configuration in the Printer Operations menu or C bul e Upload the configuration file with the current settings for the printer by pressing the icon Get the configuration from a device on the tool bar or by way of the Capture Printer Infos in the Printer Operation menu The RPMU opens the Configuration Editor shovving the configuration tree for editing 155 Printer Configurator v 0 2 0 10 0 200 42 Ez gt xj File Configuration C Configuration Menu gt D Firmware Information 2 Base Code 4 Lan Code q 22 configuration Storage Power On Custom Set 4 Power On Paper Source Attachment Attachment C Rear Tractor Use 4 Rear Tractor Use C Print Custom Sets D Custom Set A D LAN IPDS Configuration Character Per Inch Lines Per lnch Mazimum Print Position hlaximum Page Length Print Quality Figure 13 Printer Configuration Window The Remote Printer Management Utility 19 For each parameter you can see the range of possible choices and the default setting by clicking on the parameter in the tree For example Figur
6. a reply of a device connected to each IP address After the time has passed if no printer is detected the program goes to the next IP address within the range Setting Time Out is useful when performing a device discovery procedure on large networks The value set for Workgroup in the textbox defines the workgroup name of printers to be searched The value set for Search for Printer containing text defines the text to be searched into the printer name Once the printers connected to the network have been discovered and identified with their IP address they may be grouped in a logical way so that the user can access them guickiy and easily Note The Workgroup name can be obtained from the Workgroup field for a particular printer description in the main window The Remote Printer Management Utility 29 RPMU Remote Printer Management Utility Sele File Edit Status Scan Printer Operations Help Deo Bates 22 Compuprint Compuprint 4247 203 Model Compuprint 4247 2034 Version 2 00 M F ew 51 IF Address 10 0 60 5 Metmask 255 0 0 0 Workgroup workgroup UserID root Compuprint 4247 203 Model Compuprint 424 203 Version 2 00 51 IF Address 10 0 60 6 Hetmask 255 0 0 0 Workgroup workgroup m nl 1 Network Scan Figure 21 Logical Grouping of Printers in the Database Note Discoveries are started by selecting the corresponding icon on the RPMU tool bar No means for automat
7. version 1 6 or newer Software Installation and Documentation The Remote Printer Management Utility software can be downloaded from our web site e Remote Printer Management Utility installation files e Auto Installation for Microsoft environment e Installation shell script for Unix and Linux environments e User Guide in PDF format e Software license agreement Installing the RPMU in the Windows environment 1 Download the RPMU software from our website 2 Run the SETUP exe file to install the java SDK and follow the instructions 3 Run RPMU executable Jar file from the shortcut on desktop The RPMU displays the Login window Login Remote Printer Management Utility 2 i x Remote Printer Management Utility User Password mm Enter Change User or Password Figure 1 The RPMU Login Window 4 The Default User is admin the Default Password is admin and after the login and password entry the main window appears RPMU Remote Printer Management Utility Ver 2 12 File Edit Status Scan Printer Operations Help misir Figure 2 The RPMU Main Window Important If the password is entered incorrectly the first time RPMU must be closed and restarted RPMU will continually display the Login Error dialog box even if the correct information is entered without restarting 2 Remote Printer Management Utility Hovv to change your Passvvord To change your Passvvord select Change User or Pass
8. Compuprint 4247 Serial Matrix Printers Remote Printer Management Ultility for Serial Matrix Printers MAN10300 00 00 Compuprint First edition October 2011 This edition applies to the Compuprint 4247 printers and to all subsequent releases and modifications until othervvise indicated in nevv edition nternet Visit our home page http www compuprint com You can send comments by e mail to support compuprint com or by mail to Compuprint s r l Via Lombardore 282 10040 Leini Turin ITALY 11 Quick Setup Guide Contents The Remote Printer Management Utility Operating System Compatibility Software Installation and Documentation Installing the RPMU in the Windows environment How to change your Password The RPMU Main Window The Menu Bar The File Menu The Edit Menu The Status Menu The Scan Menu The Printer Operations Menu l The Tool Bar Setting up the Printer Database oe 3 Graphic Conventions Used in the RPMU Automatic Device Discovery Creating a Nevv Database Changing the Database Structure Optimizing the Database Display Printer Database Management Checking the Printer Status Configuring the Printers in the Database Updating the Printer s Firmware Version Configuring a Printer With the Virtual Operator Panel Updating the Printer s List in the Database O1 S V Remote Printer Management Utility The Remote Printer Managem
9. FF Suppression KU ima Character Per Inch Dft 10 Selecting a Send Modified Values Only the updated values are sent to the selected printers This procedure is fastest b Send All Values The whole set of configuration parameters is sent to the printers This procedure assures that all configured printers have identical settings Restore Default Configuration Restore the default Configuration into the vvorking configuration file not sent to printer 2 Selecting either Send Modified Values or Send All Values in the Printer Configurator menu the printer asks to confirm the selection What do You say x Send this Configuration to Printer Yes No Cancel Yes Begins downloading the updated configuration see step 3 No The configuration is not downloaded and the RPMU displays again the Main Window Cancel The configuration is not downloaded and the Printer Setup tree is displayed for further changes 22 Remote Printer Management Utility 3 Selecting Yes sends the updated configuration to the printer Sending Configuration to Printer D D D D D 22 Sending configuration LALALALALA Sending Configuration please wait Figure 16 Sending the Configuration to the Printer The program shows the progression bar during the download At the end of the download procedure the printer is restarted with the new settings Saving the Configuration File to D
10. In the RPMU Main Window select the folder containing the printers for which you want to update the firmvvare and select the 4A icon Send a firmware file to the devices on the tool bar 3 The program displays the Firmware File selection window Firmware File 4 File Hame 4 Enter the file name or select the brovvse button to select the firmvvare file The RPMU shows the list of printers that are compatible with the selected firmware file 26 Remote Printer Management Utility Firmvvare compatible printers list Network Scan Compuprint Compuprint 4247 203 status READY lt A gt 10 0 60 5 Unselect All Save Result Figure 19 List of Compatible Printers In this dialog you can select or deselect the printers to which you want to download the firmware file by selecting the checked field beside the printer or pressing on the first lower button Unselect All Select All This button selects or unselects all of the printers in the list Save Result This button saves the list of shown compatible devices and all their information in the selected TXT file Press the Send button to start downloading the Firmware Files to the selected printers When the printers have been updated the RPMU shows the result of the download e f the download was successful the printer is checked with a green check sign Firmware compatible printers list gi Network Scan Compuprint Compuprint 4247 203 status
11. Organizing the Folders Reorganize the Printers Already Present in the Database If you performed the automatic device discovery procedure described above you will already have a list of printers connected to the network In this case you have to reorganize these printers in the folder structure you created with the cut and paste procedure Select the printer to put in the new folder and then select the EZ icon Cut an object or select Edit Cut Select the folder in which you want to put the printer and then select the or select Edit gt Paste The printer and the corresponding information novv appear in the folder icon Paste an object Manually Inserting a Printer To manually insert a printer at any time vvhile organizing the database as either the first printer or in addition to the existing printers in the database proceed as follovvs 1 Select the folder in which you want to insert the printer and then select the printer on the tool bar or select Edit gt Insert gt Printer icon Add a nevv The Remote Printer Management Utility 15 2 The RPMU displays the printer data dialog box in which you must enter the printer s parameters t is necessary to specify the printer name Identification parameter group the IP Address and Netmask Net parameter group Figure 12 Printer Data Dialog Boxes Note For more information about how to fill in these dialog boxes see The Edit Menu on page 5
12. PRINT EJECT Figure 20 The Virtual Operator Panel of Compuprint 4247L03 and 4247203 and 4247X03 To call up the virtual operator panel 1 Select the printer for which you want to see the virtual operator panel Printer Operation menu 2 corresponding operator panel appears on the screen Note For more details on the operator panel functions please see the user manual of the corresponding printer Updating the Printer s List in the Database When printers are connected to or removed from the network you can update the structure by performing an update net scan During the device discovery procedure the RPMU maps printers for complete management getting the proprietary MIB objects supported Third party vendor devices are mapped for basic status reporting 28 Remote Printer Management Utility The update automatic device discovery is started by selecting the icon Printer net scan for update on the Remote Printer Manager s tool bar The following dialog is displayed From Ho n 200 Jao Start Mask 1266 256 1265 0 To Ho Jo 200 iso Clear Time Out 300 ms Close Workgroup Search for Printer containing text 4247 5 The From and To IP addresses define the start and stop addresses of the range in which the connected printers are checked Mask defines the Netmask for the search procedure The value set for Time Out defines the time the program waits for
13. READY lt A gt 10 0 60 5 e f an error occurred during the download the printer is checked with a red cross sign Firmware compatible printers list bel Network Scan Compuprint Compuprint 4247 205 status READY lt A gt 10 0 60 5 Note After firmware downloading the printer is restarted with the new code release After a group of printers has been updated insert the configuration file used for the update into the folder containing the updated printers See Inserting a Firmware File into a Folder on page 16 The Remote Printer Management Utility 27 Configuring a Printer VVith the Virtual Operator Panel For our Serial Matrix printers you can call up the corresponding virtual operator panel vvith all the keys LEDs and the display You can then perform all printer operator panel functions on your computer in the same vvay as if you vvere in front of the printer Click on the operator panel keys vvith your mouse The following figures shows the virtual operator panel of the printer Compuprint 4247 L03 Version 2 00 M Rev 5103 Compuprint 4247 L03 EZ FRONT 1 Bi FRONT Em R PROGRAM OM LIME PATH TEAR A TERHA LOAD FF LF MACRO FARK DMICROFEEDU Compuprint 4247 703 Version 2 00 M Rev 5103 MENU Compuprint 4247 203 5 MHHIHH t PROCESSING SCROLL ATTENTION li TEST MICRO pan Rae nu LINE PARKS FORM SETTOP CANCEL LOADS STOF START RETURN ENTER FEED PATH FEED OF FORM
14. abase as not ready Configuration File Selecting Configuration File displays the follovving dialog box Enter the name of the configuration file or look for it on your computer by selecting the Brovvse button Configuration File E x File Hame 15 V o lhromse Pressing OK allows the RPMU to insert the selected configuration file into the current folder See Inserting a Configuration File into a Folder on page 171and Configuring the Printers in the Database on page 19 Firmvvare File Selecting Firmware File displays the following dialog Enter the name of the firmware file you want to download directly or look for it on your computer by selecting the Brovvse button Firmware File x File Hame browse Selecting OK allows the RPMU to insert the selected firmware file into the current folder See Inserting a Firmware File into a Folder on page 161and Updating the Printer s Firmware Version on page 26 Selecting Cut removes the selected item folder printer or file from the database and copies it into the paste buffer Selecting Copy copies the selected item into the paste buffer The selected item remains unchanged The item inserted in the paste buffer with the Cut or Copy function is put in the selected position in the database tree The selected item is permanently removed from the database The Remote Printer Management Utility 7
15. arch for Printer containing text 4247 The From and To IP addresses define the start and stop addresses of the range in which the connected printers will be checked Mask defines the Netmask for the search procedure The value set for Time Out defines the time the program waits for a reply from a device connected to each IP address If no printer is detected after the time has passed the program goes to the next IP address vvithin the range The Time Out setting is useful vvhen performing a device discovery procedure on large networks that normally take a long time The Time Out setting ranges between 300 milliseconds ms and 100 seconds The value set for VVorkgroup in the text area defines the vvorkgroup name of the printers to be searched The value set for Search for Printer containing text defines the text to be searched in the printer s name Once the printers connected to the network have been discovered and identified with their IP address they can be grouped in a logical way so that the user can access them guickiy and easily The Remote Printer Management Utility 13 RPMU Remote Printer Management Utility Sele File Edit Status Scan Printer Operations Help Ded Za Compuprint Compuprint 4247 203 Model Compuprint 4247 2034 Version 2 00 M F ew 51 IF Address 10 0 60 5 Metmask 255 0 0 0 Workgroup workgroup UserID root Compuprint 4247 203 Model Compuprint 424 203 V
16. e 14 shovvs the Character per Inch parameter El Printer Configurator v 0 5 0 Printer Compuprint 4247 ix File Configuration o VE Custom Set A CJ LAM IPDS Configuration EJ Parallel and LAN ASCII Configuration D Lines Per inch Maximum Print Position Maximum Page Length Perforation Skipping Emulation Mode Print Language Print Quality Host Fast Draft Typeface Character Set KZl Printer Compatibility 3tAuto LF on 4tAuto CR on LF a SIFF Suppression RE 22200 Character Per Inch Dft 10 Figure 14 Character per Inch parameter 20 Remote Printer Management Utility Editing a Printer Configuration For each parameter in the printer configuration tree you can select the desired value 1 Select the configuration parameter you vvant to set The Printer Configuration Manager is displayed The lower part of the window displays the default value and the currently set value of the parameter Printer Configurator v 0 5 0 Printer Compuprint 424 7 Eg File Configuration L Custom Set A C LAM IPDS Configuration Parallel and LAN ASCII Configuration B Character Per Inch Lines Par Inch 7 Maximum Print Position Maximum Page Length B Perforation Skipping B Emulation Mode Print Language Print Quality B Host Fast Drafi MLO Typeface Character Set 9 LE Printer Compatibility Alta LF o
17. e Tool Bar Figure 10 The Tool Bar The tool bar shows a series of icons that allow an easier access to the menu functions Open a nevv database Delete an object reate a new database xpand the information tree fe Bj e Z Save database TA teli Add a new firmware file ir Tel Add a new configuration file kail EZ 5 cy Copy an object 4 Printer net scan for update a a Printer net scan new 2 Edit an object s field The Remote Printer Management Utility 11 Setting up the Printer Database The RPMU s main features are the collection organization and management of the printer database The database may be set up manually or vvith an automatic discovery feature The discovery feature searches for connected devices and automatically adds them to the current database file Graphic Conventions Used in the RPMU The follovving icons are used in the RPMU vvindovvs o This symbol appears the folders and printer symbols When selected the object toggles between an expanded or collapsed O view The expanded view shows details for the object the collapsed view hides the details S The printer in the database is ready and working normally The printer in the database is ready and working but a consumable is running out The printer will probably need an operator s intervention soon The printer in the database is in an alarm or standby state no more jobs will be printed An operato
18. ent Utility The Remote Printer Management Utility RPMU is a software tool for network administrators that allovvs the configuration and control of printers remotely connected to the Ethernet LAN The follovving descriptions are valid only for RPMU Version 2 1 Later versions of the RPMU softvvare may be avallable Please check our vvebsite With this tool the installed printers may be controlled configured and organized easily The maln features are Device Discovery Searches for the devices within a range of IP addresses Printer Organization The printers connected to the netvvork can be organized into logical groups in a hierarchically structured tree Printer Status Report Checks the printer s status and reports alarms Printer Configuration The remotely connected printers may be configured as needed from the administrator s vvorkstation Firmvvare Updating Provides a firmvvare dovvnloading function to upgrade both the base and the LAN card firmvvare Remote Operator Panel Management Provides a virtual operator panel for the remotely connected printer at the administrator s vvorkstation that allovvs to perform all functions normally achieved pressing the operator panel keys The RPMU also provides the basic status management for third party printers compliant to the standard MIB objects Operating System Compatibility The RPMU is a Java based application and can be run on any platform supporting the Java Run Time Environment
19. ersion 2 00 51 IF Address 10 0 60 6 Hetmask 255 0 0 0 Workgroup workgroup pim i etwork can Figure 11 Logical Grouping of Printers in the Database The logical groups can be defined hierarchically allowing for navigation through nested device groups The discovered printers can then be placed into each group This structured database can be saved to disk and then retrieved The organization process of the devices is performed through the following functions Creating a New Database Use this procedure for organizing your printers The RPMU allows you to create various printer databases and then organize the corresponding printers into folders and subfolders reproducing the structure of single offices departments or the whole company 1 To create a new database select the El icon Create a nevv database on the tool bar The Database Name dialog is displayed Datahase Name X Hame 2 Enter a database name 14 Remote Printer Management Utility Novv you can structure and organize the database as follovvs Adding a New Folder 1 Select Edit gt Insert gt Folder or select the Bi icon Add a new folder on the tool bar The RPMU prompts you for the folder name Folder Name x Name 2 Enter a name for the printer group you want to create and then select the OK button Note The RPMU is able to manage nested folders The printer database may be structured as needed
20. ically detecting new devices are provided The found printers may be organized as previously described in this manual 30 Remote Printer Management Utility Compuprint MAN10300 00 00 Printed in ITALY
21. isk Once all the parameters in the configuration tree have been set the configuration may be saved to disk This allows you to have different configuration files for updating your printers 1 After editing the configuration tree select File in the Printer Configurator menu fey Printer Configurator File Configuration ar Macro Macro i Linespace I ineSnare 2 Select Save The RPMU prompts you for a file name and folder Enter a name for the configuration file and Select OK 4 The configuration file is saved to disk You may load it for editing and or updating a printer with these settings o The Remote Printer Management Utility 23 Updating a Printer or a Group of Printers Using an Existing Configuration File The configuration files on your computer may be used to update the printers in the netvvork For example when new printers are installed and should be configured as the other printers in the same group or for reconfiguring all printers of a group Proceed as follovvs 1 In the Main Window of the printer database position the cursor on the folder containing the printers to configure then select the 4s icon Send a configuration file to the devices The program shows the Configuration File selection window Configuration File File Name browse 2 Enter the file name or select the browse button to select a configuration file The RPMU shows the list of the device
22. n OR 4 Autn CR on LF i B FF SUppression um ere Character Per Inch Dit 10 Current Set Value Field Name Default Value Figure 15 Printer Configuration Manager 2 Select the symbol on the right side of the current value The pull down list of the possible values is shown for the selection 3 Click on the value shown in the current value field The pull down menu closes and the new value is set Set all the parameters in the same way Note The values set are only stored in your PC s RAM no value has been set on the printers in the database You may now send the new settings to the printer and or save the configuration file with the new settings on the hard disk of your PC The Remote Printer Management Utility 21 Sending the Configuration to the Printers Once all the parameters in the configuration tree have been set the nevv configuration must be sent to the printers 1 In the Printer Configurator menu select Configuration You have two download possibilities El Printer Configurator v 0 5 0 Printer Compuprint 424 7 fx Configuration Send Modified Values Send All Values Restore Default Configuration Maximum Print Position Maximum Page Length Perforation Skipping Emulation Mode Print Language Print Quality Host Fast Draft MLO Typeface Character Set 9 Printer Compatibility aiuto LF on dikta CR on LF R
23. n check sign E Configuration compatible printers list gi Network Scan Compuprint Compuprint 4247 2032 status READY lt A gt 10 0 60 5 22 Network Scan Compuprint Compuprint 4247 703 status READY lt A gt 10 0 60 6 The Remote Printer Management Utility 25 e f an error occurred during the download the printer is checked with a red cross sign Firmware compatible printers list 22 Network Scan Compuprint Compuprint 4247 203 status READY lt A gt 10 0 60 5 el Network Scan Compuprint Compuprint 4247 703 status READY 10 0 60 6 Note VVhen the configuration parameters have been sent to the printer it is re initialized to set the nevv printer configuration After a group of printers has been updated insert the configuration file used for the update into the folder containing the updated printers See Inserting a Configuration File into a Folder on page 17 Updating the Printer s Firmware Version The firmware downloading utility allows you to upgrade either the base board or the LAN card flash content A single dovvnload operation can be done on a list of peripherals belonging to the same folder in the Printer Database 1 You can only download firmware to printers that are online ready Check the online status of all printers in the main window and use the Virtual Operator Panel feature of this program to bring the firmvvare update targeted printers online ready as needed 2
24. ndow appears Configuration File k x File Hame browse 2 Press the browse button select the Configuration File you want to insert into the folder and press OK 3 The Configuration File is shown in the selected folder with its identifier graphics Cc Note No configuration updating is performed when inserting the configuration file into the folder For information on how to update the configuration of the printers see Configuring the Printers in the Database on page 19 Note More than one configuration can be added to each folder Changing the Database Structure To further organize the folders printers firmware and configuration files in the database you can use the following tool bar icons Fa Cut an object H Copy an object 1 lm xm na xum 4 17 Paste an obiect Delete an obiect 4 Edit an object s field The Remote Printer Management Utility 17 Optimizing the Database Display Use the following icons to expand or hide the folders subfolders and printer information in the database window Be iis Expand the information tree Reduce the information tree You can select the O symbol to toggle between the expanded and reduced view of the information tree Printer Database Management Checking the Printer Status Use RPMU program to check the status of the printers connected to the network The Status Function in the RPMU menu offers three selectio
25. ns i Remote Printer Management Utility File Edit Status Scan Check Now RPMU checks on all the peripherals in the database and updates their statuses Check List Printers W E RPMU checks on all printers connected to the network and shows only the printers that are in ON LINE WARNING or ALARM state Check Periodically Enables or disables status polling When the Check Periodically is selected the RPMU performs an automatic check approximately every 10 seconds After the check the printers in the database are shown with the corresponding status indication The printer in the database is ready and working normally The printer in the database is ready and working but a consumable such as paper is running out The printer will need an operator s intervention soon The printer in the database is in alarm or standby no more jobs will be printed An operator s intervention is necessary The printer in the database is not connected The printer has been removed or the network connection is interrupted An operator s intervention is necessary 18 Remote Printer Management Utility Configuring the Printers in the Database With the RPMU you can read a printer s configuration edit it store it to disk and download the updated configuration to the printer The best vvay to proceed is to read the existing configuration from the printer and to change it as necessary Retrieving a Configuration from
26. r s intervention is necessary The printer connection is lost An operator intervention is necessary The printer has been removed or the connection is interrupted Configuration File The Configuration File may be added to a folder to indicate the current configuration of the printers in that folder Firmware File The Firmware File may be added to a folder to indicate the current firmware version of the printers in that folder Automatic Device Discovery This procedure is useful for setting up the printer database for the first time The RPMU searches for the connected printers within a specified IP address range by sending a burst of directed SNMP requests to each IP address within the range During the device discovery procedure the RPMU maps serial matrix printers for complete management getting the proprietary MIB objects supported Third party vendor devices are mapped for basic status reporting only 12 Remote Printer Management Utility Hovv to Start the Automatic Device Discovery Start the first time automatic device discovery by selecting the icon Printer net scan nevv on the RPMU s tool bar After entering a folder name for the new scan for example 4247 X03 The following dialog is displayed ME o o M ee vE yali R f at 37 M o From Ho jjo 200 an start Mask 1255 1255 J255 lo Tu ho Jo 200 Pin Clear Time Out 300 ms Close Workgroup Se
27. s that are compatible with the selected configuration file Configuration compatible printers list O Network Scan Compuprint Compuprint 4247 203 status READY lt A gt 10 0 60 5 Figure 17 List of Compatible Devices 24 Remote Printer Management Utility In this dialog you can select or deselect the printers that you vvant to configure by selecting the check field beside the printer or selecting the first button at the bottom of the screen Unselect All Select All This button selects or unselects all of the printers in the list Save Result This button saves the list of shown compatible devices and all their information in the selected TXT file Once the printers are selected select the Send button The Configuration File begins downloading Configuration compatible printers list Network Scan Compuprint Compuprint 4247 703 status READY lt A gt 10 0 60 5 Sending Configuration Network Scan Compuprint Compuprint 4247 7053 status READY Network Scan Compuprinti Compuprint 4247 203 status READY Printer side 3 Auto LF on CR Correctly received Figure 18 Downloading the Configuration File e The first line on the screen indicates the printer that is being configured e The second line indicates the parameter that is being updated Once the printers have been configured the RPMU shows the result of the download e f the download was successful the printer is checked with a gree
28. uration File ee e Firmware File Printer Configuration File Firmware File IB Address c 1111131014 The Remote Printer Management Utility 5 Folder You are prompted for the name of the nevv folder Enter the folder name and select OK Folder Name Hame Printer The Printer dialog displays to record printer identification values and network parameters The data entry dialog is divided into two different parameter groups Identification and Net Name Enter the name for the printer Model This is a read only field The printer model is inserted by the program as soon as it has discovered the printer identified by the IP address in the Net parameter group User Read only name of printer s user Password Read only the encrypted password of the user The Net parameter has the following attributes Printer Identification Net 10 0 60 6 255 255 0 0 6 Remote Printer Management Utility Cut Copy Paste Delete IP Address Enter the printer s IP Address in this field Netmask Enter the Netmask that identifies the printer connection Port Enter the port number Timeout Enter the timeout value Workgroup Enter the printer s Workgroup in this field As soon as the new printer data are confirmed the RPMU tries to contact the printer to update its current status Note f the printer is not found within the time indicated as Timeout the RPMU displays the printer in the dat
29. vvord in the Login Dialog Login Remote Printer Management Utility m Remote Printer Management Utility User Passuvord Old PVVD Modify Change User or Password Figure 3 The Login Dialog Enter the nevv User or nevv Passvvord and Old PVVD in the appropriate text boxes Select the Modify button The RPMU Main Window The RPMU Main Window Figure 4 is divided into three main parts Menu Bar Contains the four menus File Edit Status Scan Printer Operation and Help used to control the functions of the program Tool Bar Contains the icons of the shortcuts for the most commonly used menu functions Printer Database VVindovv Displays an organized list of printers configuration files and firmvvare download files RPMU Remote Printer Management Utility Ver 2 12 Menu Bar File Edit Status Scan Printer Operations Help Tool Bar ba Printer Database Windows Figure 4 RPMU Main Window The Remote Printer Management Utility 3 The Menu Bar The RPMU menu bar is located at the top of the main vvindovv and provides the follovving items e File Menu e Edit Menu e Status Menu e Scan Menu e Printer Operations Menu e Help Menu The File Menu The File menu offers the main file management functions for the printer databases RPMU Remote Printer Mana File Edit Status Scan Printer New Database Open Database Save to File Exit
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