Advanced Workgroup System. Printer Admin Utility Monitors printers over IP networks Views Sharp and...

Advanced Workgroup System

Printer Admin Utility

• Monitors printers over IP networks• Views Sharp and non-Sharp SNMP Devices• Provided Standard with Sharp AR-PB2A

•All SNMP compatible printers are visible

•Tabs to separate printers by preference

•Name•Model•Location•Status•Hardware Address

•IP Address


Main Window

•Provides Network Administrators with a quick view status of Sharp & Non-Sharp devices

• SharpAdmin will display status information on each device based upon Alert page selections.

• The status page is updated periodically. • The refresh rate is user-definable.

• Paper Low• Toner Low• Offline• Paper Empty• Cover Open• Toner Empty• Paper Jam• Printer ErrorOnline PrintingWarming


Status Window

Active Filter Devices

• Administrator can select the device that they wish to receive continual status.

Alert Window

• The user may customize alert event notification of either pop-up windows and/or sounds.


Provides information on selected device

•Name•Location•Configuration•Status

Device Properties Window

Marketing Dept. Printer

Second Floor


Paper Output Window

Provides information on Output Devices

• Default paper destination

• Output configuration

• Maximum output tray capacity

• Current level of output tray


Provides information on paper source status

• Default paper source setting

• Paper size and type for each tray

• Maximum paper capacity for each tray

• Current level of paper for each tray

Paper Input Window


Providesinformationon device clickcount and tonerstatus

Total Impressions• Copy and print

count combined

Toner Status• OK• Toner Low• Toner Empty

Disposal Toner Status

• OK• Disposal Toner

Bottle is full or missing

Sharp Resource Window

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Print Admin Utility : Applications and TargetsApplication: • Provides the Administrator with the ability to view

printer status and improve product status before the printer goes off-line.

• Eliminates the need to shift electronic traffic and stops document bottlenecks.

Targets: • Any large organization with a LAN / WAN and

Network Administrator

Printer Status Monitor

Sharp Status Monitor provides the Desktop user with a simple application for viewing network printer conditions, and reports this information through a user-friendly interface.

Sharp Status Monitor will notify the user of the following:

Printer availability Toner supply Paper availability and correct size Job Completion

Task Tray Icon

• Status Monitor always stays in memory and runs in the background after initial application startup

• Printer conditions are monitored based on Status Monitor settings

• Sharp Status Monitor information can be accessed from the Task Tray Icon, Tool Bar


Display Status Window

Display Status Window HelpHelp

PreferencesPreferences

• Tool bar is available for easy access to menu functions • Tool bar is available for easy access to menu functions

Refresh Status

Refresh Status


Printer list

• Same function is available by right click on Printer icon in Task Tray or right click on Tool bar

• Same function is available by right click on Printer icon in Task Tray or right click on Tool bar


• Printer Status • Stapler Status• Paper tray

Status • Imager

configuration

Error iconlocation

Door Open

Status Window

Based upon the clients refresh settings, the status window will provide information on the deviceThe Status

Window will automatically

pop up if a device error

has occurred.


Status IconsStatus Icons

Low Toner

Paper empty

The status can’t be retrieved

Printer error

Paper jam

Door open

Offline

Add toner

Add paper

Add staple

Paper OK


Status Monitor Utility : Applications and TargetsApplication: • Provides the Desktop (PC) user with the ability to

view printer status before the print job is sent. • Increases productivity by allowing the user to see

if product is on-line and when the print job is complete.

• Eliminates walking to the printer to check status and waiting for job completion.

Targets: • Any Desktop user utilizing a LAN.

RED

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• RED is an advanced communication system for the network environment for retrieval of counter information and status for the Imager 2000 Series over the Internet.

• It is an easy-to-use, sophisticated support tool for dealers.

• RED status and alert E-mails are a function of the AR-PB2A controller board and AR-NC3D.

• It sends an e-mail message, when a certain event has occurred or sends data on a set time schedule.

Remote E-Mail Diagnostics: New Feature

Alert Messages (Event Driven)Actions to Trigger Alert Paper Jam – message will read:!!Misfeed Has

Occurred!! Toner Low – message will read: !!Toner Supply

Low!! Toner Empty – message will read: !!Add Toner!! Paper Empty – message will read: !!Load Paper!! Service Required – message will read: !!Call for

Service!! PM Required – message will read: !!Maintenance

Required!!


Status Messages (Schedule Driven)The system will send to the mail addresses in thee-mail address list the following information:

Copy Total Count Printer Total Count Total Count Attach Accounting Data


Schedule Driven Communication Settings• To send a schedule driven e-mail, the controller

checks the ICU on the Imager for the set time.

• Two separate timers can be set. The timers can be set via the web page.

Timer Settings - Every xx days, Every xx weeks

Web Page – E-Mail Alerts Set-up Page E-Mail Status Set-up Page


The message format will be sent as simple text based e-mail purposely kept simple to that it can be easily localized

For Dealer only addresses – the detailed data file will be sent as a file attachment to the e-mail message.

Remote E-mail Diagnostics (R.E.D)

RED : Applications and TargetsApplication: • Any customer that requires the highest level of

internal and external product service support.• Provides status and alerts to dealer service so

that they can better maintain the device.• Provides leasing staff with an easy means of

collecting meter readings.

Targets: • Facilities Management

• Major Accounts with LAN/WAN Installations

• Any product that is acquired through CPC / Leasing

Sharp Dealer

AR-PB2A Software Utility Review

Network Administrator

Desktop User

Sharp Monitor

Sharp Print Admin

RED

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