Device (Conf)¶
MFPs can be configured in the device module.
Base¶
Default device zones: the name of the default zone where devices are automatically mapped.
History enabled: if checked, a history of changes made on devices is enabled.
History type enabled: if checked, a history of changes made on device types is enabled.
Reverse DNS lookup enabled: if checked, an IP Address is transformed in hostname.
Reverse DNS update: the cron expression that defines how often to check if an IP Address and its association to a hostname is changed. To modify the cron expression, press the Edit button, enter the expression and then press Save.
Device Information Shown¶
Show address: if enabled, shows the MFP's address-
Show device type: if enabled, shows the MFP's device type.
Show serial number: if enabled, shows the MFP's serial number.
Show key user: if enabled, shows the MFP's key user.
Show cost center: if enabled, shows the MFP's cost center.
Show dynamic assets: if enabled, shows the MFP's dynamic assets.
Show dynamic device type assets: if enabled, shows the MFP's dynamic device type assets.
Show location: if enabled, shows the MFP's location.
[Advanced] Advanced¶
Default organization ID: the name of the default organization unit where devices are automatically mapped.
Move on visible organization: if checked, during the autodetection, a device is moved on a visible organization unit.
Uppercase Hostname: if checked, the hostname is saved on the database in uppercase instead of lowercase.
Avoid FQDN when possible: if checked, the short name for device hostname is used instead of the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) when possible. The system uses the short name if DNS supports the short hostname and if it resolves the same IP address.
Autocreation from client: if checked, once a new device is used (e.g. a user perform a login), it is automatically created on the Device section.
Autocreation from Client Type: types of autocreation:
NORMAL: standard autocreation.
FAST: the fast autocreation of a device (there is not a SNMP call to check the serial number and the vendor number reported by the device).
SIMPLE: the autocreation without count detection (cloud environment).
Groups creation from client: if checked, once a new device is used (e.g. a user perform a login), it is automatically created from the Client on the default device group.
Activation from auto detection: if checked, a device is activated through the auto detection.
Group auto creation by Device type: if checked, once a new device is used (e.g. a user perform a login), it is automatically created on the device type group (if the group doesn't exist, it is created).
Group auto creation by Device Vendor: if checked, once a new device is used (e.g. a user perform a login), it is automatically created on the device vendor group (if the group doesn't exist, it is created).
Domain name suffixes: a comma-separated list of domain name suffix candidates to test while trying to contact a device.
Apply name suffixes to IPs: whether to apply domain name suffix candidates to ip addresses as well.
Only allow IPs with suffix: only considers IPs with domain suffix while trying to contact a device. Only for a NAT environment.
Hint
Genius Server can work with devices which are communicating via NAT. Genius Server will add a suffix to a received NAT-IP without suffix. For this, Genius Server will "try" the suffixes, that are configured in the domain name suffixes list. E.g., the received IP is 192.168.0.3. Genius Server will perform a test for 192.168.0.3NATsuffix1. If the test fails, it will test 192.168.0.3NATsuffix2. If this is reachable a device with IP 192.168.0.3NATsuffix2 will be added. If the setting Only allow IPs with suffix is set to true, only devices that are already received with a suffix from the list will be added.
[Advanced] Lock¶
Heartbeats are sent periodically from the device to the server. The purpose is to keep active the lock assigned by the server.
If the heartbeat associated with a machine is expired, the server should perform the unlock of the device. Otherwise, the device itself releases the lock.
Max heartbeat difference: the time after which the Client confirms to the Server that the connection is alive.
Unlock watchdog cron: the cron expression that defines how often the engine has to delete locks. To modify the cron expression, press the Edit button, enter the expression and then press Save. For further details, refer to the Cron Trigger Tutorial (Quartz Cron) section.
Recover not active locks: if checked, the possibility of recovering the not active locks is enabled.
Recover not active locks max heartbeat hours: the time after which a lock is recovered and made active.
SNMP¶
SNMP protocol has 3 versions. If you select the version 1 (v1) or 2 (v2) all the information about the version 3 (V3) must not be entered, otherwise it is not taken into consideration.
SNMP port: the port used by the SNMP protocol.
SNMP timeout [Advanced]: the time after which the connection ends.
SNMP retries [Advanced]: the number of attempts to connect to a device.
SNMP Version [Advanced]: the version of SNMP to use to communicate with a device.
Community name (v1, v2): the name of the community that the Server uses to read data on devices.
Username (v3) [Advanced]: the username to connect to a device using the SNMP v3.
Authentication protocol (v3) [Advanced]: the type of protocol to use for the authentication. It can be:
NoAuth
MD5
SHA1
SHA256
SHA512
Authentication passphrase (v3) [Advanced]: the password for the authentication. To change the password, press Change Password, enter the new password twice and press Save. To delete it, press Clear.
Confirm Authentication passphrase (v3) [Advanced]: confirm the above entered passphrase.
Privacy protocol (v3) [Advanced]: the type of encryption algorithm to use. It can be:
NoPriv
DES
TRIPLE_DES
AES128
AES192
AES256
Privacy passphrase (v3) [Advanced]: the password for the encryption. To change the password, press Change Password, enter the new password twice and press Save. To delete it, press Clear.
Context name (v3) [Advanced]: the SNMP v3 context name (it can be left empty).
Note
the Community name must be the same name defined on the device interface.
Warning
Don't use SNMP v2 protocol on Canon devices.
[Advanced] Spooling¶
Print strategy: the printing protocol. It can be: LPR, IPP, IPPS.
Device busy OID: the OID that verifies if the device is busy or not.
Job arrival timeout: oncethe print job is arrived, the time after whichthe print session is closed.
Device busy delay: the time after which it is verified again if the device is still busy.
Counters update delay: the delay time after the device idle status. After this time the countersare read and updated.
Send print job retry: the number of attempts for spooling a print job.
Send print job interval: the time after which another print job is sent .
Wait for device busy interval: the time after which it is verified, for the second time, if the device continuous to be ready.
[Advanced] IPP Spooling¶
IPP spooling:
IPP URL suffix: the suffix of the IPP URL.
IPPS URL suffix: the suffix of the IPPS URL.
IPPS ignore certificate: if checked, IPPS certificates are ignored.
[Advanced] Green IT¶
Default timeout standby: the default timeout after which a device goes in the standby mode.
Default timeout powersafe mode: the default timeout after which a device goes into power save mode.
Device currency: the preferred currency.
AUD: Australian Dollar
CAD: Canadian Dollar
CHF: Swiss Franc
DKK: Danish Krone
EUR: Euro
JPY: Japanese Yen
GBP: British Pound Sterling
NOK: Norwegian Krone
SEK: Swedish Krona
USD: US Dollar
Default price run: device costs during the running mode.
Default price standby: device costs during the standby mode.
Default price powersafe mode: device costs during the power safe mode.
[Advanced] Canon¶
Settings for Canon devices:
Model name OID: the OID to obtain the model name.
Model name formatter: the layout of the model name shown on the Administrator Web Console. The "%s" symbol is replaced by the model name. For further details, refer to Java documentation (Formatter).
Default device busy so timeout: the socket timeout after which a device is considered busy.
Canon device busy strategy: the strategy adopted for the detection of the device's status. It can be:
LPR
LPR+SNMP
LPR+SNMP2
LPR+SNMP3
CINC062013
Default device busy port: the port used for the detection of busy devices.
[Advanced] Samsung¶
Settings for Samsung devices:
Samsung job arrival timeout: once the print job is arrived, the time after which the print session is closed.
Samsung device busy delay: the time after which it is verified again if the device is still busy.
Samsung counters update delay: the delay time after the device idle status. After this time the counters are read and updated.
Samsung extended busy check: if checked, the unknown status is verified.
[Advanced] Xerox¶
Settings for Xerox devices:
Xerox job arrival timeout: once the print job is arrived, the time after which the print session is closed.
Xerox device busy delay: the time after which it is verified again if the device is still busy.
Xerox counters update delay: the delay time after the device idle status. After this time the counters are read and updated.
[Advanced] Kyocera¶
Settings for Kyocera devices:
Device sleep timeout: the time after which the device goes in sleep mode.
Dynamic SNMP engineID: if checked, the dynamic SNMP engine ID is enabled.
[Advanced] Konica Minolta¶
Settings for Konica Minolta devices:
Device sleep timeout: the time of stand-by of the device.
Block when fax is busy: if checked, the device gets locked when the fax is busy.
[Advanced] Encryption¶
Encryption allowed types: the encryption algorithms that are allowed on the communication between Client and Server.
To save changes made, press the Save Changes button and then Back.