The printer can store information about jobs printed. The information, in the form of a log file, is stored either in the printer's memory or on a hard disk, if one is connected to the printer. If the log file is stored in the printer's memory, it is lost when the printer is reset; therefore, it is recommended that a hard disk be used with this job accounting feature.
The log file is a list of job accounting records stored by the printer. Each record contains fields such as user name, job name, pages printed, job times, and toner used. Not all fields are supported by all printers. For details, refer to the PhaserShare Administrator or PhaserLink Printer Management Software on-line help.
The actual job accounting values reported vary depending on the protocol and print command used when each job was printed. For example, using NPRINT over NetWare provides the printer with the most information about the job being printed. When using Windows and NetWare, the job name is often LST: or LST:BANNER. Other jobs from other ports may provide even less information about the job.
Job accounting is available through the PhaserShare Administrator and PhaserLink Printer Management Software. See the next topic,
Job accounting: PhaserShare Administrator
and
Job accounting: PhaserLink Printer Management Software.
Job
accounting:
PhaserShare Administrator
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Display the
Job Display
tab:
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In the
Main
window, click
Configure Printer; this displays the
Configure Printer
dialog box.
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In the
Configure Printer
dialog box, click
Job Display; this displays the
Job Display
tab.
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When the
Job Display
tab is first displayed, the job summary list is empty and the
Total Number of Jobs
field reports the number of jobs stored by the printer. To get job information, click
Get Jobs.
For complete information on PhaserShare Administrator job accounting, including clearing job information, exporting job information to a file, and job accounting file formats, see the PhaserShare Administrator on-line help.
Job
accounting:
PhaserLink Printer Management Software
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On any PhaserLink page, click
Configuration. This displays the
View and Configure Settings
page.
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From the
View and Configure Settings
page, click
Download Job Accounting Log. This displays the
Job Accounting
page.
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On the
Job Accounting
page, enter the proper password and click
Do/Apply
to access the
Job Accounting Links
page. See the PhaserLink Printer Management Software help files for more information about PhaserLink software passwords.
NOTE
PhaserLink passwords are not encrypted.
The
Job Accounting Links
page has links to the following pages, which you use to work with job accounting records.
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Browse Job Accounting Records.
Displays the 10 oldest job accounting records; the numbers at the bottom of the page are links to other pages containing the remaining records (10 to a page).
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Download All Job Accounting Records.
Downloads the job accounting log file from the printer to your host computer, but preserves the job summary list stored by the printer. This page displays job accounting records in plain text format. Since this data is accessed through a HyperText link and not through an HTML form, it can be saved directly to disk without interference from the browser.
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Clear All Job Accounting Records.
Clears the job summary list stored by the printer, clears all job accounting records in the printer, and displays a page that confirms the operation, or reports an error if the operation could not be performed.
For complete information on PhaserLink Printer Management Software job accounting, including clearing job information, downloading job information to a file, and job accounting file formats, see the PhaserLink software help files.
