Status Tab Help

Purpose of the Status Tab
Organize this Tab
Status Icons
Create Custom Printer Groups
Update Printer List
Update Printer Status

Purpose of the Status Tab

The Status tab displays status information for each printer in the printer list. Click the Quick Links column on the far right to select a column heading to display on the page. You can select any of the following Quick Links options:

Page Count - Select this link to display the total number of pages that have been printed on the printer.
Location - Select this to display the location information for the printer.
Contact - Select this to display the contact information for the printer.

The default column settings for the Status tab are Status, IP Address, Model, Status Detail, and Quick Links. On the base configuration, all columns are fixed. On other printer configurations with a hard drive, the Status column and the Quick Links column are fixed; however, you can modify which fields display in the second, third, and fourth columns. To modify display settings, click the Preferences tab and select Configure Display Columns on the navigation tree.

Note: Detailed information is available for Xerox^® ColorQube printers only.

Organizing this Tab

Organize the tab by clicking categories from the navigation tree on the left. All data will be re-displayed by the category chosen. If you selected Quick ColorQube Search from the Search Scope page on the Preferences tab, only ColorQube Printers will display; otherwise all manufacturers will display. Click the column headings to toggle the display order of that column. Access any printer that contains a link by clicking on its IP Address. For more information on tab display settings, see the Configure Display Settings Help and the Configure Display Columns Help.

Status Icons

When there are multiple errors or warnings, the highest priority error reported in the printer displays in the status list. Printer status conditions can be any of the following:

Icon	Definition
	The printer is ready to print or in the process of printing.
	The printer has a warning condition in effect.
	The printer has an error and cannot print or is stopped.
	The printer status is unknown or is stale.
	The printer has not been responding to printer requests.

For Xerox^® ColorQube Printers, when the status displays as a warning or error, click on the Status Detail field to open a PrintingScout message that will describe in greater detail the warning or error and any possible corrective action. For more information on PrintingScout, see the PrintingScout Help in CentreWare IS.

Creating and Modifying Custom Groups

You can create and modify custom Printer Groups from any tab except the Preferences tab. For more information on creating printer groups, see the Create Printer Group Help. For more information on how to modify custom printer groups, see the Modify Printer Group Help.

Updating the Printer List

Click the Update Printer List button to instruct the printer to perform a new printer search according to the values stored in the printer search settings pages on the Preferences tab. For more information on printer search settings, see the Printer Search Scope Help and the Printer Search Schedule Help on the Preferences tab.

Updating Printer Status

When you click the Update Status button from any tab except the Preferences tab, the printer parses the printer cache, requests updated status data from each of the printers in the list, then displays the updated printer status information on the page. The status line on the top of the page displays a message indicating the status update is in progress. This message updates every 60 seconds until the status update is complete.

Notes:

Update Status does not add any new printers to the list. It simply requests updates for the printers contained in the list. To initiate a new printer search, click Update Printer List.
Access to the Update Printer List, Update Status, Create Printer Group, and Modify Printer Group functions are controlled by the administrator. You may require a user name and password to access these functions. See the Administrator Security Settings Help in CentreWare IS.