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Receiving printer status
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Email notification through PhaserLink software (Phaser 360 only)
PhaserLink software provides email notification, which allows the printer to automatically send email to the system administrator and specified users when the printer needs attention (for example, paper jams or out of ink). This email notification capability is supplied by an SMTP client embedded in the printer's firmware. For more information on email printing, see Email notification (Phaser 360 only).
The Syslog facility provides a dynamic path for printer status information that allows administrators to collect information from the printer. You can set a threshold indicating which priority level of message from the printer will be sent to the listed log host.
The threshold is a number listed in the following table. The priorities listed in the table conform to BSD and SunOS conventions.
Note: If you are using BOOTP to set the printer's network address, the
printer sends syslog messages to the hosts listed in the BOOTP
log hosts field. If you are not using BOOTP or have not specified
a log host in the BOOTP configuration, you must set the syslog
host address as described in the next two topics.
There are two ways to set Syslog priorities:
Setting Syslog priorities using PhaserLink software
With a TCP/IP connection and a World Wide Web browser, you can use PhaserLink software to set host access. For more information on PhaserLink software, see PhaserLink Software: the Printer's Information Link.
- Click the Configuration button; this displays the View and Configure Settings page.
- On the View and Configure Settings page, click the link View and Configure Interface Settings; this displays the View and Configure Interface Settings page.
- On the View and Configure Interface Settings page, click the link View and Configure Syslog Settings; this displays the View and Configure Syslog Settings page.
- On the View and Configure Syslog Settings page, enter the log host's IP address and the priority level of the threshold you want to set.
- Enter the validation password (if one has been assigned), and click the Do/Apply button.
Setting Syslog priorities using a PostScript utility file
To create a PostScript file to set Syslog priorities, use the script config-syslog provided on the UNIX version of the printer's PhaserShare software diskettes.
- Make sure that the printer is connected to the network.
- Run the script config-syslog:
- Change (cd) to the bin subdirectory in the directory where you
placed your printer's network utilities.
- Run the script, redirecting the output to a file. Type:
- config-syslog > filename
- When prompted, enter the log host's IP address and the priority level of the threshold you want to set.
Note: The script accepts IP addresses that have empty fields (for
example, 123..40.10). The script does not detect this error.
Double-check the IP addresses you enter.
- Send the file named in Step 2b to the printer. Type:
- lpr -Pqueue-name filename
SNMP (UNIX systems only)
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) allows you to use an SNMP monitoring station to query the printer remotely for its status. You can provide the following information for the printer to send to your SNMP utility:
- Printer's name.
- Name of contact person for printer problems.
- Printer's location.
- Phaser 360 printers. Trap host's IP or IPX address. Members of this list receive asynchronous SNMP traps (error and status messages) from the printer.
- Phaser 380, 350, 340, 560, 550, 540, and 600 printers. Trap host's IP address and community name. Members of this list receive asynchronous SNMP traps (error and status messages) from the printer.
Note: The Phaser 350, 360, 550, and 560 printers support RFC 1759,
The Printer MIB. The Phaser 360 supports SNMP traps within
RFC 1759.
There are two ways to set SNMP parameters:
Setting SNMP parameters using PhaserLink software
With a TCP/IP connection and a World Wide Web browser, you can use PhaserLink software to set host access. For more information on PhaserLink software, see PhaserLink Software: the Printer's Information Link.
- Click the Configuration button; this displays the View and Configure Settings page.
- On the View and Configure Settings page, click the link View and Configure Interface Settings; this displays the View and Configure Interface Settings page.
- On the View and Configure Interface Settings page, click the link View and Configure SNMP Settings; this displays the View and Configure SNMP Settings page.
- On the View and Configure SNMP Settings page, enter the information for the SNMP utility.
- Enter the validation password (if one has been assigned), and click the Do/Apply button.
Setting SNMP parameters using a PostScript utility file
To create a PostScript file to control these parameters, use the script config-SNMP provided with the printer's network utilities software.
- Make sure that the printer is connected to the network.
- Run the script config-SNMP:
- Change (cd) to the bin subdirectory in the directory where you
placed your printer's network utilities.
- Run the script, redirecting the output to a file. Type:
- config-SNMP > filename
- When prompted, provide the information for the SNMP utility.
- Send the file named in Step 2b to the printer using lp or lpr.
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