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Syslog (UNIX systems 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:
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.
Send the appropriate PostScript file to the printer. See Setting Syslog priorities using a PostScript utility file.
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.
Run the script config-syslog:
Run the script, redirecting the output to a file. Type:
config-syslog > filename
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:
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.
lpr -Pqueue-name filename
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.
Send the appropriate PostScript file to the printer. See Setting SNMP parameters using a PostScript utility file.
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.
Run the script config-SNMP:
config-SNMP > filename
Send the file named in Step 2b to the printer using lp or lpr.
