Job Accounting - Xerox ColorQube 8580 System Administrator Manual

Job Accounting

The Job Accounting feature records print jobs that occur on the printer. You can download the print job
log as a tab-delimited text file to review for potential problems.
The printer can store approximately 500 print jobs in RAM. If the printer is reset, the data is lost. The
printer can store approximately 5000 print jobs on the optional solid state drive. If the printer is turned
off or reset, the data is deleted.
Enabling Job Accounting
1. In CentreWare Internet Services, click Properties > Security.
Click Printing Security Settings.
2.
3. For Job Accounting Record, select Enabled.
Click Save Changes.
4.
Downloading Job Accounting Records
In CentreWare Internet Services, click Jobs.
1.
2. Click Job Accounting.
Click Download All Job Accounting Records (CSV) or Download All Accounting Records (XML).
3.
Select the XML option if you intend to import the Job Accounting Records into the Usage Analysis
Tool (UAT).
4. Click Save to save the .csv or .xml file to your computer.
Clearing Job Accounting Records
In CentreWare Internet Services, click Jobs.
1.
2. Click Job Accounting.
Click Clear Job Accounting Records.
3.
Click OK.
4.
Accessing the Job Accounting File Using FTP
You can use FTP to access the job accounting file from your computer and transfer it to your printer.
To access the job accounting file using FTP:
1. Open a command window.
− For Windows, open a Command Prompt.
− For Macintosh, open a Terminal Window.
Type ftp xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the device, then press Enter or
2.
Return.
3. At the User prompt, type your user name and password, or for none, press Enter or Return.
4. To retrieve the job accounting file, at the ftp prompt, type get jobacct.log.
Note: You cannot use the dir/Is commands to display the files on the printer.
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