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Smart eSolutions and Billing Information

Smart eSolutions

Smart eSolutions is a suite of features that simplifies printer ownership and administration. It provides
free services to enable administration of metered billing and supplies replenishment plans for printers
on a network. The suite provides the following:
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MeterAssistant
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printers. This eliminates the need to collect and report meter read information manually.
• SuppliesAssistant
and monitors actual usage.
• MaintenanceAssistant
printer. You can send detailed diagnostic information to Xerox, start online troubleshooting
sessions with Xerox, and download usage information to your computer in the .csv format.
Note: For more information on Smart eSolutions, see www.xerox.com/smartesolutions.
There are three ways to register the printer for Smart eSolutions:
• Automatic registration: Automatic registration is available as a standard feature on many
WorkCentre/WorkCentre Pro printers.
• Smart eSolutions Windows Client: The windows client is an option for small and medium sized
businesses. To download the Windows client, see www.xerox.com/smartesolutions.
CentreWare Web: CentreWare Web is a Web browser-based software tool that installs, configures,
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manages, monitors, and reports on network printers and multifunction printers on your network
regardless of the manufacturer. It is well suited for large enterprise businesses. For more
information, see www.xerox.com/centrewareweb.
Notes:
• Once you install the software, MeterAssistant
• Smart eSolutions is not available in all countries. Refer to your Xerox representative for
further information.
Before you begin:
• Create an account on Xerox.com to receive your meter read information. To create a new account
see www.xerox.com/meterreads.
• Ensure that SNMP and TCP/IP are enabled.
• Ensure that the HTTP Proxy Server is configured.
• Configure Billing Meter Read Alerts. For details, see
page 76.
• Configure Supplies Data Sent Alerts. For details, see
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: MeterAssistant automatically submits meter reads to Xerox from network
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: SuppliesAssistant
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: MaintenanceAssistant
proactively manages ink supplies for network equipment,
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provides options for troubleshooting your
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is automatically enabled.
Setting Up Billing Meter Read Alerts
Setting Up Supplies Data Alerts
Administrator Tools
on page 76.
Phaser 7100 Color Printer
System Administrator Guide
on
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