Status Function; Overview; Operation - Xerox DocuPrint N4025 User Manual

Windows NT
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Status Function

PrinterMap User Guide
1. Double-click the Control Panel icon located on the desktop.
2. From the Control Panel, double-click the Services icon which accesses NT' s
Background Services window.
3. Scroll and locate the PrinterMap Status and the PrinterMap Reporting
services.
4.
Highlight each process and select the Stop button to terminate service or the
Start button to re-start service
The status function consists of a Status Service responsible for polling managed
printers for status and alarm information, the means to configure the polling rate
of the Status Service, and a mechanism for updating the PrinterMap user interface
with this information.

Overview

PrinterMap' s status polling service (Status Service) periodically queries all
network managed printers. Each printer provides information on paper levels,
toner levels, lifetime impressions, status, and alarm conditions. This information is
viewed in the main Topology printer window. The Status Service detects and
records printer alarms, and takes action on alarms as defined in the Configuration
window Alarm panel.
Refer to "Alarms" in Cahpter 6 for alarm information and configuring action(s)
taken by PrinterMap when specific alarm conditions are detected.
Refer to "Status" in Chapter 2 for more information about configuring the status
polling service.

Operation

The status polling service launches automatically following installation and
whenever the machine comes up. The polling frequency is determined by settings
on the Status panel of the Configuration window. By default PrinterMap is
configured to start a poll every four minutes.
If necessary, manually disable the status polling. PrinterMap runs if the status
polling process is not active. Printer information displayed in the main Topology
printer window is no longer current.
Refer to "Service Overview" in Chapter 5 for details on stopping and re-starting
the Status Service.
Under Windows 95/98, the status service icon appears in the system tray when the
status service is running. There is no immediate visual cue under Windows NT.
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