Collecting data from devices
Data collection from devices is one of the most important jobs SyncThru™ Admin 5 should support because the purpose
you use your SyncThru™ Admin 5 is to manage lots of devices. Devices have more than hundreds of properties and you
cannot get all the properties real time. Therefore, SyncThru™ Admin 5 categorizes properties as follows:
CATEGORY
DESCRIPTION
Identity
•
To use for
identifying devices
•
No change over
time after
initialization
Properties. 1
•
To collect often for
monitoring device
status
•
Always changes are
there over time
Properties. 2
•
To collect
periodically
•
Changes are
expected over time
(not more frequently
than Properties.1)
Properties. 3
•
To collect
periodically
•
Changes happen
seldom
Role reference
The following tables are based on RFC3805:
Role assignment help
The following table helps you to assign roles to users:
REQUIRED AREA
Notification of events
Printer configuration
Printer consumables
Internal printer status
Printer location
PROPERTIES
•
Hardware
address
•
Serial number
•
Device status
•
Total page count
•
Console text
•
Alerts (Troubles)
•
Consumables
•
Usage counters
•
Location
•
Model name
•
Host name
•
Storage files
•
Tray information
and other
properties
DESCRIPTION
Receive notification of the
existence of a defined
printer event. An event can
be of many types,
including
warnings, errors, job stage
completion and etc.
Query the current
configuration of a printer
Determine the current
state of any and all
consumables within a
printer
Determine the current
status of the printer
Determine the physical
location of a printer
Data reference_ 90
KEEP IN DB
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SYNCTHRU™ ADMIN 5
FEATURE
Click Settings menu > Settings >
Device Management > Alert
notifications.
Click the Devices menu >
Configuration.
•
Click the Dashboard menu
•
Click the Devices menu >
Group/List.
•
Click the Dashboard menu
•
Click the Devices menu >
Group/List.
Click the Devices menu > Map.
(Map only appears if you installed
the Device Map Plug-in)
DEFAULT
UPDATE DB
UPDATE
INTERVAL
No
N/A
Yes
10 minutes
Yes
1 hour
Yes
24 hours
USER ROLE
•
Operator
•
Technician
•
System manager
•
Installer
•
Operator
•
Capacity planner
•
Accountant
•
Operator
•
Technician
•
System Manager
Capacity Planner