Table of Contents Chapter 1 Login and Consoles KMnet Admin Login ........................1-1 Starting and Logging In ......................1-1 Log Off ............................. 1-1 Consoles ............................1-2 Choosing a Console ........................ 1-2 Changing the Default Console ....................1-2 Chapter 2 Administration Roles and Users ..........................
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Polling Defaults ........................3-3 Alert Configuration ........................3-4 Custom Properties ........................3-4 List View ............................3-5 User Preferences ........................3-5 Global Characteristics ......................3-5 Saving Changes ........................3-6 Scrolling and Resizing the Window ..................3-6 Set Rows per Page ........................3-6 Edit Default List Views ......................
1 Login and Consoles KMnet Admin is a Web-based application that is opened with Microsoft Internet Explorer. You are required to log on to the application with a User name and Password. KMnet Admin Login On the login page, you can use the following default login credentials: Administrator User name: admin Password: admin...
Login and Consoles Consoles You can choose a console when logging on to KMnet Admin, and you can change to a different console at any time. If you select Choose a console to open when logging on, the console you select from the list is displayed.
2 Administration The Administration console lets you manage roles and users, set properties and subscription views, and change network and discovery options. In this console, e-mail settings, database backup schedules and the device communication can be selected. Your firewall must be properly configured to use these functions. Roles and Users The navigation area lists all roles and the users that belong to each role.
Administration In the navigation area, select a role or user. Click the Add user icon. In the Add user dialog box, under Select user type, select Login user or Subscribers (for receiving alerts and reports only). Administrators can set privileges, a login name, and contact information. The contact information is used for alert and report subscriptions by e-mail.
Administration Note: If pop-up blockers are enabled in your browser, Add Alert Subscription, Add Report Subscription, Manage Reports, the About page, and Help will not open. Adding an Alert Subscription You can manage alert subscriptions. In the navigation area, select a user. Select the User subscriptions icon in the toolbar.
Administration Under Schedule, select an interval for receiving the subscription e-mail: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, or Yearly. Click OK. To make changes to the subscription, select it and click the Edit Subscription icon. To delete a subscription, select it and click the Delete Subscription icon. Copying or Moving a Subscription Subscriptions can be copied or moved to another user's list of subscriptions.
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Administration Type the Domain. This text box is available only if the Device Communication option in the Administration console is set to Device IP addresses are volatile and may change. When the device is first discovered, the network domain is applied to the domain of the device. Type the address for the IPv4 or IPv6 network.
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Administration On the Select an Agent page, select Local Agent, New Agent, or Remote Agent. Remote Agent appears if it was previously created through New Agent. Click Next. On the Enter the Agent Details page, enter the required information for the agent: For a local agent or remote agent, accept the displayed agent details.
Administration Deleting a Network You can delete a network. This does not delete devices. In the navigation area, select Preferences > Networks and agents. Select a network. Click Delete Network. Select Uninstall assigned agent from remote computer, if you wish to suspend all polling of these devices by all consoles and delete the agent from the remote computer.
USB Connections The Local Device Agent (LDA) discovers and manages USB-supported Kyocera devices that are locally connected. USB connections require KMnet Admin installed and operating on the server. TCP port numbers 9000 and 9072 should be free and not blocked by a firewall. Windows XP SP3 or later with .NET Framework 3.5 must be installed.
Administration Upgrading an Agent You can upgrade an agent in the Available installation packages list. In the navigation area, select Preferences > Upgrade. Click Upload package. Browse for a valid upgrade file with an extension of .ZIP or .KMNALU. Click OK to upload the file. Select an agent from the Available installation packages list and click Upgrade.
Administration In the navigation area, select Preferences > Mail server. Under SMTP Server, enter the server name and port number. Under Authentication, enter the User name and Password, when a SMTP server connection is required. Under E-mail setup, enter the sender's e-mail address. Click Test Email to make sure the e-mail feature works.
Log files can be created for maintenance tasks such as replacing toner. Once created, the log files can be saved for a maximum of three months. The log file default location is C:\Program Files\Kyocera\KMnet Admin\log. Log files can be created for the following operations: Database backup KMnet Admin 3.0...
Type information about the task in Log file content. Click OK. The default location for log files is C:\Program Files\Kyocera\KMnet Admin\log. To edit a log file, select it from the Log view list and click the Edit Log File icon.
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Administration Set in the Add Network wizard in the Administration console. Database Backup Set in the Administration console. Multi-Set Set in the Multi-Set wizard in the Device Manager console. Firmware Upgrade Set in the Firmware Upgrade wizard in the Device Manager console. To view scheduled jobs, in the navigation area, select Preferences >...
3 Device Manager Device Manager lets you access local device settings and monitor the status of multiple devices connected locally or through a network. It lets you create groups of devices, install firmware on a device or group of devices, display devices and properties in a list or on an office map, and send configuration parameters to multiple devices.
Device Manager Select a group in the navigation area. This is the parent group to the new group. In the navigation area toolbar, click Groups > Add group. In the Add group dialog box, select Create a dynamic group, and then click In the Add Dynamic Group dialog box, name the new group in the Group Name text box.
Device Manager In the navigation area toolbar, click Groups > Add group. In the Add group dialog box, select Create a manual group, and then click In the Manual Group dialog box, name the new group in the Group Name text box, and then click OK.
The administrator can select custom device properties to appear in the Properties dialog box. When custom properties are included, they appear as a separate group under the Device Settings tab. Custom properties supports select properties for connected Kyocera devices only. Setting Custom Properties You can assign custom properties to devices.
Device Manager Use the arrows to move properties from Available Properties to Selected Properties. You can click Reset to go back to the original data that was in the dialog when you first opened it. Click Apply. Removing Custom Properties You can remove a custom property from Device Manager.
Device Manager tab order tab columns order of tab columns column sizing rows per page List view maintains the settings on the last viewed tab for each available device group. This is done to minimize the amount of user preference data transferred during login.
Device Manager Note: Once a user has logged on for the first time, changes to the default list views do not affect that user's saved preferences. If that user chooses to reset all tabs to system defaults, List View displays the new default tabs. Editing Default List View Tabs You can edit default List view tabs.
Device Manager default list view mode, it will become immediately available to all new users. However, existing users must import the new tab. Importing a Default Tab You can import a system default tab. Select Add tab from the Manage tabs list on the toolbar. In the Add Tab dialog box, click Import.
Device Manager From the Manage tabs list on the toolbar, select Edit tab. To add a column in Edit List View Tab, highlight your selection under Available Columns, and then click the right arrow button, or double-click an item to move it to the other column. To remove a column from the tab, highlight it under Selected Columns, and then click the left arrow button, or double-click an item to move it to the other column.
Device Manager The following toolbar features are available: Views Select from the list to move between List view, Map View, or View subscriptions. Background options The Background options list contains the following options: Add/replace background Add a map background or change the current one. Remove background Removes the current map background and returns Map View to the default white background.
Device Manager Click OK. Note: The image initially appears in Auto Fit size. You can resize the image by selecting a percentage from the map background size list. Removing a Map Background You can remove the current background image from the currently selected group in Map view.
Device Manager Pop-up Properties Descriptive text when the mouse pointer hovers over a device icon. To select printing system icons: On the Map view toolbar, click Display settings. In the Icon size list, select the desired size, from Tiny to Huge. Under Icon Label, in the Available list select up to three items and click the right arrow button to add them to the Selected list.
Device Manager Hiding Icons for Linked Group Devices After creating a linked group of printing devices, you can hide their individual icons. In the Map view toolbar, click the Display settings icon. Select Hide icons for all linked group devices. You can clear the Hide icons for all linked group devices check box to restore all printing device icons.
Device Manager Adding Devices A device can be added manually if is not automatically discovered. This is useful if a device is located on a remote network that is not set up for automatic discovery. In List view or Map view, click Add device. In the Add Devices dialog box, add selected targets: You can type the IP address or host name of the device, and click Add.
Multi-Set lets you configure device settings for a single device, multiple devices or groups of Kyocera devices listed on the Supported Model List in the release notes. It does not support all device models. To start Multi-Set, select a group of devices in the List view or Map view, then click Multi-Set in the toolbar.
Device Manager If you select Run now, Multi-Set configures the selected devices when you click Set Devices on the final page of the wizard. If you select Schedule to run, then you must define a time and date for the device configuration to take place. Type the time in the text box using hh:mm in a 24 hour format.
Device Manager Property to set. The log file is located in C:\Program Files\Kyocera\KMnet Admin\MultiSet. Firmware Upgrade The Firmware Upgrade wizard provides a guided method for firmware installation, upgrades, and downgrades on devices over a TCP/IP network. The firmware file must match the target model, or at least one device in a group update.
Device Manager Check the log file in Preferences > Log view in the Administration console. Check the firmware version in List view or Map view. Open the device’s Properties page, and then view the firmware version in the Device Settings tab. For System or FAX, the device’s operation panel displays the new version number, or Completed.
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Device Manager On the Use With Caution page, select the check box to acknowledge and accept the risks. Click Next. On the Select Firmware File page, select a file: With Select file from KMnet Admin Server selected, click Browse to find the firmware file located on the KMnet Admin server.
Device Manager Send Data The Send Data feature lets you send files, text or device commands directly to one or more selected devices. It can be done by TCP port or IPPS URL transmission. The KMnet Admin server saves the last ten files or strings sent to a device in a File history or Text history list.
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Device Manager Device Properties for a Single Device Device Properties options lets you view and set the properties of printing devices. The Properties dialog box displays detailed information about the selected network device. Some models do not display all options. Model name and home page Displays the device display name and IP address.
With the check box selected for Manage these devices, select the desired polling options, and set the time in seconds, minutes, or hours. General The General section applies only to Kyocera devices. SNMP With any option selected for the Manage these devices check box, a user with privileges can change SNMP and WSDL settings for device communication.
Device Manager Under Report Period, select the time frame for the report. This option is unavailable for Device properties reports. Range lets you select the period of time for the report. The Ending date is automatically set to the end of the previous unit of time selected under Range. For example, with Months selected, the ending date is the last day of the previous month.
Device Manager Under Select formats available for subscriptions, select one or more file types as available report formats: HTML, PDF, XML, or CSV. Click OK to save the template. The saved template is added to the Open Report Template dialog box. To delete a template, select it and click Delete.
Device Manager Searches all printing devices, even if a sub-group is selected in the navigation area. Search Type OR (match any) Searches for devices that match at least one of the search criteria. AND (match all) Searches for devices that match all of the search criteria. Search Criteria Property Select from available device properties in the list.
4 Multi-Set Template Editor Use the Multi-Set Template Editor to create or change the template files. The template files specify settings for particular groups of devices that are managed by KMnet Admin. The Multi-Set function in KMnet Admin applies the templates to printing systems on a network.
Multi-Set Template Editor Click Edit. Update settings in the open dialog box, and then click OK, Apply, or Close. Click File > Save to save updated settings to the template file. Multi-Set Template Options Each template supports a set of custom device settings. For some settings, the template can restart the device after the Multi-Set process is finished.
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