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Page 2: ...uding printers and copiers as well as other makes of network printers and other devices that support standard Printer MIB PageScope is implemented based on Java 2 technologies enabling functions and operations that are equivalent to those found on a most platforms that support Java Trademark Acknowledgements QMS and the MINOLTA QMS logo are registered trademarks of MINOLTA QMS Inc Minolta and Page...

Page 3: ...2000 NT 4 0 Platform 3 Solaris Platform 3 Linux Platform 3 2 2 Upgrading PageScope 4 Windows 95 98 Me 2000 NT 4 0 Platform 4 Solaris Platform 5 Linux Platform 5 2 3 Starting Up the Server 6 Windows 95 98 Me Platform 6 Windows NT 4 0 2000 Platform 6 Solaris Platform 6 Linux Platform 7 2 4 Shutting Down the Server 7 Windows95 98 Me Platform 7 Windows NT 4 0 2000 Platform 7 ...

Page 4: ...ient 10 3 1 Starting Up Client 10 3 2 Logging Into PageScope 11 3 3 Specifying the Search Range 13 4 Device Management 15 4 1 Displaying the Device Management and Configuration Screen 16 4 2 Screen Layout 18 4 3 Functions 19 4 4 Using Multi Setting 20 5 Configuring PageScope 22 5 1 PageScope Preferences 22 Displaying the Setup Screen 22 To Configure PageScope Preferences 23 ...

Page 5: ...rch Range 29 To Remove a Network from the Search Range 31 5 5 Adding a Device to List Manager 32 Displaying the Setup Screen 32 To Add a Device to List Manager 32 5 6 Removing a Device from List Manager 33 Displaying the Setup Screen 33 To Remove a Device from List Manager 34 5 7 Assigning an IP Address to a Device 35 Displaying the Setup Screen 35 To Assign an IP Address to a Device 36 5 8 Regist...

Page 6: ... 5 10 Configuring E mail Settings 46 Displaying the Setup Screen 46 To Configure a Mail Account and Notification Contents 47 To Specify Notification Mail Recipients 48 E mail Notification 50 5 11 Configuring Registered User Settings 51 Displaying the Setup Screen 51 To Configure Registered User Settings 52 5 12 Configuring My Printers Settings 53 Displaying the Setup Screen 53 To Configure My Prin...

Page 7: ...ing System Hardware Recommended Windows 95 98 Me 2000 NT 4 0 Intel Service Pack 3 or higher CPU Pentium 200 MHz or higher RAM 64MB minimum Solaris 2 5 1 2 6 7 SPARC Station RAM 128MB minimum Linux x86 glibc 2 1 CPU Pentium 200 MHz or higher RAM 64MB minimum The Windows version of PageScope includes a NetWare Setup function To use NetWare Setup you must have NetWare Client 32 installed on the syste...

Page 8: ...lug in 1 2 or higher Java Plug in1 3 recommended Solaris 2 5 1 2 6 7 Netscape Navigator 4 x or higher Linux x86 glibc 2 1 Operating System Web Browser Windows 95 98 Me 2000 NT 4 0 Intel Service Pack 3 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 x or higher Netscape Navigator 4 x or higher Solaris 2 5 1 2 6 7 Netscape Navigator 4 x or higher Linux x86 glibc 2 1 MacOS Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 5 or ...

Page 9: ...is located in the PageScope directory Linux Platform Note 1 Extract the PageScope tar archive which was compressed with gzip into the directory you want This creates a directory named PageScope 2 Execute the install sh script which is located in the PageScope directory In the case of SuSE Linux execute the install suse sh script which is located in the PageScope directory PageScope server starts u...

Page 10: ...created in the location where the PageScope tar archive is extracted For Linux Platform When upgrading from PageScope 3 0 and subsequent versions under Linux upgrading is performed by overwriting the older version with the new one leaving device status data and logs intact PageScope 2 1 and previous versions are not compatible with PageScope 3 0 and subsequent versions due to differences in glibc ...

Page 11: ...tall the new version of PageScope Linux Platform Note 1 Execute the command below to shut down the PageScope server etc rc d init d pagescope stop 2 Execute the uninstall sh script which is located in the PageScope directory to uninstall the old version of PageScope 3 Extract the tar archive for the new version of PageScope into the same directory where the previous version is located 4 Execute th...

Page 12: ...is located inside the Administrative Tools folder 3 Select Minolta PageScope Service from the list of services and then click the Start button In the case of Windows 2000 select Minolta PageScope Service and then select Start on the Action menu Solaris Platform Note PageScope starts up automatically after you install it You can use the following command to start it up manually when necessary etc i...

Page 13: ...creen that appears click the Shut Down button You can also shut down the server by clicking the PageScope icon in the task tray and then clicking the Yes button on the confirmation dialog box that appears Windows NT 4 0 2000 Platform 1 Click Start Settings Control Panel 2 Double click the Services icon In the case of Windows 2000 the Services icon is located inside the Administrative Tools folder ...

Page 14: ...rograms icon 3 On the Add Remove Programs Properties dialog box select Minolta PageScope in the list of programs and then click the Add Remove button Windows 95 98 Me NT 4 0 or the Change Remove button Windows 2000 4 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to complete the uninstall procedure Perform the following operation under root privileges Perform the following operation under root ...

Page 15: ...he uninstall sh script which is located in the PageScope directory Linux Platform Note 1 Execute the command below to shut down the PageScope server etc rc d init d pagescope stop 2 Run the uninstall sh script which is located in the PageScope directory Perform the following operation under root privileges Perform the following operation under root privileges ...

Page 16: ...shown below http server_name 9090 In place of server_name in the above URL type in the name or IP address of the host that is running the PageScope server Example When the IP address of the PageScope server is 192 9 200 200 http 192 9 200 200 9090 This accesses the PageScope server and displays the PageScope login screen ...

Page 17: ...of network devices but you cannot change PageScope server settings while logged in as Registered User Each registered user has a pre defined name and password which the user must input in order to log in Guest Guest can view the status and settings of each device Input of a password is not required when logging in as Guest 2 In the View Style section select the style you want to use for the PageSc...

Page 18: ... in while in the Java mode on a client where the Java plug in is not installed displays a message asking if you want to install the Java Plug in What happens after you agree depends on the browser you are using as described below Internet Explorer The Java plug in is downloaded automatically from the Internet Netscape Navigator Your browser automatically accesses an Internet site where the Java pl...

Page 19: ...when using the HTML mode This causes the Discovery Setting screen to appear on the right side of the window If you are using the Java mode and the icon you want does not appear on the screen double click the Administrator List Manager Discovery Setting icons to open up the tree 4 The Discovery Network Range list shows the local network associated with the PageScope server Whenever PageScope starts...

Page 20: ...on In response to the confirmation dialog box that appears click OK 7 If you also want the search to find non Minolta RFC 1759 Printer MIB compatible devices put a checkmark inside the box next to the Enable Generic Printer Support option in the Generic Printer Support section Then click the Apply button The local network may not be discovered when PageScope is started up while an SNMP agent is op...

Page 21: ...res in this section to manage and configure devices on the network Note that the appearance of the screen for device management and configuration depends on the type of device See PageScope online help for details about device management and setting functions ...

Page 22: ...he left side of the window 2 You can change the view of using the menu at the top of the list If you are using the HTML mode you need to select the view in the menu denoted by the and then click the Select button All Printers View Shows all available devices that can be controlled by PageScope Subnet View Shows devices for each network address Maker View Shows devices for each device manufacturer ...

Page 23: ...up with a single operation See 4 4 Using Multi Setting for more information My Printers View Registered User Only Shows the devices configured as My Printers for the current registered user See 5 12 Configuring My Printers Settings for more information 3 Select the printer you want from the list Double click if you are using the Java mode single click when using the HTML mode This displays a devic...

Page 24: ...a button displays tabs for the functions associated with the applicable category in the area below the buttons See 4 3 Functions for information about the function of each button Tabs The tabs provide sub groupings of the functions that belong to the category selected with the category buttons The appearance and function of each tab depends on the device type Information and Configuration Area Thi...

Page 25: ...isplays tabs for configuring device network settings Details Displays tabs for making detailed device configuration settings and printing settings Scanner Displays the status and settings of a scanner device Others Displays tabs for other settings Print Log Displays print and error count values These values represent counts for up to the past one year Built in Server Opens a new Web browser window...

Page 26: ...tom groups 3 Select the group you want from the list Double click if you are using the Java mode single click when using the HTML mode This causes a list of devices that belong to the selected group to appear on the right side of the window 4 In the device list select that device that you want to use as the basis for the Multi Setting operation and then click the Leader option button next to the d...

Page 27: ...rinter List button to return to the leader device selection screen 6 Click the Multi Setting button to display the configuration screen of the leader device Now any changes you make to the configuration of the leader device applies the same changes to the configurations of the devices whose Group check boxes were checked in the previous step At this time you cannot change any settings that must be...

Page 28: ...items you can access depend on whether you are logged in as Administrator or a Registered User You cannot change PageScope settings when logged in as Guest See PageScope online help for details about each of the settings 5 1 PageScope Preferences Use the Administrator s Preference screen to specify the administrator password and to configure how PageScope communicates with the devices on the netwo...

Page 29: ...eout Input the time in seconds that should be allowed until the PageScope server obtains information from a device following a device information request when there is an update in device information displayed in the device list 0 to 99 seconds Retries Input the number of retries when an attempt to obtain information from a device fails 0 to 99 times Enable automatic rediscovery of printers Put a ...

Page 30: ... their initial defaults Displaying the Setup Screen Log in as Administrator Administrator Preference Initialize To Initialize the PageScope Configuration 1 Click the Apply button next to any of the items listed below to initialize it Admin Preference Initialize Returns Preference screen settings made by the administrator to their initial defaults See 5 1 PageScope Preferences ...

Page 31: ...ize Deletes all groups configured on the Custom Group Setting screen See 5 9 Configuring a Custom Group Remove All Printers Deletes all device data entered in the list on the List Manager screen See 5 3 Selecting a Device for Management 2 If you are using the Java mode a confirmation dialog appears Click OK to perform initialization The confirmation dialog box does not appear in the HTML mode ...

Page 32: ...r Management 1 Display the devices discovered on the network Click the button to refresh information about devices that are already on the list To rediscover devices on the network click the Find button Clicking the Find button while device auto discovery is in progress causes network discovery to restart from the beginning 2 All discovered devices are initially selected for management To deselect...

Page 33: ...5 Configuring PageScope 27 clear your changes click the Clear button instead of Apply ...

Page 34: ...eScope 28 5 4 Specifying the Search Range Use the Discovery Setting screen to specify the network range for device searches Displaying the Setup Screen Log in as Administrator Administrator List Manager Discover Setting ...

Page 35: ...licking the Discovery From box automatically calculates the host address search range from the network address and subnet mask value you input in the previous step and displays the search start point in the Discovery From box and the end address in the To box 5 If you want to change the host address search range input the addresses you want into the Discovery From and the To boxes 6 After everythi...

Page 36: ...etwork setting item you want click the Add button next to the Discovery Network Range list to display setting items Network Address Type in the IP address of the network you want to add Subnet Mask Type in the subnet mask value of the network you want to add 2 If you want to change the host address search range input the start address into the Discovery From box and the end address into the To box...

Page 37: ...ear the check mark click the Clear button instead of Apply To Remove a Network from the Search Range Java Mode 1 In the Discovery Network Range list click the network you want to remove from the search range and then click the Remove button This causes a confirmation dialog box to appear 2 Click the OK button to remove the selected network from the list HTML Mode 1 In the Discovery Network Range l...

Page 38: ...Displaying the Setup Screen Log in as Administrator Administrator List Manager Add Printer To Add a Device to List Manager 1 Type the IP address of the device you want to add into the IP Address box 2 After everything is the way you want click the Apply button To clear all settings you have made on the setup screen click the Clear button instead of Apply Note It takes some time after you click the...

Page 39: ...e found on the network from the PageScope database when you no longer need it In the HTML mode use the Remove Printer screen to remove a device from List Manager Displaying the Setup Screen Java Mode Log in as Administrator Administrator List Manager List Manager HTML Mode Log in as Administrator Administrator List Manager Remove Printer ...

Page 40: ...anager screen click the device you want to remove 2 Click the Remove button HTML Mode 1 On the Remove Printer screen put check marks into the Remove check boxes next to the devices you want to remove 2 Click the Remove button To clear the check mark click the Clear button instead of Remove ...

Page 41: ...to assign an IP address to a device Note that you must have the MAC address of the device network interface on hand when assigning the IP address Displaying the Setup Screen Log in as Administrator Administrator List Manager Assign IP Address Log in as Registered User Registered User Assign IP Address ...

Page 42: ...to the MAC Address box 3 After everything is the way you want click the Apply button To clear all settings you have made on the setup screen click the Clear button instead of Apply Note It takes some time after you click the Apply button until the IP address is assigned to the device In the Java mode setting results appear in a dialog box that appears In the HTML mode wait until the procedure ends...

Page 43: ...Use the Registered User Setting screen to register users on and unregister users from the PageScope server You can also specify passwords and e mail addresses for registered users Displaying the Setup Screen Log in as Administrator Administrator Registered User Setting ...

Page 44: ...s for the items described below User Name Input the user name Change Password Input the user password Retype Password Re input the password to confirm it E mail Address Input the user e mail address 3 After everything is the way you want click the Apply button To clear all settings you have made on the setup screen click the Clear button instead of Apply ...

Page 45: ...ou want to the setup parameters See To Register a User for information about user parameter setup items 4 After everything is the way you want click the Apply button To clear your changes click the Clear button instead of Apply To Delete a User 1 In the Java mode click the user you want to delete in the registered user list In the HTML mode click the Select option button next to the user you want ...

Page 46: ...om groups of devices for management You can also use Multi Setting to apply common settings to specific groups See 4 4 Using Multi Setting for more information Displaying the Setup Screen Log in as Administrator Administrator Custom Group Setting Log in as Registered User Registered User Custom Group Setting ...

Page 47: ...o remove a device from the group select the device in the list on the right and then click the button This moves the selected device to the list on the left 5 To create more groups repeat steps 1 through 4 6 After everything is the way you want click the Apply button To clear all settings you have made on the setup screen click the Clear button instead of Apply 7 To add or remove devices to other ...

Page 48: ...roup and the click the Apply button To clear the check mark click the Clear button instead of Apply 3 To remove a device from a group uncheck its Group check box and then click the Apply button To recheck the check boxes click the Cancel button instead of Apply 4 To add devices to or remove devices from other groups select the group by clicking its Select option button on the Custom Group Setting ...

Page 49: ...s you have made on this screen click the Cancel button instead of Apply Removing all devices from a group causes that group to be deleted automatically To Change the Name of a Group Java Mode 1 On the Group Name menu select the group name you want to change and then click the Rename button This displays the New Group Name dialog box 2 Type in the new group name and then click the OK button 3 After...

Page 50: ... the copied setup and then click the OK button Important 3 After everything is the way you want click the Apply button To clear all settings you have made on the setup screen click the Clear button instead of Apply HTML Mode To copy a group setup in the HTML mode create a group with the same configuration as original group You cannot copy a group setup to an existing group Make sure the group name...

Page 51: ...ode only 1 Click the Select option button of the group whose setup you want to view 2 Click the View button to display a device list that includes the group you selected in step 1 3 Click the Exit button to return to the initial Custom Group Setting screen ...

Page 52: ... is a device error or alert You can specify the accounts to which the e mail should be sent and you can define the alert level that triggers sending of an e mail message Note Displaying the Setup Screen Log in as Administrator Administrator E mail Setting Before configuring the PageScope e mail setup you must first create a PageScope mail account on your mail server ...

Page 53: ...POP Interval min Type in the POP server mail check interval in minutes 3 In the Notification Setting section specify the alert level for e mail notification If you are using the Java mode alert levels are listed in sequence with the highest priority at the top Putting a check mark into a check box of an alert lower than the one at the top of the list automatically checks all the alerts above the o...

Page 54: ...d To section type the mail address of the recipient into the upper text box 3 Click the Add button to add the mail address you input to the list of recipients in the lower text box 4 To delete a mail address from the list of recipients select the address and then click the Remove button 5 Click the E mail Setting button to return to the initial E mail Setting screen ...

Page 55: ...5 Configuring PageScope 49 HTML Mode Type the mail address of the recipient into the text box in the Send To section To input multiple addresses separate the addresses with commas ...

Page 56: ...Command Example Subject Device Status get s 192 9 200 100 Device Network Configuration Information get n 192 9 200 100 Device Detailed Information get d 192 9 200 100 Managed Device List get l Always send command mail from Send To mail addresses only Command mail sent from any other mail address is ignored Basically e mail notification is capable of receiving notification from all devices managed ...

Page 57: ...ng Registered User Settings Use the Registered User s Preference screen to specify the password and to configure e mail address settings for each registered user Displaying the Setup Screen Log in as Registered User Registered User Preference ...

Page 58: ...d Retype Password Re input the password to confirm it E mail Address Input the user e mail address 2 To receive mail notifications from My Printers devices put a check mark into the check box next to the Enable E mail notification option See 5 10 Configuring E mail Settings for more information about e mail notification 3 After everything is the way you want click the Apply button To clear all set...

Page 59: ... screen appear in the My Printers view of the Device Mgmt tab Displaying the Setup Screen Log in as Registered User Registered User My Printers Setting To Configure My Printer s Settings 1 Put check marks into the Manage check boxes next to the devices you want to add to My Printers 2 After everything is the way you want click the Apply button To clear the check mark click the Clear button ...

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