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PrintFleet Printer DCA
Using the Printer Data Collection Agent
To enable broadcast scanning:
1. Under the
Scan
tab, make sure the correct scan profile is
selected from the
Scan Profile
list. For more information on
scan profiles, see “Managing scan profiles” on page 14.
2. Under the
General
tab, in the
Scanning Options
area, click
Enable Broadcast
.
3. Click
Save
.
Enabling Rapid
Scan
Rapid Scan allows the Printer DCA to use multithreading, which
significantly decreases the time it takes for the Printer DCA to
complete a network scan.
To enable Rapid Scan:
1. Under the
Scan
tab, make sure the correct scan profile is
selected from the
Scan Profile
list. For more information on
scan profiles, see “Managing scan profiles” on page 14.
2. Under the
General
tab, in the
Scanning Options
area, click
Enable Rapid Scan
.
3. Click
Save
.
The number of scan threads can be controlled using the
Number of
scan threads
box in the
Miscellaneous
area on the
Advanced
tab. The setting defaults to a reasonable value for the current
system.
Enabling Printer
Job Language
(PJL)
Printer Job Language is an additional method that can be used to
obtain information from devices connected to HP Jet Direct servers.
Warning
Enabling PJL can result in print jobs being sent to
dot matrix and other old model or special use
printers. Using PJL will result in a limited amount of
information being collected from some devices
connected to HP JetDirect print servers.
To enable PJL:
1. Under the
Scan
tab, make sure the correct scan profile is
selected from the
Scan Profile
list. For more information on
scan profiles, see “Managing scan profiles” on page 14.
2. Under the
General
tab, in the
Scanning Options
area, click
Enable PJL
.
3. Click
Save
.
Setting the scan
interval
The scan interval determines how often the Printer DCA will scan
the network. The default scan interval is 60 minutes.
It is generally not useful to set a scan interval for more than every
60 minutes. For example, new information is posted to PrintFleet
