Kyocera TASKalfa 3510i PrintFleet DCA Setup & User's Guide Rev- 4.2.1 - Page 25

Using Focus Scans Storing SNMP community strings PrintFleet Printer DCA Using the Printer Data Collection Agent To change the number of SNMP retries used: 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 Transmission Options area, type or select the desired number of SNMP retries in the SNMP Retries box. 3. Click Save. Without using Focus Scan, the Printer DCA will scan each IP address, IP range, and hostname specified in the scan range settings every time the Printer DCA performs a full network scan. Using Focus Scan, you can specify a periodic interval for the Printer DCA to perform a full network scan, and the scans performed between the intervals will scan only devices found during the previous full network scan. Using Focus Scan can decrease the amount of total time and bandwidth that the Printer DCA occupies, particularly on large networks, while ensuring that new or relocated document output devices are discovered on a periodic basis. To enable Focus 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 Advanced tab, in the Focus Scan Options area, select the Enable Focus Scan check box. 3. Specify how often you want a full network scan to run by selecting either Days, Hours, or Minutes from the list, and entering a number for the interval beside Full Discovery Every. For example, if you enter 5 and select Days, a Focus Scan will run once every five days. 4. Click Save. Community strings act as passwords on networked devices that limit access via SNMP. Since the Printer DCA uses SNMP to collect data from devices, any custom community strings on printing devices put in place by network administrators can be manually entered in the Printer DCA to allow it SNMP access to the device. Most devices have a community string of public, and the Printer DCA stores a community string of public by default. To store community strings in the Printer DCA: 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. Do one or more of the following under the Advanced tab, in the SNMP Community Strings area: • To add a community string, type an applicable community string in the text box, and click Add. Repeat as necessary. 21