Kyocera TASKalfa 3510i PrintFleet DCA Setup & User's Guide Rev- 4.2.1 - Page 43

Remotely managing Printer DCA installations using Semaphore, To set a Printer DCA Active

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PrintFleet Printer DCA Printer DCA Settings in PrintFleet Optimizer To set a Printer DCA Inactive: 1. In the DCA Information page for an active Printer DCA, click Set Inactive. 2. A dialog box prompts you to confirm your wish to set this Printer DCA to Inactive. 3. Click Confirm to set to inactive or Cancel to abort. With an Inactive status, files will not be processed for the Printer DCA, but the Printer DCA will enter a hibernation state. To set a Printer DCA Active: 1. In the DCA Information page for an inactive Printer DCA, click Set Active. The Printer DCA will have an active status and files will be processed. To create a new PIN Code for a Printer DCA: 1. In the DCA Information page, click Create New PIN. 2. A dialog box prompts you to confirm your wish to create new PIN for the Printer DCA. 3. Click Confirm to create a new PIN Code or Cancel to abort. The new PIN Code will be generated and the Printer DCA will be in a pending activation state. Until reactivated, files will not be processed for the Printer DCA. Remotely managing Printer DCA installations using Semaphore You can post commands for the Printer DCA to check using PrintFleet Optimizer's Semaphore capability. Semaphore commands are only available for active Printer DCAs that have processed files at least once. Posted commands will be followed by the Printer DCA if it has Intelligent Update enabled. See "Managing the Printer DCA service" on page 8 and "Enabling Intelligent Update" on page 12. To use Semaphore to send a command to a Printer DCA client: 1. On the Administration menu, select DCA Administration. In the DCA Listing page, click on the Printer DCA name to display the DCA Information page and then click the Semaphore tab. 2. In the Semaphore tab, click Add a new command. • From the Command type dropdown, select one of the available options. • Input any required information (see Table 5). • Select a Run Schedule option: select ASAP or select a date from the calendar and enter a time. 39

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PrintFleet Printer DCA
Printer DCA Settings in PrintFleet Optimizer
To set a Printer DCA Inactive:
1.
In the DCA Information page for an active Printer DCA, click
Set
Inactive
.
2.
A dialog box prompts you to confirm your wish to set this Printer
DCA to Inactive.
3. Click
Confirm
to set to inactive or
Cancel
to abort. With an
Inactive status, files will not be processed for the Printer DCA,
but the Printer DCA will enter a hibernation state.
To set a Printer DCA Active:
1.
In the DCA Information page for an inactive Printer DCA, click
Set Active
. The Printer DCA will have an active status and files
will be processed.
To create a new PIN Code for a Printer DCA:
1.
In the DCA Information page, click
Create New PIN
.
2.
A dialog box prompts you to confirm your wish to create new
PIN for the Printer DCA.
3. Click
Confirm
to create a new PIN Code or
Cancel
to abort. The
new PIN Code will be generated and the Printer DCA will be in a
pending activation state. Until reactivated, files will not be
processed for the Printer DCA.
Remotely
managing Printer
DCA installations
using Semaphore
You can post commands for the Printer DCA to check using
PrintFleet Optimizer’s Semaphore capability. Semaphore commands
are only available for active Printer DCAs that have processed files
at least once. Posted commands will be followed by the Printer DCA
if it has
Intelligent Update
enabled. See “Managing the Printer
DCA service” on page 8 and “Enabling Intelligent Update” on
page 12.
To use Semaphore to send a command to a Printer DCA
client:
1.
On the
Administration
menu, select
DCA Administration.
In
the
DCA Listing
page, click on the Printer DCA name to display
the DCA Information page and then click the
Semaphore
tab.
2.
In the
Semaphore
tab, click
Add a new command
.
From the Command type dropdown, select one of the
available options.
Input any required information (see Table 5).
Select a Run Schedule option: select
ASAP
or select a date
from the calendar and enter a time.