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Performing Day to Day Tasks

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Performing Day to Day Tasks Depending on the degree of automation set up during initial configuration, PSV can essentially run in the background on autopilot and only alert you when a device needs attention, or to deliver reports. But there will always be situations where you need to access PSV to check the status of a device, check the level of supplies or to manually run reports. Viewing Device Status To view a list of devices that was previously discovered: 1. Select Printers from the main menu 2. Click Printers, My printers, or Near Me. Selecting "Printers" provides a list of all discovered devices. "My printers" displays only the devices that you previously added to the My Printers group. Selecting "Near Me" automatically displays the print devices that share similar IP addresses with the computer you are using to access the PSV server. The Near Me option cannot be customized. When viewing a long list of devices, click the Refresh button to obtain the most recent status information on all devices displayed. You will notice after clicking Refresh, a teal color moves from line to line indicating that the device status is being refreshed. Notice too that the printer icons in the left margin are now color coded to quickly determine the status of the device. Green indicates that the device is running fine, there are no Alerts and no supplies need to be ordered Yellow indicates that an alert has been received, an error has been detected or a lower level (less critical) action needs to be taken Red indicates that a critical error or serious Alert has been received and immediate action is required The information icon indicates an event has occurred, such as toner or drum replacement, cassette drawer is open or the device is printing. Generally no action is required when the information icon is displayed The "no access" icon indicates that the device is disconnected from the network, or is not responding At any time while viewing the list of devices you may click on the status icons in the left margin and link directly to the status page of the individual device. 182

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Performing Day to Day Tasks
Depending on the degree of automation set up during initial configuration, PSV can
essentially run in the background on autopilot and only alert you when a device needs
attention, or to deliver reports.
But there will always be situations where you need to
access PSV to check the status of a device, check the level of supplies or to manually run
reports.
Viewing Device Status
To view a list of devices that was previously discovered:
1.
Select
Printers
from the main menu
2.
Click Printers, My printers, or Near Me.
Selecting
Printers
provides a list of all discovered devices.
My printers
displays only
the devices that you previously added to the My Printers group.
Selecting
Near Me
automatically displays the print devices that share similar IP
addresses with the computer you are using to access the PSV server.
The Near Me option
cannot be customized.
When viewing a long list of devices, click the Refresh button to obtain the most recent
status information on all devices displayed.
You will notice after clicking Refresh, a teal color moves from line to line indicating that
the device status is being refreshed.
Notice too that the printer icons in the left margin
are now color coded to quickly determine the status of the device.
Green indicates that the device is running fine, there are no Alerts and no supplies
need to be ordered
Yellow indicates that an alert has been received, an error has been detected
or a
lower level (less critical) action needs to be taken
Red indicates that a critical error or serious Alert has been received and immediate
action is required
The information icon indicates an event has occurred, such as toner or drum
replacement, cassette drawer is open or the device is printing.
Generally no action
is required when the information icon is displayed
The “no access” icon indicates that the device is disconnected from the
network, or is not responding
At any time while viewing the list of devices you may click on the status icons in the left
margin and link directly to the status page of the individual device.