Xerox 7300DN User Guide - Page 62

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• Status • Serial Number Printer's status since the most recent PrinterMap status poll. Status values include Running, Warning, Down, and Unknown. Printer's serial number. PrinterMap only supports this attribute for Xerox printers. A value of "N/A" is displayed for non Xerox printers or Xerox printers which do not support this attribute. PrinterMap is dependent on correct MIB printer implementation for retrieving and displaying printer attribute values. Values retrieved from printers with incomplete or incorrect MIB implementation provide little user value. Groups NOTE: Attribute values are truncated to 25 characters for display under printer icons. NT 4.0 machines further truncate attribute values displayed beneath printer icons. Placing the cursor over the icon causes the operating system to display more truncated information. Use the Printer Properties window to view all attributes for each printer. The Groups listing area contains all predefined and user-defined printer groups. To display printers belonging to a particular group, select the desired group from the list. When PrinterMap is first installed the Groups list box contains predefined groups. Following is a table displaying predefined groups with a description of printer types in the groups. Table 6 Predefined Groups Predefined Groups Group All Printers Xerox Only HP Only Olivetti Only Lexmark Only Tektronix Only Description Contains all managed printers Contains all Xerox managed printers Contains all Hewlett-Packard managed printers Contains all Olivetti managed printers Contains all Lexmark managed printers Contains all Tektronix managed printers Refer to "Printer Groups" in Chapter 4 for more information on printer groups. Viewing Printer Information PrinterMap User Guide 46

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Status
Printer’s status since the most recent PrinterMap
status poll. Status values include Running, Warning,
Down, and Unknown.
Serial Number
Printer’s serial number. PrinterMap only supports this
attribute for Xerox printers. A value of “N/A” is
displayed for non Xerox printers or Xerox printers
which do not support this attribute.
PrinterMap is dependent on correct MIB printer implementation for retrieving and
displaying printer attribute values. Values retrieved from printers with incomplete
or incorrect MIB implementation provide little user value.
NOTE:
Attribute values are truncated to 25 characters for display under printer
icons. NT 4.0 machines further truncate attribute values displayed
beneath printer icons. Placing the cursor over the icon causes the
operating system to display more truncated information. Use the Printer
Properties window to view all attributes for each printer.
The Groups listing area contains all predefined and user-defined printer groups.
To display printers belonging to a particular group, select the desired group from
the list.
When PrinterMap is first installed the Groups list box contains predefined groups.
Following is a table displaying predefined groups with a description of printer
types in the groups.
Table 6 Predefined Groups
Predefined Groups
Group
Description
All Printers
Contains all managed printers
Xerox Only
Contains all Xerox managed printers
HP Only
Contains all Hewlett-Packard managed printers
Olivetti Only
Contains all Olivetti managed printers
Lexmark Only
Contains all Lexmark managed printers
Tektronix Only
Contains all Tektronix managed printers
Refer to “Printer Groups” in Chapter 4 for more information on printer groups.
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Groups