Working with Printers

This section provides useful information for configuring printers as data sources for RICOH Supervisor Data Collector.
Note: For best results, we recommend that you add one printer as data source for a maximum number of two data collectors.

In this section:

  1. Scanning for Printers
    To add printers in RICOH Supervisor Data Collector, you can scan the network for devices. The network scan is performed through SNMP v1/v2.
  2. Adding Printers Manually
    You can easily register new printers using the Add Printer... function.
  3. Editing Printer Properties
    You can edit the properties of newly added printers or of printers that are already configured in RICOH Supervisor Data Collector.
  4. Supported Printers
    This section lists the printers supported by RICOH Supervisor Data Collector.
  5. Collected Data
    This table shows the type of data that RICOH Supervisor Data Collector can receive from data sources, depending on the selected printer type.
  6. Editing Multiple Printers
    You can select multiple printers and specify their time zone.
  7. Printer Connectivity Status
    You can monitor the state of the connection between the data collector and each individual data source by looking at the printer cards.
  8. Reordering and Selecting Printers
    You can manually change the layout of the printer cards on the Printers page.
  9. Finding Printers
    The search function lets you find printers based on their properties.
  10. Deleting Printers
    You can remove the printers that you no longer need.
Parent topic: RICOH Supervisor Data Collector