Manage Tab Help

The Manage tab displays the printer list from cache with the allowable actions used to manage printers. Click the Quick Links column drop-down box to select a management link to display on the page. You can select any of the following Quick Links options:

Support - Select this link to display a link to the printer Support tab for each printer in the list, if available.
Install Drivers - This link displays the various methods to install printers in CentreWare IS.
Security Settings - Select this to display a link to the printer's Security Settings page in CentreWare IS.
Usage Profile - This link displays the various methods used to provide Usage Profile information in CentreWare IS for the printers.
Job Accounting - Select this link to display the methods used in CentreWare IS to provide Job Accounting information for the printers.

The default column settings for the Manage tab are Status, IP Address, Model, and Status Detail. On the base configuration, all columns are fixed. On configurations with a hard drive, the Status column and the Quick Links column are fixed, however, you can configure which fields display in the second and third columns. To modify display settings, click the Preferences tab and select Configure Display Settings on the navigation tree.

Organize the page by clicking categories from the navigation tree on the left. All data will be re-displayed by the category chosen. If you selected Quick Phaser Search from the Search Scope page on the Preferences tab, only Phaser Printers will display; otherwise all manufacturers will display. Click the column headings to toggle the display order of that column. Access any printer that contains a link by clicking on its IP Address. For more information on tab display settings, see the Configure Display Settings Help page and the Configure Display Columns Help page on the Preferences tab.

You can create and modify custom Printer Groups from any tab except the Preferences tab. For more information on creating printer groups, see the Create Printer Group Help page. For more information on how to modify custom printer groups, see the Modify Printer Group Help page.

Click the Update Printer List button to instruct the printer to perform a new printer search according to the values stored in the printer search settings pages on the Preferences tab. For more information on printer search settings, see the Printer Search Scope Help page and the Printer Search Schedule Help page on the Preferences tab.

When you click the Update Status button from any tab except the Preferences tab, the printer parses the printer cache, requests updated status data from each of the printers in the list , then displays the updated printer status information on the page. The status line on the top of the page displays a message indicating the status update is in progress. This message updates every 15 seconds until the status update is complete.

Update Status does not add any new printers to the list. It simply requests updates for the printers contained in the list. To initiate a new printer search, click Update Printer List.
Access to the Update Printer List, Update Status, Create Printer Group, and Modify Printer Group functions are controlled by the Administrator. You may require a user name and password to access these functions. Refer to the Administrator Security Settings page in CentreWare IS.