Introduction

 

The Printer Supply Monitor - PSM - was created upon the need to have a reliable Software for an automated Supply Order System.

An additional need, which has been covered by PSM Release 1.6, is to get the Page Counters more detailed.

 Although there are already different Tools from different Vendors out in the Market, and some of them are even free, none of this Tools has been proven to be reliable enough to do the Job correctly, and especially to cover more than one Brand. Since Customers don't want to host their own Stock of Supplies any longer, it has become essential, that the the Spare Material is beside the Printer right on time, and depending on the different Types of Printers (eg. Color or Black&White) it is a requirement, that different levels of Threshold can be set, when the Consumable Part has to be ordered.

In larger Environments this can become a hard Job - but PSM does this Job for you.

 

 

What PSM can do for you:

 

Automatic Supply Ordering

You can setup Profiles for the different Types of Printers, and specify the Part-Number, Part Name, Threshold Levels, Maximum Pages possible, and a Printer MIBs for the different Types of Consumables. We can also supply Profiles for you, at low cost, which you can Import.

After you have defined the different Models of Printer in your Organization, you can add the Printers to the Tool by specifying either the Host Name or the IP Address of the Printers. PSM will compare the Model of the Printer and - if found - assign the right Profile for it.

 

Page Counter Statistic

Optionally PSM can deliver also detailed Information's about the Number of Printed Pages. To be able to do that, PSM will need Profiles, which will be assigned to the Printers in the Printer Administration. The Definition of Counter Profiles is quite similar to the Consumable Profiles, but in most there are only a view Profiles per Manufacturers needed. In Case of Hewlett-Packard, it is just one single Profile.

The Profile only holds the SNMP OID's required to gather the Counters from the Printers.

If a Counter Profile has been assigned to a Printer, you can see detailed Counter Statistic Information's, if you click on "view Details" in the Printer Administration. Additionally - if selected in the Scheduler - PSM will deliver the Counter Information's together with the monthly Supply usage Report as a csv File by Email.

 

Scheduler Section

In the Scheduler Section you will be able to setup, when PSM should Query the remaining Pages for each Consumable Part, the Counters, and when it should send an Email, if the remaining Pages are below the Threshold Value.

 

Administration Section

In the Administration Section you can select one or more recipients which will get the Order / Information of a Part below the Threshold Value, and the monthly Statistic, if enabled. Additionally you can define another Password, or change the Language (currently English or German). The Emails will always be sent out in English.

 

Printer Administration

The Status Screen always shows you the Status from the latest Query of each Device. If there is any Consumable Part below the Threshold Value, it will mark the Printer red. If you want to see, which Parts are affected, you can click on the "change/view" Button of that Printer. This will not only show you which Part is affected, but also if - and when - the Email-Message has been sent and the Page Counters, if a Profile has been assigned. This Status will not change, unless the next Query finds, that the "Part on Warning" has now a value above the Threshold Value - which means that somebody must have replaced the Consumable Part.

 

 

Printer Requirements and Limitations - things to know..

 

PSM is using SNMP Queries. It queries specific Printer MIBs to get the remaining Pages for each Consumable Part specified. To be able to do this, there are some requirements belonging to your Printers!

 

Specific Help

 

Specific Help is available on each Screen, by clicking on the Question Mark.

 

 

Support

 

Support is available though Email at support@sysprint.ch

 

Copyright Notice and Trademarks

 

Program Designer and co Programmer:

Stefan Arzethauser and Stephan Schiegg, Sysprint AG

 

This Program is not Freeware. It is copyrighted by Sysprint AG, Switzerland

You are not allowed to use this Program without a License.

 

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