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Connections
OMPE communicates with printers using Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP) and printer Embedded Web Server (EWS). OMPE uses SNMP
for printer discovery and EWS for retrieving printer status parameters.
During installation, OMPE is configured with default connection settings which
can be changed by the administrator to suit the network environment.The
Connections feature enables you to modify the SNMP and EWS connection
settings for one or more printers in the network.
To open the Connections window:
1. Launch the Dell OpenManage
TM
Printer Essentials.
2. In the navigation pane, click Device Management Connections.
It is recommended to keep both SNMP and EWS settings in synchronization to
communicate successfully between OMPE and the printer. If SNMP and EWS
settings are modified before OMPE installation, the printer will not be
discovered or some printer parameters will not be retrieved or both.
Updating connection settings
1. From the printer list in the Connections window, select the printer(s).
2. From the action menu, click UPDATE .
The Update Connection widget is displayed.
3. For SNMP v1/v2 connection, enter the valid read and write community
names in the SNMP Read Community and SNMP Write Community
fields respectively.
4. For SNMP v3 connection, enter the user name in the User Name field. This
field is mandatory.
5. To enable Authentication and Privacy profiles, select the corresponding
check boxes.
NOTE: By default, both Authentication and Privacy options are selected.
You can select both Authentication and Privacy, only Authentication or
none.