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Supplies
The Supplies feature helps you to monitor consumables required and order
replenishments for printers in the network. Using this feature you can:
• View the consumables required.
• Generate report of consumables to be ordered - for a single printer or
printer group.
• Order for consumables via Dell website.
• Generate an alert when a consumable reaches the threshold value.
You can view consumable information of printers based on the percentage of
consumables remaining.
To open the Supplies window:
1. Launch the Dell OpenManage
TM
Printer Essentials.
2. In the navigation pane, click Supplies .
Viewing an order
You can view the consumables order information for printers in the Supplies
window.
1. From the group selection box, select the printer group.
2. Enter the threshold value for percentage of consumables remaining in the
Percentage remaining less than(%) field.
3. Click Preview .
Ordering consumables
You can filter the previewed order report to place an order for consumables for
selected printer models.
1. From the group selection box in the Supplies window, select the printer
group.
2. Enter the threshold value for percentage of consumables remaining in the
Percentage remaining less than(%) field.
3. From the action menu, click ORDER .
The Supplies > Order page displays printer wise details of the number of
consumables required.
NOTE: You can increase or decrease the number of consumables ordered.