User's Manual

| Understanding the Software of Your Printer

Before Installing the Status Monitor Console

NOTE:

• The Status Monitor Console requires the following modules installed.

- Python, PyGTK, Net-SNMP, cups-libs, and xdg-open

Make sure that these modules are installed before you install the Status Monitor Console.

• The Status Monitor Console is available when the printer is connected to a network (LPR or Socket

9100). USB connection is not supported.

Distributions

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11

• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Printing System

• Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS)

Installing the Status Monitor Console

1 Activate the terminal, and then log in as a super user.

2 Enter the following rpm command in the terminal window.

For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11:

For Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

Starting the Status Monitor Console

1 Click Dell Printers Status Monitor Console

See "Printer Selection Window."

2 Select the printer.

See "Printer Status Window."

Printer Selection Window

# rpm -ivh (Type the package file name)

# dpkg -i (Type the package file name)