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IP address: Enter the IP address of the network printer (or other device) whose status is to
be checked via SNMP.
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Get info: Click to retrieve information corresponding to the IP address you entered. If the
information is successfully retrieved and it corresponds to a printer, the Host name and
Description of the printer (or other device) appears in the corresponding boxes.
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Host name: When you click Get info, if PlanetPress Workflow is able to communicate with
the device, it displays its name here.
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Description: When you click Get info, if PlanetPress Workflow is able to communicate with
the device, it displays its description here.
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Condition type: Select Printer Queue to test a standard printer status condition or User
Defined to test a status identified using a printer specific identification code. Bear in mind
that the failure to comply with any of the test conditions selected below will make the whole
condition False.
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Printer Queue group (displayed when Printer Queue is selected in the Condition Type box)
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Printer status: Select Idle or Printing to test whether the printer is currently idle or printing.
Select Do not test if you only want to test the printer’s alert status (below).
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Alert status: Select No alert to make the condition False whenever an alert situation is
detected, regardless of its type or severity. Select No critical alert to make the condition
False whenever a critical alert is detected, regardless of its type. Select Non-critical alert to
choose a specific non-critical alert in the Detected error box. Select Critical alert to choose
a specific critical alert in the Detected error box. Select Do not test if you only want to test
the printer status (above).
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Detected error: Select a specific non-critical or critical alert. Note that this box is only dis-
played if you selected either Non-critical alert or Critical alert in the Alert Status box.
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User Defined (displayed when User Defined is selected in the Condition Type box)
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MIB OID number: Enter the Management Information Base Object Identifier cor-
responding to the object you want to test. Vendors of SNMP compliant devices sometimes
list MIB OIDs in their documentation.
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Test: Click to test communication with the device and the MIB OID number.
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Operator: Select the operator used to test the condition.
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Value: Enter a specific object status. Vendors of SNMP compliant devices sometimes list
possible object states in their documentation.
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Invert condition result: Select to toggle the result of the whole SNMP condition (true
becomes false and vice versa).
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