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with the condition. Most SNMP devices come with a public community name that
usually gives you read-only and/or read-write access. It is recommended to increase
security on your network by entering community names allowing varying levels of
access depending on the particular device, its users, etc. The community name tells
the device which rights to grant PReS Workflow (required to perform the test).
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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 PReS Workflow is able to communicate with
the device, it displays its name here.
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Description: When you click Get info, if PReS 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 displayed 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
corresponding to the object you want to test. Vendors of SNMP compliant devices
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