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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 per-
form 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 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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