8.5

messages that printers send out, such as being out of paper or having low toner.
PReS Workflow uses the SNMPprotocol in the form of an SNMPCondition, in to ways:
l To check the status of printers on your network against values you set in a condition, and to return a
true or false value. This is called setting a Printer condition in the SNMPcondition's Properties dialog
box.
l To check different values of printers or other SNMPcompatible devices against conditions you set, to
return a true or false value. This is called setting a User defined condition in the SNMPcondition's
Properties dialog box. You indicate what is called management information bases (MIB)and object
identifiers (OID)that are extensible and can be vendor specific.
Properties
General tab
l Parameters group
l
Community: Enter the community name for the printer or other SNMP compliant device you
want to monitor. Acommunity acts like a combination of a user and password granting you
access to an SNMPdevice. Depending on the community name, the device knows what rights to
grant, for example, read-only or read-write. Community names serve as a form of organization
and security used with SNMP. The community name must allow sufficient access to the
SNMPdevice to monitor it 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).
l
IP address: Enter the IP address of the network printer (or other device) whose status is to be
checked via SNMP.
l
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.
l
Host name: When you click Get info, if PReS Workflow is able to communicate with the device,
it displays its name here.
l
Description: When you click Get info, if PReS Workflow is able to communicate with the device,
it displays its description here.