Specifications

BUYERS LABORATORY TEST REPORT Ricoh Aficio 2022SP Multifunctional
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TEST RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS continued
The PCL 5e, PCL 6, RPCS and PostScript drivers can be
auto-installed. Once the drivers are installed, the adminis-
trator chooses the SmartDeviceMonitor port and selects
the device desired from the available devices automati-
cally listed. No networking problems were encountered with
the Ricoh Aficio 2022SP. Setup and use of the Aficio 2022SP
and its utilities were very easy.
Administrative utilities: Users and administrators have ac-
cess to a range of utilities for managing the device.
SmartDeviceMonitor (formerly called SmartNetMonitor) au-
tomates the creation of the port for network printing, al-
lows discovery and management of Ricoh and MIB-com-
pliant non-Ricoh devices and provides users on the net-
work with excellent feedback on device and print job sta-
tus, including icon alerts and pop-up messages. Web
SmartDeviceMonitor, available for free download from
Ricoh’s Web site, is a network device management utility
that runs on a server on the network and is accessible to
network users via their Web browser, eliminating the need
for special software to run on each user’s workstation. Al-
though the download and installation took about 25 min-
utes (it includes an SQL database) and requires restarting
the PC after installation, it provides a way for users to have
access to extensive information regarding status without
an administrator having to install software on each user’s
PC. It also provides extensive management capabilities to
an administrator, including the ability to group devices ac-
cording to certain parameters (e.g., the administrator could
choose to have only devices experiencing an error condi-
tion displayed). In addition, the unit’s embedded Web util-
ity, Web Image Monitor, allows viewing of job logs for all
functions, viewing of documents stored on the Document
Server (the unit’s hard drive), IP printing for authorized
users (by using a browser to get to the Web utility and
then submitting the job), and remote programming of fax
destinations, e-mail addresses and scan-to-file destinations.
Auto run for administrative utility/print driver installation:
Yes/Yes.
Job log/accounting: Yes.
Password protection/access rights: Yes. The administrator
version of SmartDeviceMonitor, Web SmartDeviceMonitor
and the embedded Web utility are passcode-protected so
that only authorized users can make changes to network
setup.
Device status: Yes.
Document manipulation: Yes. Jobs sent to the Document
Server from the print driver or scanned into storage on the
device can be merged into one file and printed.
Automatic port creation: Yes. Once installed,
SmartDeviceMonitor automatically locates devices on the
network and creates a port.
Network configuration from control panel/utility/Web: Yes/
Yes/Yes.
Manipulate order of print jobs in queue/print priority lev-
els: No.
Job status: Yes. Pop-up job completion notification is pro-
vided to end users. Users can also check the job history
via the Web utility, SmartDeviceeMonitor and Web
SmartDeviceMonitor for LAN fax, walk-up fax and print
jobs.
Remote manipulation of device/print job settings: Yes/No.
Multiple-device monitoring: Yes.
File downloading: No.
Consumables monitoring: Yes.
Preview or thumbnail image of file: Yes. Files scanned to
the Document Server (but not print jobs) can be previewed
or viewed.
Web-based administration: The embedded Web utility,
which can be password-protected so that only users with
the authorized password can make changes to the device,
allows users to view LAN fax, walk-up fax, print and Docu-
ment Server jobs and to monitor device status such as
paper and toner supply. Administrators can remotely make
changes to device settings. In addition, administrators and
authorized users can access Web SmartDeviceMonitor via a
Web browser, provided that the Web SmartDeviceMonitor
utility has been downloaded from Ricoh’s Web site and is
running on a server on the network.
Performance of Standalone Fax Functions
Fax scanning speed: The average scanning speed is ob-
tained from scanning into memory three originals using
standard resolution and normal contrast settings; timing