Creating device-specific Printer performance monitors
To create a device-specific Printer performance monitor:
- In Details or Map View, right-click a device, then select . The Device Properties dialog appears.
: In order for the Printer Performance Monitor to work, in addition to being SNMP-enabled, the printer you are attempting to monitor must also support the Standard Printer MIB. Make sure that you select a device that supports the Standard Printer MIB.
- Click . The Device Properties - Performance Monitors dialog appears.
- In the section, click . The Select Performance Monitor Type dialog appears.
- Select , then click . The New Printer Performance Monitor dialog appears.
- Enter the and short for the monitor. This information helps you to identify the monitor later.
- Select the ink/toner cartridge from which you want to collect ink/toner level data.
: You must set up a Printer performance monitor for each color ink/toner cartridge you want to monitor.
- Select the (in minutes) for how often you want data to be collected for the selected toner cartridge. This number represents the number of minutes between each collection.
- You can click the button to select Advanced options:
- . Enter the timeout in seconds. If a device does not respond to within this time, the monitor is considered down.
- . Enter the number of attempts to communicate with the device over the network. After this number is exceeded, the monitor is considered down.
- Verify the configuration of the monitor, then click to add the monitor to the device Properties.