Introduction
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Setup Guide
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Printer management
After your printer is up and running on the network, you can take advantage of
the following features that aid you in managing your printer over the network:
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Job accounting.
The printer stores a log file containing information
about jobs printed. The file is a list of job accounting records. Each
record contains fields such as user name, job name, pages printed, job
times, and toner used. Job accounting is available through the
PhaserShare Administrator and PhaserLink Printer Management
software.
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PhaserLink Status Notification.
PhaserLink Printer Management
Software provides PhaserLink Status Notification, which allows the
printer to automatically send email to the system administrator and
others when the printer requires attention (for example, when printer
errors, warnings, and alerts occur, or when service is required).
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Usage Profile reports.
The printer can generate reports detailing
printer usage. These
Usage Profile reports
include information on many
aspects of printer usage, including ink or toner used, number of pages
printed, and media types used. You can print these reports from the
front panel or PhaserLink Printer Management software, or you can
obtain them automatically via email.
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PhaserLink PDF Direct Printing.
This feature provides
drag-and-drop printing of PDF and PostScript files from your web
browser in Windows 95 and Windows 98 environments. Just drag any
hotlink for a PDF or PostScript file from the browser to the PhaserLink
PDF Direct Printing icon on the desktop to print the file on your
Tektronix printer. There is no need to access the URL or open the file.
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Intelligent Ready.
With Intelligent Ready, the printer can monitor
usage and automatically warm up when you are most likely to need it.
You can turn Intelligent Ready on or off from the printer’s front panel.
Using PhaserLink Printer Management Software, you can control
when the printer automatically warms up.
For more information on these features, see the
PhaserShare Networking Manual
on the printer’s CD-ROM.
