Managing Printers in NetWare Administrator
Viewing the Status of a Printer Agent
The EPSON Printer Control screen allows the administrator to remotely manage the network printer through the real-time status of the printer. The EPSON Printer Control screen offers you the dynamic printer image, signals, and messages reflecting the real-time status of the printer.
The way to display the Printer Control screen depends on the Printer Agent type, either public access or controlled access. Follow the instructions below to display the Printer Control screen.
- For public access printers: In NetWare Administrator, select NDPS Public Access Printers from the Tool menu, then double-click the printer you want to view the status of from the list. The EPSON Printer Control screen appears.
- For controlled access printers: In NetWare Administrator, double-click the NDPS Printer object you have created. The EPSON Printer Control screen appears.
About the EPSON Printer Control screen
The EPSON Printer Control dialog contains the buttons for viewing specific parts of the printers, and shows the printer model, signals, printer image, and current printer status with icons and messages. The status on this screen will change as the actual device status changes.
- Printer Model: The model name of the printer.
- Printer image: Image of the selected printer. The image will change as you add or remove printer equipment such as optional trays, etc.
- Signals: A green light indicates normal status; a yellow light indicates a warning of a developing problem, such as low toner or ink; and a red light indicates an error that prohibits operation.
- Status icons: The status icons warn of a developing problem. When you click the icon, a dialog box appears showing the event histories of the printer, such as the time the event occurred, what kind of event occurred, the class of the product, the description, and event severity. These histories will be erased when the error is cleared.
The following are the icons you might see.
: Indicates that there is a paper jam.
: Indicates that the printer is out of paper.
: Indicates that the printer is out of toner.
: Indicates that the printer is out of ink.
: Indicates that the cover is open.
: Indicates that another type of error has occurred.
- Buttons: Each button contains information on the printer status. See the following for information on each button: