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Chapter
13
Printer Management
Job accounting
The printer can store information about jobs printed. The information, in the form of
a log file, is stored either in the printer’s memory or on a hard disk, if one is
connected to the printer. If the log file is stored in the printer’s memory, it is lost
when the printer is reset; therefore, it is recommended that a hard disk be used with
this job accounting feature.
The log file is a list of job accounting records stored by the printer. Each record
contains fields such as user name, job name, pages printed, job times, and toner
used. Not all fields are supported by all printers. For details, refer to the
PhaserShare Administrator or PhaserLink Printer Management Software on-line
help.
The actual job accounting values reported vary depending on the protocol and print
command used when each job was printed. For example, using NPRINT over
NetWare provides the printer with the most information about the job being printed.
When using Windows and NetWare, the job name is often LST: or LST:BANNER.
Other jobs from other ports may provide even less information about the job.
Job accounting is available through the PhaserShare Administrator and PhaserLink
Printer Management Software. See the next topic, “Job accounting: PhaserShare
Administrator” and “Job accounting: PhaserLink Printer Management Software” on
page 128.
Job accounting: PhaserShare Administrator
1.
Display the Job Display tab:
a.
In the Main window, click Configure Printer; this displays the
Configure Printer dialog box.
b.
In the Configure Printer dialog box, click Job Display; this displays the
Job Display tab.
2.
When the Job Display tab is first displayed, the job summary list is empty
and the Total Number of Jobs field reports the number of jobs stored by
the printer. To get job information, click Get Jobs.
For complete information on PhaserShare Administrator job accounting, including
clearing job information, exporting job information to a file, and job accounting file
formats, see the PhaserShare Administrator on-line help.