Setting SNMP on the Device

SNMP helps monitor the state of the machine and collects information on it. The following items can be set:

<Community Name>:

Sets the SNMP community name. You can specify up to two community names.

<Writable SNMP>:

Enables the computers on the network to access the machine and modify its settings if this item is activated. You can specify this setting for each community separately.

<Get Printer Management Information from Host>:

Enables automatically the SNMP port monitoring function to obtain printer management information such as information on print applications and printer ports, if you are using Windows Vista and set [Standard TCP/IP port] for the printer driver port.

1. Press (Additional Functions).

Press (Additional Functions).

2. Press [System Settings] [Network Settings] [SNMP Settings].

If the System Manager ID and System Password have been set, enter the System Manager ID and System Password using - (numeric keys), then press (Log In/Out) to enter the System Settings menu. The SNMP Settings screen appears.

3. Select [On] or [Off] for <Use SNMP>.

[On]: When you set or browse each item of the machine with utility that uses SNMP to obtain information. Proceed to step 4.

[Off ]: When you do not use an SNMP utility. Skip to step 7.

4. To change Community Name to a name other than <public>, press [Community Name], then enter the community name using the touch panel keyboard.

5. Select [On] or [Off] for <Writable SNMP>.

[On]: Allows the computers on the network to access the machine and modify its settings.

[Off ]: The computers on the network cannot access the machine and modify its settings.

6. Select [On] or [Off] for <Get Printer Management Information from Host>.

[On]: Enables the SNMP port monitoring function to automatically obtain printer management information such as information on print applications and printer ports if you are using Windows Vista and set [Standard TCP/IP port] for the printer driver port.

[Off ]: Disables the above function.

7. Confirm the settings you specified, then press Turn off the machine, wait at least 10 seconds, then turn it on. [OK].

8. Press [Done] repeatedly until the Additional Functions screen closes.

9. Restart the machine.

Turn off the machine, wait at least 10 seconds, then turn it on.