IT managers appreciate the ease of our imageRUNNER device's integration into their networks and they have come to expect the same level of control that they maintain with other devices within their network. Although Canon already offers centralized control of our imageRUNNER devices through the use of our NetSpot Console utility, we are cognizant that IT managers expect to utilize their existing device or enterprise management software for the management of our devices as well.

   It is for this reason that Canon offers Plug-ins to the following leading Enterprise Device Management Systems available in the marketplace today:

• BMC PATROL®
• CA Unicenter®
• HP Web Jetadmin®
• Tivoli® NetView®
• HP OpenView®
• Microsoft Management Console

   Plug-in for HP Web Jetadmin

HP's Web Jetadmin is a free web-based network device management software that is distributed by HP.

Canon's Plug-in to the HP Web Jetadmin offers the following general functionality:

Status: Provides a comprehensive overview of status for the Canon imageRUNNER device. Elements included on this page are:

• Device Image - shows the current configuration and status of the device
• Status Messages - while refreshing the device image, Web Jetadmin updates a message to explain the printer's condition
• Control Panel - a copy of the imageRUNNER's control panel
• Device Properties - Displays the properties in reference to the identification of the printer
• Capabilities List - indicates the capabilities of the printer such as input tray, memory, resolution, duplex, etc.
• Supply Levels - reports the printer consumable levels (toner).

Diagnostics: A comprehensive display of concise information of the printer. Depending upon the device, the type of information that can be displayed includes:

• Device Name, Device ID string, system contact, description, firmware version, serial number, page counters, fax counters, copier counter, input trays level, and consumables.
• Network interface: device hardware address, system up time, network packets
• TCP/IP: IP address, gateway, network mask
• Netware name

Alerts Page: Web Jetadmin can be configured to send an email to notify an IT system administrator of device conditions. Alert categories include supply alerts such as paper out, toner out, toner low; advisory alerts such as configure paper, out of memory, manual feed needed; media path alerts such as output bin full, paper jam, cover open; and service alerts such as offline, printer error, intervention needed. All alert categories are only available if device supports it, and all communication is performed using SNMP protocol.

Canon's Plug-in to HP's Web Jetadmin is HP Certified.

   Plug-in for BMC PATROL

The Plug-in for BMC PATROL is known as the imageRUNNER Knowledge Module (KM) for PATROL. IT Administrators who are already utilizing BMC's PATROL enterprise management software system will now be able to monitor and control their Canon imageRUNNER devices from within their already familiar environment, thereby eliminating the need to use multiple software applications for overall network management.

To download a trial version of PATROL visit http://www.bmc.com/products/catalog/canon_imagerunner.html

The Canon imageRUNNER KM for BMC PATROL increases overall network efficiency by ensuring availability of networked imageRUNNER devices.

The Canon imageRUNNER KM provides a "Health at a Glance" consolidated view of connected imageRUNNER devices, so IT Administrators can quickly check the status of their printing resources.

IT Administrators can drill down and view an extensive set of key imageRUNNER related attributes and make changes if necessary. Supported attributes include Available Disk Space, Configuration Information, Customizable Alerts, Device Status, Feeder Status, Paper Status, Toner Levels.

Automated recovery or notification takes over if an imageRUNNER failure occurs, minimizing downtime.

The imageRUNNER KM for PATROL supports Canon Management Information Bases (MIBs) over SNMP to provide detailed information on key device related attributes.

From the PATROL Explorer screen, one can view and monitor the supported imageRUNNER devices on the network in PATROL Enterprise Manager. Alerts are displayed as flashing icons indicating device status.

Clicking on the device icon produces more detailed information, allowing one to view and monitor the printer features and the respective status for each feature.

The Canon KM configuration interface for Network Printer Setup Information and TCP/IP Protocol is almost identical to that of NetSpot, but all within the framework of PATROL Explorer.

   Plug-in for CA Unicenter

In addition to Canon's NetSpot Plug-in for CA Unicenter v2.3 or 2.3, Canon offers a Netaphor MetaConsole Snap-in to CA Unicenter NSM (v3.0).

The MetaConsole Snap-in for CA Unicenter NSM is capable of performing the following features within 2-D and 3-D navigation maps of Unicenter:

• Device Configuration
• Device Discovery
• Setting Alarms with rates and timeouts
• Displaying Status and Errors
• Displaying Paper Cassette Information
• Displaying Tray Information
• Displaying Printing Interface Information
• Enabling or Disabling Jam Recovery
• Enabling or Disabling Queues
• Enabling or Disabling Automatic Printing of the Job Log
• Displaying Hardware Features
• Sending Maintenance Commands to the Device
• Managing TCP/IP Properties
• Managing IPX Properties
• Displaying Network Interface Information
• Displaying Protocol Diagnostic Details

The MetaConsole Snap-in for CA Unicenter NSM is certified ca smart™.

   Plug-in for Canon NetSpot

Canon offers its own Plug-ins into leading Enterprise Management systems through its own NetSpot solution. NetSpot Plug-ins are available for the following Enterprise applications:

• CA Unicenter® (v2.2 and 2.3)
• Microsoft Management Console
• Tivoli® NetView®
• HP OpenView®