1.Monitoring Printers
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2.Administration
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Monitored Printer
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View Monitored Printers
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Modify Printer Cost
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Add New Printer
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Remove Printer
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Monitored Users
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Administrative User Accounts
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View Accounts
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Add Account
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Remove Account
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Modify Account
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Registration
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3.Statistics
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Printer Statistics
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User Statistics
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Aggregated Statistics
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Reporting
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1.Monitoring Printers
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If you are using a network printer you have to create a print server on the computer where Cyclope Enterprise Printer Monitor is installed.
Please follow the next steps in order to configure your Print Server:
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If you are using a printer connected the computer using the USB or Parallel Port. Please follow the next steps in order to configure your printer to be monitorized by Cyclope Enterprise Printer Monitor:
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To configure the network computers (other than the server) please follow the nest steps:
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2.Administration
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Monitored Printers
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This section allows you to see the list of monitored printers, modify printer costs, add or remove monitored printers
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View Monitored Printers
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The list contains the available printers that undergo monitoring and the associated cost for one printed page
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Modify Printer Cost
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To modify the cost for a monitored document, select one printer, write the new value then press Modify Cost to save changes.
Note: please use integer values for costs, do not use comma/dot separated values.
Correct Cost: 2 cents / page
Incorrect Cost: 2.5 cents / page
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Add New Printer
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Select a printer form the available printer list to monitor, set the cost per page for the selected printer and press Add Printer button.
Note: please use integer values for costs, do not use comma/dot separated values.
Correct Cost: 2 cents / page
Incorrect Cost: 2.5 cents / page
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Remove Printer
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Select the printer from the monitored printer lists then press Remove Printer to have it deleted from the monitored printer list.
Note: A printer after being removed will no longer be monitored but the logs collected from the printer will be kept (number of pages printed, the documents printed, the users who used the printer during the period the printer was monitored by Cyclope Enterprise Printer Monitor).
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Monitored Users
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The list contains the list of all users that have ever used the monitored printers. To remove the user from the list, press Delete User.
Note: The user together with his logs will be removed.
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Administrative User Accounts
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This section allows you to define the users and the permission for accessing the Cyclope Enterprise Printer Monitor user interface.
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View Accounts
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The current list of existing user accounts. The administrator can see logs and customize the application while the users can only view the logs.
Note: Only the administrator can create or modify accounts and view the Administration section.
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Add Account
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To create a new account, insert the information required and specify the account type.
Note: Only the administrator can create or modify accounts and view the Administration section.
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Remove Account
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For removing, choose the account form the list then press Remove Account.
Note 1: the changes apply automatically so after the account is removed the user will no longer be able to access the Cyclope Enterprise Printer Monitor user interface. If the user is logged when the account is removed no pages will be loaded.
Note 2: If by mistake you remove all users accounts please contact our support team in order to provide you access to the restricted administrator account which cannot be deleted.
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Modify Account
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To change the account login, chose the account, type and then retype the password and Press Modify Account
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Registration
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In this section you can see your registration information. (the user name, the email address, the maximum number of monitored printers and the license validity).
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3.Statistics
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The reports section allows you to set various customizable reports according to the printer ad the users using those printers.
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Printer Statistics
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Choose a printer from the monitored printers list to see the statistics.
The report contains the date and time, the user and the name of the document, the number of printed pages and the associated cost for that job.
The application provides periodical reporting. To select a period, click the dropdown list.
Note: When printing the report, make sure you first make a preview of the document to see if the table fits the page. In case it needs adjustment, set the page to best fit the table form the browser File/Page Setup.
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User Statistics
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Choose a user from the users list to see the statistics.
The application provides also periodical reporting. To select a period, click the dropdown list.
Note: When printing the report, make sure you first make a preview of the document to see if the table fits the page. In case it needs adjustment, set the page to best fit the table form the browser File/Page Setup.
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Aggregated Statistics
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Choose a period for which to see the aggregated reports on users and printers.
The list contains all printing jobs details for the selected period
Note: When printing the report, make sure you first make a preview of the document to see if the table fits the page. In case it needs adjustment, set the page to best fit the table form the browser File/Page Setup.
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Reporting
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The Reporting feature provides email reports to the specified email address. The Cyclope Enterprise Printer Monitor sends you the Aggregated Statistics on daily basis.
Please make sure that the Enable Email Reporting option is checked and always use the Test Email feature in order to verify if you receive emails.
If you do not want to use our email server , you can use your own email server by modifying the authentication information.
Note: When printing the report, make sure you first make a preview of the document to see if the table fits the page. In case it needs adjustment, set the page to best fit the table form the browser File/Page Setup.
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