Canon 2.2 - Manual (Page 4)

Audience
IT Managers who utilize network printing
will benefit from the Canon Print Server
Appliance’s ability to optimally manage
those printing resources and increase
overall efficiency.
designated as the failover unit. The failover unit will
automatically monitor the health of the other PSA
units. Should a PSA become inactive, the failover unit will
assume the identity of the other unit, without requiring
any intervention from the IT Manager. Having automatic
failover capability averts a crisis by allowing the IT
Manager to address the situation at their convenience.
Fleet Manager
Fleet Manager is a separate software utility bundled
with the PSA designed to give the IT Manager the
capability to manage all the PSAs within the enterprise
from one console. Fleet Manager lets the IT Manager
configure and clone multiple PSAs across the enter-
prise. For example, with Fleet Manager, the IT Manager
only needs to download a driver once for a specific
device that’s not a Canon device, and push the driver
out to all PSAs that have the same device. In this exam-
ple, Fleet Manager reduces the time it will take the
IT Manager to manually download the driver for
every PSA in the enterprise.
Factory Reset
This feature allows the IT Manager to go to a physical
PSA unit and, through a series of special key
sequences, restore the unit back to the original soft-
ware shipped from the factory. Factory Reset saves the
IT Manager the time and effort required to restore a
PSA unit to proper functionality, without the delay of
shipping the appliance to a repair center.
Anti-Virus Protection
Canon recognizes that security is a key aspect of any
software-based product. Therefore, the PSA allows the
IT Manager to install their corporate edition of any stan-
dard anti-virus software on the PSA. IT Managers can
easily standardize the anti-virus platform of the
PSA with the rest of the computers and servers in
the enterprise.
Auto Update
The Canon PSA will always be up-to-date with the
latest system software releases through the automatic
update function. The PSA monitors a dedicated Canon
software portal. When it discovers a new release, the
appliance automatically downloads and records it in the
events log. The IT Manager can set the appliance for
manual updates if desired. Updates are available for
one year at no additional cost and can be extended for
up to three years through an optional maintenance
agreement.
Device Alerting
In addition to having self reporting and alerting capabil-
ities, the PSA also reports the status of devices within
its discovered device list. For example, the PSA provides
the following alerts per device: key operator, supplies
related error conditions, and break/fix dispatch.
Custom Community Strings
The PSA supports the use of custom SNMP community
strings within an enterprise, in addition to supporting
the default string, “public.” The use of additional SNMP
custom community strings increases network security
for enterprises.
Convenient Device Management
IT Managers can easily access and configure the
appliance settings through the administrator’s view
on the
PSA ’s intranet Web page. Additionally, the IT
Manager can also view the network printing devices and
drill down to modify the settings as needed. The page can
be accessed from anywhere on the corporate network.
Easy Access to Additional ESP-Based Applications
Because the PSA is based on Canon’s Enterprise
Services Platform (ESP), customers can easily take
advantage of follow-up applications that Canon will
be launching under the ESP umbrella.
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