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Solution and Services Management Division

Enterprise Systems Product Management Division Canon U.S.A., Inc.

V3.0 Overview

Device Management and Configuration



Solution and Services Management Division Canon U.S.A., Inc.2

What is Device Management?

Device Management Solution:

Provides the organization with the ability to manage and

configure networked devices in order to comply with corporate

policies and operational requirements in addition to

maximizing the device's functionality.




Common IT requirements for Device

Management

• Real Time Device status/ E-mail Notification on error

• Remote device configuration

• Single solution and centralized portal for all networked devices

• Remote install and update of printer drivers

• Easily retrieve device meter totals for reporting

• Monitor device usage (over and under utilization)

• Knowing what is on their network (unauthorized printers)

• Managing devices in remote location




What is iWEMC?

A web-based network device management solution that enables centralizedmanagement of Canon and non-Canon devices

Key Features

• Centralized Device Management

• Enterprise Scalable• Real Time Device Status• Batch configuration of device settings• E-mail Notification for device errors• Additional Functionality using Plug-ins

1. Address Book Management Plug-in2. Printer Driver Management Plug-in3. Meter Capture Plug-in4. Resource Management Plug-in5. Accounting Management Plug-in6. User Management Plug-in7. Access Management Plug-in8. Device Application Management Plug-in

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Main Features

Centralized Device Management• One Utility to manage all your networked

devices remotely via a web browser• Auto Discovery allows discovery of new andun-configured devices•Logical grouping feature allows easyorganization of all devices• Advanced Filters for finding informationregarding easily•Map view of networked devices

Device Settings•retrieval and delivery of device settings such as IP Address,

device location, system manager, and DNS Server•the ability to reboot a single device or a group of devicesaddress

Modular Framework • More than 7 optional plug-ins to optimizedevice management

Enterprise scalable•1000 devices per server•Multiple servers can be installed and linked.

Security• Active Directory Integration•SNMP V3 support

Device Monitoring•Instant e-mail notification regarding MFP and printer errors /Real time device status•Support for Non-Canon devices for device monitoring and error

alerts

Task based management•Task to be created and scheduled to run atspecified intervals for easier management

Ease of use•Install Navigator for simple installation (All required components are bundled)• Easy navigation, task based on-line help




Central ized Dev ice Management


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Device List

IT Admin can:

1.View Real time device status

2.Input special comments fordevices

3.Jump to device RUI byclicking on the product name

4.View total pages printed

5.Use filters

6.Import/Export device list

7.Delete old devices



Device Map

IT Admin can:

1. Logically place networkeddevices as per their location2. View device status in themap3. Jump to device RUI bysimply clicking on the deviceicon



Advanced Filters

IT Admin can:

1. Easily find informationon monitored devices

For e.g.: All MFPs with “No Paper ”

<Or> All MFPs that support “Scan ”

Functionality

2. Create custom filters



Device List Export

When the device list is exported in CSVformat, it includes information such as:

•Device Name• Location

• IP Address• Domain• Comments• Total Pages Printed• Finishing Option on the device (Paper Deck 2-sided print etc)• Serial #• Firmware version & etc



•Device Groups can be created forlogical grouping.

• Access to individual groups can berestricted.(For e.g.: Users in SBDD group cannotview devices in STSD group)

New in v3.0 • Automatic grouping of devices after discovery

Device Grouping



Device Monitor ing



IT Admin- can configure e-mailalerts for deviceerrors or deviceoffline

Alerts for device errors



Detailed Device Error information

Detailederror

information



Device Error Log

•iWEMC maintains the errorlog history on devicesmonitored.

• Log Can be exported as aCSV file for further analysis



Device Configuration & Setup



Device Configuration

IT Admin can:

1. Retrieve device settings such

as Network information,contact information etc

2. Configure device settings onmultiple devices in a batchmode

3. Reboot multiple devices



Security



Multiple Authentication methods

iWEMC supports local

authentication whereusers are created on theserver

OR

Importing users from Active Directory directly

** SSL is also supported

S 3 S



SNMP V3 Support

IT Admin can :

• Setupauthenticationinformation formultiple devices

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Custom user account profiles

IT Admin can createcustom user account tolimit access forindividuals

For e.g: All users thatare part of the sbddgroup will have

access to metercapture plug-inonly.



Plug-ins

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Plug-in Summary

1. Meter Capture Plug-in : Allows retrieval of device meters totals

2. Printer Driver Management Plug-in: Allows remote installation and updateof printer drivers on user workstations

3. Address Book Management Plug-in: Allows retrieval and management of imageRUNNER address books

4. Accounting Management Plug-in : Allows monitoring of print usage for users, department or devices

5. Access Management Plug-in : Allows setup of device restrictions for compliance

6. Resource Management Plug-in : Allows installation of fonts and color profiles to imageRUNNER device

7. Device Application Management Plug-in : Allows installation of MEAPapplications

imageWARE EMC + Address Book plug in



- Add FunctionsSettings

-Dept ID

--Address Books

--Web Access

Favorites

Master

Slave

devices

DIDF

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- Address books

DIDF Features

Device settings for multiple imageRUNNER

devices

Ideal for customer who maintain the same

address book on all Canon iR devices.

Address Book plug-in features

Centrally retrieve/distribute/manage/edit

all address books

Ability to create new address books




imageWARE EMC Printer Driver Installation Plug-in

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Printer Driver Management Plug-in

Push Installation

Workstation

iWEMC Agent

1A

1B

1A) A task is created to install iWEMC Agent

on the client workstation automatically.

1B) Once the iWEMC Agent is installed

successfully, a new task is created to install

printer drivers on the workstation.

Notes

- Printers need to be discovered prior to

installing printer drivers.

- Drivers need to be uploaded to the iWEMC

Printer driver repository (FTP)

Pull Installation

Workstation / Print Server

If iWEMC Printer Agent is not installed

on the workstation, then a Driver

installer file is created from the iWEMC

server and downloaded to the

workstation. Once the executable file

(.exe) is executed, the selected printer

drivers are installed on the

workstation/server.

When printer agent is installed , IT Manager can

install/update or delete printer drivers on the

workstation.

Printer Driver

Meter Capture plug in



Meter Capture plug-in

Server

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EMC Server +

Meter Capture

Plug-in

1) Task is created to retrieve counter

readings from the iR Device2) Upon successful completion of the

task, an IT manager can view the

counter readings or export them to

“.CSV’ file.

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