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Using the SmartDeviceMonitor for Client

SmartDeviceMonitor for Client is an application that has functions such as the peer-to-peer printing machine monitoring. We recommend you install this application on the client computer. SmartDeviceMonitor for Client is required if you need to print over a network in a Windows 98/Me environment.

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What can you do with it?

Using SmartDeviceMonitor for Client, you can do the following:

  • Peer-to-peer printing

    • Send print jobs directly to the network printer without going through a print server.

    • Print using a substitute printer if there are too many jobs waiting on the specified printer, or if an error disables printing (Recovery Printing).

    • Allocate multiple print jobs to multiple printers (Parallel Printing).

    • Preregister groups of printers specified for Recovery Printing or Parallel Printing.

  • Receive error message notification if an error occurs in the machine while it is printing or sending a job.

  • Monitoring function

    • Check the machine status such as the remaining amount of paper while printing.

    • Simultaneously monitor multiple machines in use.

    • Check the machine's network settings and system configuration.

  • Be notified of print completion.

  • View up to 100 print jobs that belong to you.

Related topics

Monitoring Machines
Using Notification via SmartDeviceMonitor for Client
Specifying the Settings for Monitoring the Machine
Displaying the Machine Status
When Using IPP with SmartDeviceMonitor for Client