Device properties for Combined Client for Ricoh

Combined Client for Ricoh device properties are configured in the Device Registration Service web console. When configured for a device group, they can be propagated to any device in the group.

These parameters define the device settings. Click the edit button to edit the parameters for a device. Click the save button to save changes to the parameters or click the cancel button to discard changes.

Option Description
Name

The name of the Ricoh device or device group.

Address

The IP address or DNS address of the Ricoh device.

This is a device only parameter and will not be displayed when configuring parameters for a device group.
Inherit Properties from Group

This option only appears for a device that is a member of a device group.

  • Click True to use device settings that are configured for the group. This is the default setting when you create a new device profile in a group. The current group settings although visible cannot be changed. You can only change group membership defined by the Device Group setting.
  • Click False to configure settings for this device profile. Choosing this setting allows you to configure all of the settings for a device. The default settings after you choose this option will initially be the same as are configured for the group, so you only need to change those settings that you want to be different. Any changes made to the group settings while this False will not propagate to the device.
Username

The administrator user name for the Ricoh device. The default is "admin".

Username is not required to perform a selected action on the device.
Password

The administrator password for the Ricoh device. The default password is none.

Application

The application that is associated with the Ricoh device or device group.

Device Group

Click a group name in this box to change group membership. When a device is a member of a group in can optionally inherit device settings defined for the group. This allows you to simultaneously manage settings for multiple devices. Select the [Devices] option in this list to entirely remove a device from group membership.

Remote Install Password

The remote password for the Ricoh device. This password is required for uploading the Combined Client for Ricoh Xlet to a Ricoh ESA device. The default remote install password is "ricoh".

Enable Print Release

Set this to True to enable the Print Manager after login. The default value is True.

Enable Scan

Set this to True to enable the AutoStore scan functionality. The default value is True.

Default Functionality

Specifies to initially display the capture or print function (AutoStore or Print Manager) after a user logs on to a device. The default setting is AutoStore.

Authentication

Specifies which application performs the login and which login method that it will use. See the authentication option table below. The default setting is Print Manager Authentication. Options are:

  • Print Manager Authentication with Device Access Control
  • Print Manager Authentication
  • Device Authentication
  • AutoStore Authentication
  • External AAA Provider
  • CAP

If you select Print Manager Authentication with Device Access Control, Print Manager Authentication, or AutoStore Authentication and the Ricoh device has a Smart Operation Panel, set SmartPanel Compatibility Mode to True.

For more information on the authentication modes settings, refer to Ricoh authentication modes.

Secure Communication

Enables secure socket layer (SSL) communication. The default value is False. The connection profile is HTTP when this is set to False or HTTPS when this is set to True.

For Equitrac, this setting must be set to True.

Log Level

The level of logging. There are four options:

  • Error - Errors are displayed in the log.
  • Warning - Errors and warnings are displayed in the log.
  • Information - Errors, warnings, and information messages are displayed in the log.
  • Debug - All message types as well as debugging messages are displayed in the log.
The default is Debug and provides for the most detailed logging.
Smart Operation Panel Compatibility Mode

Enables authentication compatibility between the Combined Client for Ricoh and Ricoh devices that have a Smart Operation Panel.

Set the value to True if the device has a Smart Operation Panel and the Authentication value is Print Manager Authentication with Device Access Control, Print Manager Authentication, or AutoStore Authentication. The Combined Client for Ricoh shows a graphical Logout button because the Smart Operation Panel does not have a Logout key.

Set the value to False for Ricoh devices that do not have a Smart Operation Panel. Users log out by pressing the Logout key on the standard device panel.

Print Manager Date Format The format used for dates displayed by the print manager server.
Print Manager DateTime Format The format used for date and time displayed by the print manager server.
AS Application Name

The name of the application displayed on the device panel. The default is AUTOSTORE workflow.

AS Status Refresh Interval

The refresh interval for AutoStore in seconds. The default is 60 seconds.

AS Batch Scan Timeout

When batch scanning mode is enabled, the period of inactivity (in seconds) at the device panel before the Combined Client for Ricoh sends the batch scan job to AutoStore. For example, you use the default of 60 seconds. If a user scans a batch of 12 documents and leaves the device, the Combined Client for Ricoh sends the job to AutoStore 60 seconds after the last document enters the scanner.

Print Manager Application Timeout

The period of inactivity (in seconds) at the device panel before the Combined Client for Ricoh automatically logs a user off the device.

On a device that operates with a Java platform version older than 10.x, the period of inactivity starts with a key or button click when the Combined Client for Ricoh is active on the panel. On a device that operates with Java platform version 10.x or newer, the period of inactivity starts with a key or button click from any application.

The default is 300 seconds.

Display Destination Specific Documents only

If the option is set to True, the device only shows the user's jobs that were sent to the specific device.  If this option is set to False, all of the users print jobs show on a device, regardless of where they were sent. The default is False.

Print Manager Enable SSO Provider

Enables notification to SSO Provider of user login and logout events when the print manager is the login application. Enable this only when both the following criteria exist:

  • A third-party application requires SSO through the UC login.
  • The SSO provider servlet is installed and specified by the SSO Package option on this tab.
The default is False.
Use SNMPv3

Use SNMPv3 for tracking print jobs (securely communicating print counts, copy counts, and so forth). To use this feature, you need to enable and configure SNMPv3 functionality on a device.

Device Context Name

Set this to match the SNMPv3 context name setting configured on the device.

Account Name

Set this to match the SNMPv3 account name setting configured on the device.

Authentication Password

Set this to match the SNMPv3 authentication password (user) setting configured on the device.

Encryption Password

Set this to match the SNMPv3 encryption password (user) setting configured on the device.

Authentication Algorithm

Specifies the cryptographic hash function used to protect authentication information.

  • SHA1
  • MD5
Encryption Algorithm

Specifies the encryption algorithm used to encrypt communications with a device.

  • AES
  • AES192
  • AES256
  • DES
Client Package Select a client package from this list. The selected application package is downloaded to a device by the Install action. List items are populated by the uploaded files specified on the Files tab.

Ricoh ESA installation packages are downloaded from the Equitrac Partner Portal or from the Web Licensing Portal. For information about how to add a Ricoh ESA installation package to DRS, see Upload the Ricoh Combined Client Xlets to the server.

SSO Package Select an SSO package from the list. To enable notification to Provider of user login and logout events when the print manager is the login application, you must also choose True for the Print Manager Enable SSO Provider option on this tab.

Ricoh ESA installation packages are downloaded from the Equitrac Partner Portal or from the Web Licensing Portal. For information about how to add a Ricoh ESA installation package to DRS, see Upload the Ricoh Combined Client Xlets to the server.