psm version 6 printer supply monitor™
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The Printer Supply Monitor™ - PSM - provides manufacturer independent control over your printer-fleet. With PSM you can automate the supply order process. PSM makes it possible to have individual notifications for empty consumables, printer errors, and counter reportsS
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Tel.: 044 730 23 45
Fax: 044 730 18 35
Web: www.sysprint.ch
Mail: [email protected]
In a larger company it can be a very time consuming job, to maintain consumables, orders, gather page counters or track errors. It is important, that the needed consumable parts are available on time, and that there is no big stock of consumables.That is exactly the point where PSM fits into your environment.
What PSM can do for you..
PSM keeps track of all consumables in your printers and it can send automatically orders to the suppliers defined by you. If you have onsite service teams to change the consumables in the printers you can setup PSM to notify the service team responsible for the affected printer. You can also choose to track errors on the printers and setup a separate notifications. Additionally you can setup monthly reports on the page counts and consumable orders done by PSM.
Advantages of PSM
PSM is installed at the enduser company. An internet connection or special firewall/proxy Rules to the internet are not required. All outgoing communication is performed by email (reports, orders, notifications) and by SNMP (printer queries).
PSM can be controlled using a standard webbrowser. Pure html and some JAVA-script is used. This makes the GUI very efficient and fast.
PSM uses SNMP V2 for the printer queries. Special configuration on the printers are not required.
PSM is manufacturer independent. Consumable orders are working for all printers which are supporting the consumable queries according to RFC1759. This is usually the case if the printer is not older than 8 years.
PSM is Supplier independent. Orders can be routed to various suppliers individually.
PSM is developed in Switzerland. This guarantees optimized and fast Support.
Advantages - short Overview
- Manufacturer independent Admini- stration of Consumables (Devices must support SNMP V2 Queries of Consumable Status)
- Automatic Orders of Consumables at Different Suppliers
- Flexible Configuration of threshold Values for each Consumable for Orders And separately for the Replacement of Consumables
- all outgoing Communication by Email
- Monthly Reports with the current Page Counts and Consumable Orders) (Devices must support Page Counter Queries by SNMP V2)
- Possibility to Check and Report Devices in Error Status
- Webbrowser based System with Integrated User Administration and Different Security Levels
- Standard TCP/IP Communication using SNMP V2 Queries
- Available as Hardware Appliance, Windows IIS based Software, or as a VMWare Software Image
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Printer Supply Monitor™
Typical usage of PSM within automated Work flows
Security
PSM is installed at the Enduser Company. The Customer has the full Control over the System. He also has the choice, to select the Supplier he wants to work with. The only outgoing Communication takes place over Email. A direct Internet Connection is not required. This ensures maximum Security and Privacy.
Flexibility and Independence
Orders can be routed individually to different Suppliers per Device or Device Group. This applies for Error Messages and Counter Reports too. This ensures a maximum of Flexibility. An Onsite Stock of consumables is no longer needed. Consumables will be ordered by PSM early enough, to allow shipping before the Consumable becomes empty.
For Companies who still want to have a local Stock of consumable Parts, PSM has an optional Stock Administration. This covers the management of minimum Quantities, current Quantities, Order recommendations, Entries, and Printing of Shipping Lists.
Usage of PSM within existing Contracts with Service or Supply Partners
PSM is also a great Help for the usage within so called «all inclusive» Projects. These are Projects, where you get everything from one Partner: Supplies, Service, and Delivery of Devices.Since PSM can report the monthly usage of consumables as well as the Page Counters, both Models, a Volume based (Click) Model, or a Consumable Usage based Model are possible.
Open Communication and the use within ERP Systems
Since PSM is only sending Emails to external Destination, the Enduser always can see, what is sent. The Order Emails are structured Text Emails, which can be integrated by an automated ERP Process.
Below you see a graphical Scheme of the Workflow Process:
Table PRINTERS
Printer IP, Consumable / Error / Orderstatus, Profiles to be used
Table DEVTYPES
Printer Profiles withConsumable Mibs
Table PRINTERS_STATISTIC
Qty of Consumables Ordered in Total / Current Page Counters
SchedulerBatchqryprt Program
Table COUNTER_PROFILES
Error Profile withError Mibs
Table PRINTER_ERRORS
Counter Profiles with Counter Mibs
PSMDatabase
SupplyTool
Table ORDERTRACKING
History of Orders
Table ERRORTRACKING
History of Errors
Query Request
Query Response (Page Counters)
Query Response (Error Status / Consumable Status)
Batchnight Program
Printer History Tables
Table with dayly Printer History (1 per Printer)
Order/Error MessageMail Program
SCHEDULER
Batchnight Program
- Error Emails- Toner Service Emails- Email Orders
- automatic Consumable Reports- automatic Page Counter Reports- Automatic Error Summary Reports
PSM Dataflow and theorie of Operation
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Operating System and Software
PSM Lite / Appliance / VMWare:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS based with: - Apache 2.2 - MySQL 5 - PHP 5 - Zend Optimizer. - PBLicense
PSM Windows:
3 MS packages for Windows 2008R2/2012 64 Bit: - PHP 5.3 - MySQL 5 - PSM 6.05
Hardware based models
All hardware based PSM models are setup according the VMWare variant. PSM Lite is based on Ubuntu 12.04 32Bit, while the rack appliance is based on Ubuntu 12.04 64Bit.
PSM Rack Version:
- Supermicro S5014-A-H / Intel Atom CPU- 2GB RAM / 160GB Disk, Raid1, 2xGiga-LAN
PSM Lite Version:
- Digitallogic MPC20- 256MB RAM / 4GB CF Disk, 2x LAN Eth 10/100
Copyright & Trademark
PSM: - Source & Copyright: JSM Schiegg GmbH- Sales and Support: Sysprint AG Ubuntu Linux: GPL License
All installed Software Packages are property of their respective Manufacturers and may be used under their License Conditions.
PSMLL PSM Lite Appliance Base License incl. aut. Ordering Please state the number of licenses (max. 100)
PSMAL PSM Rack Appliance Base License incl. aut. Ordering (max. 10'000)
PSMSW-VMW PSM VMWare Base License incl. aut. Ordering (max. 10'000)
Optional Features:PSMEL-xxx Error Messages Alerting xxx is dependent on the Number of Licenses > Base VersionPSMRL-xxx Automatic Consumable and Page Counter Reports xxx is dependent on the Number of Licenses > Base VersionPSMTL-xxx 2nd threshold Alerting, if Toner near Empty xxx is dependent on the Number of Licenses > Base VersionPSMSL-xxx PSM integrated local Stock Administration xxx is dependent on the Number of Licenses > Base Version
Please state the number of licenses
Please state the number of licenses
PSMSW-WIN PSM Windows Base License incl. aut. Ordering Please state the number of licenses (max. 10'000)
OperationOptimized for Internet Explorer 8+
Hardware VariantsRack-Appliance:PSM is delivered as 1U 19" Rack Applicance and needs one 230 Volt Power Connection, as well as one Ethernet Rj45 (100Mbit oder 1Gigabit) Connection
PSM Lite Appliance:PSM Lite is delivered as a small Box (10x2x6cm) and needs one 230 Volt Power Connection and one 100Mbit Ethernet Ej45 Connection
Software Variant (VMWare Image)VMWare Software Image for Server V 2.0 and compatible Versions
Software Variant (Windows)Windows Server 2008R2 or Server 2012 64Bit
Network Requirements- 1 TCP/IP Ethernet Connection 10/100Mbit or 1 Gbit- Access to an Email, DNS and Time Server - All communication with the Printers are made using TCP/IP SNMP V2
Part No Product Name Description
Hardware and Software Requirements
Software Data and Copyright