SyncThru 5.0 Job Accounting Plug-in Guide (ver.1.2.1.493)

Introduction_ 9
• Job records stored even after Job Accounting disabled : You can see job records even after Job Accounting
disabled for the devices. (See
"Viewing job records for a device" on page 22) You can also see job records with
Analysis & Reports.
Compatibility
SyncThru™ Admin 5 provides backward compatibility for SyncThru™ Web Admin Service 4.x Job Accounting Plug-in. If
you are using SyncThru™ Web Admin Service 4.x with the Job Accounting Plug-in, the SyncThru™ Web Admin Service
4.x Job Accounting database can be migrated manually when you install SyncThru™ Admin 5 and the Job Accounting
Plug-in.
How to import SyncThru™ Web Admin Service 4.x Job Accounting data:
1. From the Windows Start menu, select Run and type in cmd.
A window appears.
2. Type in cd <SyncThru™ Admin 5 installed directory>\swasdbconvertor\jobaccounting and press Enter on the
keyboard.
Usually, SyncThru™ Admin 5 is installed in "C:\Program Files\Samsung Network Printer Utilities\SyncThru
Admin 5".
3. Then enter jac_getSWASData.bat <SyncThru™ Web Admin Service 4.x Job Accounting Database location>
and press Enter.
Usually, SyncThru™ Web Admin Service 4.x Database location is "C:\Program Files\Samsung Network Printer
Utilities\SyncThru Web Admin Service Job Accounting\JACDB.db"
4. It will take a few moments for the data to be imported to SyncThru™ Admin 5.
Job Accounting devices, data will be imported only if those devices are already in the SyncThru™ Admin 5 Device
List.
If you do migration from SyncThru™ Web Admin Service 4.x Job Accounting Plug-in, your devices may still support
SyncThru™ Web Admin Service 4.x Job Accounting Plug-in, not SyncThru™ Admin 5 Job Accounting. If so, your
devices will not support followings, SyncThru™ Admin 5's new features:
• LDAP users
• Group permission
• Usage count information
• Maximum of 1000 users (SyncThru™ Web Admin Service 4.x Job Accounting Plug-in compatible devices
supports only 255 users)
Features of SyncThru™ Admin 5 Job Accounting Plug-in
Main features
Additional features
If you install Job Accounting Plug-in, the following new features are added to SyncThru™ Admin 5 (See "Related features"
on page 40):
• Enabling job accounting depending on the job type: print, scan, copy or fax.
• Enabling/disabling of error reporting.
FEATURE DESCRIPTION
User management You can:
• group users (See "Adding user groups" on page 17).
• manage local users and LDAP users (See "Adding local users" on page 15, "Adding
LDAP Users" on page 15).
Device management You can:
• enable/disable Job Accounting (See "Enabling/disabling Job Accounting" on
page 21).
• change the access code (See "Changing Access Code" on page 21).
• view job records (See "Viewing job records for a device" on page 22).
User Permissions
management
You can:
• assign permissions to users (See "Assigning user permissions to devices" on
page 25).
Group Permissions
management
You can:
• assign permissions to user groups (See "Assigning user group permissions to
devices" on page 30).