SyncThru 5.0 Driver Management Plug-in Guide (ver.1.2.1.494)

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5. How to use this guide
The SyncThru™ Admin 5 Driver Management Plug-in Admin Guide is intended to be used to
install and setup the SyncThru™ Admin 5 Driver Management Plug-in on a network server and
client systems. To assist you in acclimating to the SyncThru™ Admin 5 Driver Management
environment, this guide provides instructional screen images, situational examples, easy-to-read
tables of features, and step-by-step instructions. The chapters of this guide are arranged
according the page view, moving from left to right. Each tab’s and sub-menu’s functionality and
screen layout is described in detail to ensure a complete understanding of the environment.
Following many of the sections, you will find practical examples to illustrate how to best use
SyncThru™ Admin 5 Driver Management to service all of your managing and monitoring needs.
Intended audience
The expected user for this guide is a network administrator with an understanding of:
• The network printing environment
• Network protocols – subnets, security features, addresses
• Windows operating systems on server and client computers
• SNMP and SNMPv3 monitoring
• LDAP
Terminology Used in This Guide
The following terms are used throughout this guide in examples, instructions, and descriptions:
Acronyms
The following acronyms are used throughout this guide in examples, instructions, and descriptions:
TERM MEANING
Page Refers to the currently displayed screen in SyncThru™ Admin
5.
Panels Are the Page divisions that will change based on what Tab you
select. Panels can be resized and opened/closed to suit your
layout preferences.
Tabs Refer to the navigational devices located at the top of the
SyncThru™ Admin 5 page.
Menu Refers to the list of options that appear after clicking on a Tab.
Item Refers to the monitoring features available on the Dashboard
page.
ACRONYMS MEANING
DBMS Data Base Management System
IP Internet Protocol
JAC Job Accounting
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
MFP Multi-Functional Peripheral/Multi-Functional Printer
SLP Service Location Protocol
S/N Serial Number
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol