Management tools

This chapter introduces management tools provided to help you make full use of your machine.

[Note]

Supported optional devices and features may differ according to your model. Please check your model name.

(See Features by Models).

Introducing useful management tools

The programs below help you to use your machine conveniently.

Using SyncThru™ Web Service

[Note]

Your SyncThru™ Web Service window that appears in this user’s guide may differ depending on the machine in use.

If you have connected your machine to a network and set up TCP/IP network parameters correctly, you can manage the machine via SyncThru™ Web Service, an embedded web server. Use SyncThru™ Web Service to:

  • View the machine’s device information and check its current status.

  • Change TCP/IP parameters and set up other network parameters.

  • Change printer preference.

  • Set the email notifications advising of the machine’s status.

  • Get support for using the machine.

To access SyncThru™ Web Service:

  1. Access a web browser, such as Internet Explorer, from Windows.

    Enter the machine IP address (http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) in the address field and press the Enter key or click Go.

  2. Your machine’s embedded website opens.

SyncThru™ Web Service overview

  • Information tab: This tab gives you general information about your machine. You can check things, such as the machine’s IP address, remaining amount of toner, ethernet information, firmware version, and so on. You can also print reports such as an error report and so on.

  • Machine Settings tab: This tab allows you to set options provided by your machine.

  • Network Settings tab: This tab allows you to view and change the network environment. You can set things, such as TCP/IP, enabling Ether Talk and so on.

  • Maintenance tab: This tab allows you to maintain your machine by upgrading firmware and setting security information.

  • Support tab: This tab allows you to set contact information for sending email. You can also connect to SEC website or download drivers by selecting Link.

Setting the contact information

Set the machine administrator information and this setting is necessary to use E-mail notification option.

  1. Start a web browser, such as Internet Explorer, from Windows.

    Enter the machine IP address (http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) in the address field and press the Enter key or click Go.

  2. Your machine’s embedded website opens.

  3. Select Support.

  4. Enter the name of machine administrator, phone number, location or E-mail address.

  5. Click Apply.

    [Note]

    If the firewall is activated, the E-mail may not be sent successfully. In that case, contact the a network administrator.

Using the Smart Panel program

Smart Panel is a program that monitors and informs you of the machine status, and allows you to customize the machine’s settings. For Winodws and Macintosh, Smart Panel is installed automatically when you install the machine software. For Linux, you can download Smart Panel from Samsung website and install (See Installing the SmartPanel).

[Note]

To use this program, you need the following system requirements:

  • Windows. Check for windows operating system(s) compatible with your machine (See System requirements).

  • Mac OS X 10.3 or higher.

  • Linux. Check for Linux systems that are compatible with your machine (See System requirements).

  • Internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher for flash animation in HTML Help.

If you need to know the exact model name of your machine, you can check the supplied software CD.

Understanding Smart Panel

If an error occurs while printing, you can check the error from the Smart Panel.

You can also launch Smart Panel manually. Double-click the Smart Panel icon on the Windows task bar (in Windows), or Notification Area (in Linux). You can also click it on the status bar (in Mac OS X).

Windows

Double-click this icon in Windows.

Macintosh

Click this icon in Mac OS X.

Linux

Click this icon in Linux.

Or, if you are a Windows user, you can launch it from the Start menu, select Programs or All Programs > Samsung Printers > your printer driver name > Smart Panel.

[Note]
  • If you have already installed more than one Samsung machine, first select the correct machine model you want in order to access the corresponding Smart Panel.

    Right-click (in Windows or Linux) or click (in Mac OS X) the Smart Panel icon and select your machine.

  • The Smart Panel window and its contents shown in this user’s guide may differ depending on the machine or operating system in use.

The Smart Panel program displays the current status of the machine, the estimated level of toner remaining in the toner cartridge(s), and various other types of information. You can also change settings.

1

Toner Level

View the level of toner remaining in the toner cartridge(s). The machine and the number of toner cartridge(s) shown in the above window may differ depending on the machine in use. Some machines do not have this feature.

2

Buy Now

Order replacement toner cartridge(s) online.

3

User’s Guide

View User’s Guide.

[Note]

This button changes to Troubleshooting Guide when error occurs. You can directly open troubleshooting section in the user’s guide.

4

Printer Setting

Configure various machine settings in the Printer Settings Utility window. Some machines do not have this feature.

[Note]

If you connect your machine to a network, the SyncThru™ Web Service window appears instead of the Printer Settings Utility window.

5

Driver Setting

Set all of the machine options you need in the Printing Preferences window. This feature is available only for Windows (See Opening printing preferences).

Opening the Troubleshooting Guide

Find solutions for problems by using the Troubleshooting Guide.

Right-click (in Windows or Linux) or click (in Mac OS X) the Smart Panel icon and select Troubleshooting Guide.

Changing the Smart Panel Program Settings

Right-click (in Windows or Linux) or click (in Mac OS X) the Smart Panel icon and select Options. Select the settings you want from the Options window.

Smarthru

The supplied software CD provides you with SmarThru. SmarThru offers you convenient features to use with your machine.

Starting SmarThru

Follow the steps below to start SmarThru:

  1. Make sure that your machine and computer are turned on and properly connected to each other.

  2. Once you have installed SmarThru, you will see the SmarThru icon on your desktop.

  3. Double-click the SmarThru icon.

  4. The SmarThru appears.

    • Scan to: Allows you to scan an image and save it to an application or folder, email it, or publish it on a web site.

    • Image: Allows you to edit an image you have saved as a graphic file and send it to a selected application or folder, email it, or publish it on a web site.

    • Print: Allows you to print images you have saved. You can print images in black and white or color mode if your machine supports it.

    For more information about SmarThru, click at the top right corner of the window. The SmarThru help window appears; you can view on screen help supplied on the SmarThru program.

[Note]

Follow the steps below to uninstall SmarThru. Before you begin the uninstall, ensure that all applications are closed on your computer.

  1. From the Start menu, select Programs or All Programs.

  2. Select Samsung Printers > SmarThru 4 > Uninstall SmarThru 4.

  3. When your computer asks you to confirm your selection, read the statement and click OK.

  4. Click Finish.

Using SmarThru

Scanning

  1. Click Scan To.

    • Application: Scanning an image and placing it in an image editor application, such as Paint or Adobe Photoshop.

    • E-mail: Scanning an image and emailing it. Allows you to scan an image, preview it, and email it.

      [Note]

      To send an image by e-mail, you must have a mail client program, like Outlook Express, which has been set up with your e-mail account.

    • Folder: Scanning an image and saving it to a folder. Allows you to scan an image, preview it, and save it to the folder of your choice.

    • OCR: Scanning an image and performing text recognition. Allows you to scan an image, preview it, and send it to the OCR program for text recognition.

      • Recommended scan option for OCR.

      • Resolution: 200 or 300 dpi.

      • Image type: grayscale or black & white.

    • Web: Scanning an image, previewing it, and publishing it on a web site, using the specified file format for the image you want to publish.

    • Settings: Customizing settings of Scan To basic functions. Allows you to customize settings for Application, E-mail, OCR, and Web functions.

  2. Set scan settings and click Scan.

Printing

  1. Click Print.

  2. Select the file you want to print.

  3. Select the machine you want to use for printing.

  4. Click Print to start the job.

Using SetIP program

This program is for the network IP setting using the MAC address which is the hardware serial number of the network printer card or interface.

It is especially for the network administrator to set several network IPs at the same time.

[Note]

You can only use the SetIP program when your machine is connected to a network.

Windows

The following procedure is based on the Windows XP operating system.

Installing the program

  1. Insert the software CD provided with your machine. When the software CD runs automatically, close the window.

  2. From the Start menu select My Computer and open the X drive (X represents your CD-ROM drive).

  3. Double click Application > SetIP.

  4. Double-click Setup.exe to install this program.

  5. Click OK.

    If necessary, select a language from the drop-down list.

  6. Follow the instructions in the window to complete the installation.

Printing out the machine’s MAC address

  1. Press Menu on the control panel.

  2. Press the left/right arrow until Network appears and press OK.

  3. Press the left/right arrow until Network Info. appears and press OK.

You can find your machine’s MAC address and IP address.

Setting network values

  1. Print the machine’s network configuration report to find your machine’s MAC address.

  2. From the Windows Start menu, select All Programs > Samsung Printers > SetIP > SetIP.

  3. Click to open the TCP/IP configuration window.

  4. Enter the network card’s MAC address, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and then click Apply.

    [Note]

    When you enter the MAC address, enter it without a colon(:).

  5. The machine prints the network information. Confirm all the settings are correct.

  6. Close the SetIP program.

Macintosh

SetIP program should be automatically installed during the printer driver installation.

Printing out the machine’s MAC address

  1. Press Menu on the control panel.

  2. Press the left/right arrow until Network appears and press OK.

  3. Press the left/right arrow until Network Info. appears and press OK.

You can find your machine’s MAC address and IP address.

Setting network values

If you want to change your network printer IP setting, follow the below instruction.

[Note]

If you select Typical installation for a network printer during the printer driver installation, the SetIP program automatically runs after the installation. Go to step 4.

  1. Print the machine’s network configuration report to find your machine’s MAC address.

  2. Open the Library folder > Printers > Samsung > your printer model name > SetIP.

  3. Double click the SetIPApplet.html file.

  4. The certificate window appears, click Trust.

  5. Click to open the TCP/IP configuration window.

  6. Enter the network card’s MAC address, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and then click Apply.

    [Note]

    When you enter the MAC address, enter it without a colon(:).

  7. The machine prints the network information. Confirm all the settings are correct.

  8. Close the SetIP program.

Linux

SetIP program should be automatically installed during the printer driver installation.

Printing out the machine’s MAC address

  1. Press Menu on the control panel.

  2. Press the left/right arrow until Network appears and press OK.

  3. Press the left/right arrow until Network Info. appears and press OK.

You can find your machine’s MAC address and IP address.

Setting network values

  1. Print the machine’s network configuration report to find your machine’s MAC address.

  2. Open the /opt/Samsung/mfp/share/utils/.

  3. Double click the SetIPApplet.html file.

  4. Click to open the TCP/IP configuration window.

  5. Enter the network card’s MAC address, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and then click Apply.

    [Note]

    When you enter the MAC address, enter it without a colon(:).

  6. The machine prints the network information. Confirm all the settings are correct.

  7. Close the SetIP program.

Using the Linux Unified Driver Configurator

Unified Driver Configurator is a tool primarily intended for configuring machine devices. You need to install Unified Linux Driver to use Unified Driver Configurator (See Installing the Unified Linux Driver).

After the driver is installed on your Linux system, the Unified Driver Configurator icon will automatically be created on your desktop.

Opening the Unified Driver Configurator

  1. Double-click the Unified Driver Configurator on the desktop.

    You can also click the Startup Menu icon and select Samsung Unified Driver > Unified Driver Configurator.

  2. Click each button on the left to switch to the corresponding configuration window.

    1. Printers Configuration

    2. Scanners Configuration

    3. Ports Configuration

    [Note]

    To use the on screen help, click Help.

  3. After changing the configurations, click Exit to close the Unified Driver Configurator.

Printers configuration

Printers configuration has the two tabs: Printers and Classes.

Printers tab

View the current system’s printer configuration by clicking on the machine icon button on the left side of the Unified Driver Configurator window.

1

Switches to Printers configuration.

2

Shows all of the installed machine.

3

Shows the status, model name and URI of your machine.

The printer control buttons are, as follows:

  • RefreshRenews the available machines list.

  • Add PrinterAllows you to add a new machines.

  • Remove PrinterRemoves the selected machine.

  • Set as DefaultSets the current selected machine as a default machine.

  • Stop/StartStops/starts the machine.

  • TestAllows you to print a test page to ensure the machine is working properly.

  • PropertiesAllows you to view and change the printer properties.

Classes tab

The Classes tab shows a list of available machine classes.

1

Shows all of the machine classes.

2

Shows the status of the class and the number of machines in the class.

  • RefreshRenews the classes list.

  • Add ClassAllows you to add a new machine class.

  • Remove ClassRemoves the selected machine class.

Scanners configuration

In this window, you can monitor the activity of scanner devices, view a list of installed Samsung machine devices, change device properties, and scan images.

1

Switches to Scanners configuration.

2

Shows all of the installed scanners.

3

Shows the vendor, model name and type of your scanner.

  • PropertiesAllows you to change the scan properties and scan a document.

Ports configuration

In this window, you can view the list of available ports, check the status of each port and release a port that is stalled in a busy state when its owner has terminated the job for any reason.

1

Switches to Ports configuration.

2

Shows all of the available ports.

3

Shows the port type, device connected to the port, and status.

  • RefreshRenews the available ports list.

  • Release portReleases the selected port.

Sharing Ports Between Printers and Scanners

Your machine may be connected to a host computer via a parallel port or USB port. Since the machine device contains more than one device (printer and scanner), it is necessary to organize proper access of “consumer” applications to these devices via the single I/O port.

The Unified Linux Driver package provides an appropriate port sharing mechanism that is used by Samsung printer and scanner drivers. The drivers talk to their devices via so-called machine ports. The current status of any machine port can be viewed via the Ports configuration. The port sharing prevents you from accessing one functional block of the machine device, while another block is in use.

When you install a new machine device onto your system, it is strongly recommended you do this with the assistance of an Unified Driver Configurator. In this case you will be asked to choose I/O port for the new device. This choice will provide the most suitable configuration for machine’s functionality. For machine scanners, I/O ports are being chosen by scanner drivers automatically, so proper settings are applied by default.