Intermate 100 manual Intermate Management and Configuration Utility Imcu

The Intermate Management and Configuration Utility (IMCU): What the IMCUIMCU is and how It works

11.The Intermate Management and Configuration Utility (IMCU)

11.1. What the IMCUIMCU is and how It works

The Intermate Management and Configuration Utility (IMCU) is a web server based tool for detection, monitoring and configu- ration of Intermate LAN devices in IP networks.

The system consists of an HTTP-based Windows NT service, with software agents distributed across the network to commu- nicate with print servers on each physical LAN.

Management, installation of printers, installation and adminis- tration of agents are all done from a web browser. This means that you can administer printers locally from the IMCU server - or from another network-attached PC - or even from a remote connection via the Internet. Thus, it is possible for the system, network or printer administrator to gain access to all printers from his or her home office.

The agents detect devices using UDP, which means even print servers with no IP addresses can be monitored and config- ured. This approach enables a network/printer administrator to configure devices with mis- or unconfigured IP settings any- where in the network, using a standard web browser. This is why it can be used for the initial assignment of an IP address as described in the Getting Started brochure, the Quick Guide and the section on “Static IP Assignment Using the IMCU” [page 100] in this book.

Limited SNMP support is available for the detecting and moni- toring third party or legacy Intermate print servers.

The IMCU is free. An installation file (P19-xxxx.exe) is included on the Documentation and Utilities CD. New versions of the utility will be made available on our web site.

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