Outputting job logs

Specifying the job log acquirement method

Configure the settings to obtain job logs. After you have changed these settings, the job log is obtained when you restart this machine.

You can check usage, paper usage, operations and job history for each user or account in the job log. For details on how to viewing the output job logs, contact your service representative.

Select [Security] - [Job Log Settings] - [Job Log Usage Set.] in administrator mode of Web Connection (or in [Utility] - [Administrator] of this machine), and configure the following settings.

Setting

Description

[Enable Settings]

When obtaining job logs, set this option to ON (default: OFF).

[Obtain Log Type]

Select whether to obtain job logs for each type.

  • [Accounting Log]: Enables you to obtain information relevant to paper consumption for each user or account (default: ON).

  • [Counting Log]: Enables you to obtain information about paper consumption and the reduction rate of paper used for printing (default: ON).

  • [Audit Log]: Enables you to obtain user operation or job history (default: ON). You can track unauthorized actions or the leakage of information.

[Transmission Method]

Select the method to send job logs to the server (default: [Manual (External Transmission Method)]).

  • [Manual (External Transmission Method)]: Sends job logs when a manual operation or external instruction is triggered.

  • [Auto]: Automatically sends job logs based on the specified conditions. To configure the automatic send setting, select [Job Log Settings] - [Auto Distribution Setting].

  • [syslog]: Sends job logs in syslog format. To configure the log sending setting, select [Job Log Settings] - [syslog TX settings].

[Overwrite]

To allow the user to overwrite the oldest job log with a new job log when the free space of the storage on the machine runs out, set this option to ON (default: ON).

Downloading job logs

  1. Select [Maintenance] - [Job Log] - [Create Job Log] in administrator mode of Web Connection, then click [OK].

    supplementary explanationIf any job logs have not been obtained, download them before creating new job log data. The job logs that have not been obtained are deleted when the new job log data is created.

    This starts creating job log data.

  2. Select [Maintenance] - [Job Log] - [Download Job Log] in administrator mode of Web Connection, then select the location to download job log data.

    supplementary explanation[Download to PC]: Download job log data to your computer.

    supplementary explanation[Download to SMB]: Download job log data to the SMB sharing folder.

  3. Click [OK].

    supplementary explanationIf you select [Download to PC], click [Download].

    supplementary explanationIf you select [Download to SMB], select the SMB sharing folder to download data to.

    This starts downloading the job log.