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PRTG Manual: SNMP Printer Sensor

The SNMP Printer sensor monitors various types of printers via the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

The sensor supports the following printers, among others: HP OfficeJet printers, HP LaserJet printers, RICOH SP 5200, SP 3410, SP C242DN, MP C3003, and MP C2503.

The sensor also shows the printer status as the sensor message.

SNMP Printer Sensor

For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.

Sensor in Other Languages

Dutch: SNMP Printer
French: Imprimante (SNMP)
German: SNMP Drucker
Japanese: SNMP プリンター
Portuguese: Impressora (SNMP)
Russian: Принтер по SNMP
Simplified Chinese: SNMP 打印机
Spanish: Impresora (SNMP)

Remarks

Consider the following remarks and requirements for this sensor:

Remark	Description
Printers	This sensor supports the following printers, among others: HP OfficeJet printers, HP LaserJet printers, RICOH SP 5200, SP 3410, SP C242DN, MP C3003, and MP C2503.
IPv6	This sensor supports IPv6.
Performance impact	This sensor has a very low performance impact.
Lookups	This sensor uses lookups to determine the status values of one or more channels.
Channels	We recommend that you do not rename channels of the sensor. Renaming a channel creates a new empty channel.

Basic Sensor Settings

The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:

printer
snmp

For more information about basic sensor settings, see section Sensor Settings.

Sensor Display

Setting	Description
Primary Channel	Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, PRTG displays the last value of the primary channel below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor. You can set a different primary channel later by clicking below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab.
Graph Type	Define how this sensor shows different channels: Show channels independently (default): Show a graph for each channel. Stack channels on top of each other: Stack channels on top of each other to create a multi-channel graph. This generates a graph that visualizes the different components of your total traffic. You cannot use this option in combination with manual Vertical Axis Scaling (available in the channel settings).
Stack Unit	This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above. Select a unit from the list. PRTG stacks all channels with this unit on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so.

Setting

Description

Primary Channel

Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, PRTG displays the last value of the primary channel below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor.

You can set a different primary channel later by clicking below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab.

Graph Type

Define how this sensor shows different channels:

Show channels independently (default): Show a graph for each channel.
Stack channels on top of each other: Stack channels on top of each other to create a multi-channel graph. This generates a graph that visualizes the different components of your total traffic.
You cannot use this option in combination with manual Vertical Axis Scaling (available in the channel settings).

Stack Unit

This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above.

Select a unit from the list. PRTG stacks all channels with this unit on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so.

Inherited Settings

By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.

For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.

Channel List

Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.

Channel	Description
Black Cartridge [Printer]	The cartridge fill level Up status: No Restriction, Not Empty, Ok Warning status: Low Down status: Critical Unknown status: Unknown
Cyan Cartridge [Printer]	The cartridge fill level Up status: No Restriction, Not Empty, Ok Warning status: Low Down status: Critical Unknown status: Unknown
Downtime	In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status.
Magenta Cartridge [Printer]	The cartridge fill level Up status: No Restriction, Not Empty, Ok Warning status: Low Down status: Critical Unknown status: Unknown
Printer Cover	The printer cover status Up status: Cover Closed, Interlock Closed Warning status: Other Down status: Cover Open, Interlock Open Unknown status: Unknown
Total Page Count	The total number of printed pages This channel is the primary channel by default.
Yellow Cartridge [Printer]	The cartridge fill level Up status: No Restriction, Not Empty, Ok Warning status: Low Down status: Critical Unknown status: Unknown

KNOWLEDGE BASE

What security features does PRTG include?

https://kb.paessler.com/en/topic/61108

My SNMP sensors don’t work. What can I do?

https://kb.paessler.com/en/topic/46863

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