NetSpot Device Installer for TCP/IP Main Screen
NetSpot Device Installer for TCP/IP Main Screen

The screen below appears when you start NetSpot Device Installer for TCP/IP.

Menu Bar

You can select the NetSpot Device Installer for TCP/IP menu commands. For descriptions of the various menu commands, refer to NetSpot Device Installer for TCP/IP Menu Commands.

Device Group List

The device group list displays devices groups for devices discovered by NetSpot Device Installer for TCP/IP.
You can create device groups with names of your choice. For more information, refer to Creating Device Groups.
In the default condition, the following device groups are displayed.
You cannot delete these device groups.
[All Devices] : All devices discovered are registered in this group.
[Unused Devices] : In this group, you can register [Connection Terminated] devices that can no longer be detected. The status of the devices registered in this group is [Unused]. For the factory default setting, no device is registered in this group.
Right-clicking a device group in the device group list (with a Macintosh, click while holding down the control key) displays the following device group menu commands. For details of menu commands, refer to NetSpot Device Installer for TCP/IP Menu Commands.
The icon on the left of a device group displays the most urgent status of the devices in that group. If no status is available for any devices, (unknown) is displayed.
The device status is displayed in order of urgency, as described below. For details about the status meanings, refer to the Device List item.

(Service Call)
(Error)
(Warning)
(Connection Terminated)
(Ready)
(Unused)

Device List

The device list displays a list of the devices that belong to the device group selected in the device group list.
The device list shows the names, current status, product names, locations, IP addresses and MAC addresses of devices.
Double-clicking a device other than one marked [Not Configured] in the device list launches your web browser and displays the device's web page (if the device has a built-in web page and has been set to use it).
Right-clicking a device in the list (with a Macintosh, click while holding down the control key) displays the menu commands available for the device. For descriptions of the various menu commands, refer to NetSpot Device Installer for TCP/IP Menu Commands.
An icon indicating the current device status appears to the left of the device name. (The device status is also displayed in the [Status] column.) The icons have the following meanings:

(Ready for printing) : The device is ready to print.
(Warning) : There is a problem with the device, but it does not affect printing.
For example, this icon appears when the toner supply is running low.
(Error) : A device error has occurred. Printing is not possible, however the user can correct the error.

For example, this icon appears when a paper tray is out of paper.
(Service Call) : An error has occurred that cannot be corrected by the user.
Please contact the dealer from whom you purchased the device or a customer service center.
(Unknown) : Acquisition of error data from the device failed or is still pending.
(Not Configured) : A valid IP address has not been set for the device.
(Connection Terminated) : Communication with the device is not possible because the device is not turned on, or a network or other problem has occurred.
If this condition persists, the device is automatically removed from the device list.
(Unused) : The device has been specified by a user as an unused device.

Status Bar

Displays the number of devices in the device list and an indicator that shows the device detection status. (The information that is displayed depends on the network environment.)

Sorting by items in the device list

You can sort the device list by clicking on the item titles. Clicking an item title sorts the list according to that item. Clicking it a second time sorts the list in reverse order.
Upon starting NetSpot Device Installer for TCP/IP, the device list is sorted by device name.
Devices with the current status [Not Configured] appear at the top of the device list. (Except when the devices are sorted by IP addresses.)
Clicking [Status] sorts devices in the following order:
Not Configured
Service Call
Error
Warning
Connection Terminated
Ready
Unused
Unknown
When a new device is discovered, it is added to the list in the appropriate place.