Field

Description

Device Group

Device group that was selected either:

On the Configure Device Group Web page.

From the drop-down list of device groups

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Active Queue Limit

Low...Jobs

A level where the active queue is starting to have too many jobs.

Broadcast will raise an alarm when this number is reached to alert an operator that the queue should be watched in case the number gets higher and jobs need to be, for example, redirected to another printer, archived or deleted immediately.

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High...Jobs

The highest or close to the highest number of jobs that should be in the active queue.

Broadcast will raise an alarm when this number is reached to alert an operator that the queue needs attention immediately, for example jobs should be redirected to another printer, archived or deleted immediately.

History Queue Limit

Low...Jobs

A level where the history queue is starting to have too many jobs.

Broadcast will raise an alarm when this number is reached to alert an operator that the queue should be watched in case the number gets higher and jobs need to be, for example, archived or deleted immediately.

High...Jobs

The highest or close to the highest number of jobs that should be in the history queue.

Broadcast will raise an alarm when this number is reached to alert an operator that the queue needs attention immediately, for example jobs should be, archived or deleted immediately.

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Timeout...seconds

Length of time (seconds) that a job will stay in the queue before an alarm is generated.

Primary Device Port

Port through which the primary device will print.

Note: If you change the port in the Broadcast Queue Manager, it will be change in the printer's Properties dialog box.

Secondary Device Port

Port through which the secondary device will print.

Step 3.2. Configure device groups through the Broadcast Queue Manager.