How to get alerted when device settings on a Konica Minolta have changed

Konica Minolta embedded devices can be set to be automatically re-initialised when PD detects that the settings on the device differ from what they should be. For example, if a device was initialised with the PD apps and then subsequently a technician disables the authentication on the device (allowing users to print and copy without any record), the authentication can be automatically re-enabled, and an email can be sent.

Configure the device for scheduled settings check

First, we’ll configure PD to periodically check the settings on the device log when a change is detected and rectified.

1. Open Resource Manager.
2. Navigate to Print Management > Konica Minolta Integrated.
3. Double-click the device (or multi-select the devices and click Edit).
4. Click the Initialisation tab.
5. Click the Advanced Settings button.
6. On the Connection tab, in the Scheduled settings check and auto-initialisation frame, change the drop down to Hourly (if you’re multi-editing you’ll need to tick the checkbox to the left of the drop down to enable the controls).
7. Tick the events that should be logged. If you’re only interested in receiving an alert when a device setting is changed (as opposed to the device being offline), only tick the Log app or device setting change required checkbox.
8. Click Close and then OK.

Create the scheduled task to email the alert

We will configure a report export that will only be sent if data exists for the period. The scheduled task will run every hour and if a log is recorded within that hour, the email will be sent.

1. Open Resource Manager.
2. Navigate to Scheduled Tasks > Report Exports.
3. In the right-hand pane, click Add.
4. Enter Alert for Konica Minolta setting changes in the Report Export name textbox (or any descriptive name you prefer).
5. Tick the checkbox Skip scheduled export when there is no data.
6. Enter the recipient email address in the To textbox.
7. Edit the Subject textbox if desired.
8. Click Next.
9. In the Schedule Pattern frame, choose the Hourly option.
10. Click Next.
11. In the tree, expand the Lists node and select Device Auto-initialise Log.
12. Click Next.
13. If you would like to add filtering, use the filtering tabs.
14. In the Time Period frame, enter 1 in the Show data from textbox and change the drop-down to hours.
15. Click Finish.

Document revision date: 2025/01/21
Software version: 2.4.20.0