User GuideRICOH Firmware Update Tool

Screen Configuration

This section describes the components of this tool.

When using this tool for the first time, use the menu bar (1) or the operation area (4) to add one or more devices to the listing area (2), or use the operation area (4) to update the firmware or application programs.

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  1. Menu Bar

    The menu bar provides a set of action menus. Each actions menu is described below.

    • [File]

    • [Device Operation]

      • [Add to List] : Adds a device to the listing area. For details, see Adding a Device to the Listing Area.

      • [Delete to List] : Removes a selected device from the listing area.

      • [Export List] : Exports device information from the listing area to a CSV file.

      • [Select All Devices] : Selects all devices from the listing area.

      • [Deselect All Devices] : Deselects all devices in the listing area.

      • [Detailed Information] : Displays detailed information about a selected device.

        • [Device General Information] tab, you can modify the administrator account or restart a device.

        • You can open Web Image Monitor.

      • [Update Firmware/App...] : Updates the firmware or application of a device in the listing area to its latest version. For details, see Updating Firmware or Applications.

      • [FirmwareVersionDown] : Restores the firmware of a device in the listing area to its earlier version. For details, see Restoring Firmware to an Earlier Version.

      • [Schedule List...] : Displays Windows Task Scheduler; if a scheduled task is registered with [Update Firmware/App...], you can check the task.

    • [View]

      • [Refresh All Items] : Refreshes all device information in the listing area.

      • [Refresh Selected Devices] : Refreshes information about one or more selected devices in the listing area.

    • [Help]

      • [About...] : Displays the version information of this tool.

  2. Listing area

    This area displays a list of devices or information about a specific device.

    The listing area displays the items listed in the table below.

    Item

    Description

    IP Address

    IP address or host name of the device

    Model Name

    Model name of the device

    Location

    Location of the device

    Administrator

    User name of the administrator of the device

    Message

    Displays a message about an operation being performed. If device information is not up-to-date, the message "Retrieve the latest information" is displayed.

    Need Update

    Displays firmware and application update information for each device.

    One of the following messages is displayed:

    • Latest

    • A new version has been released as an update. This update is now available

    • Cannot be updated because it contains a custom module

    If the message "Cannot be updated because it contains a custom module" is displayed, the device being added has a custom firmware or application program. This tool does not support adding such a device.

    Error Information

    Error message for when an error occurs

    For details, see Error Message.

    Update History

    List of dates when device firmware and application programs were updated

    • When the header of a column is clicked, its rows are sorted by the clicked column.

    • Up to 1,000 devices are listed.

    • Device information can be copied from a different PC that is using this tool.

      1Use this tool on a different PC to retrieve device information.

      2Copy the folder containing the Tool Launcher file from the source PC.

      3Paste the folder copied in step 2 to the PC where you want to use this tool.

  3. Listing button

    Use this button to operate the listing area.

    • Click [Retrieve Information] to update selected device information in the listing area.

    • Click [Detailed Information] to display detailed information about a selected device in the listing area.

    • Click [Delete] to remove a selected device from the listing area.

  4. Numbers listed

    Displays the number of devices listed in the listing area, with the number of selected devices in the listing area.

  5. Operation area

    Use this area to add a device to be displayed in the listing area or to update a device's firmware or application to its latest version. For details, see Adding a Device to the Listing Area, or see Updating Firmware or Applications.