Use Remote Services
- Product support for
- VersaLink B625 Multifunction Printer
- Article ID
- KB0118181
- Published
- 2023-01-12
Remote Services is a suite of features that simplify device ownership and administration. Remote Services provides free services to enable the administration of reporting for metered billing, supplies replenishment plans, and automatic software upgrades for devices on a network.
Remote Services allows the device to send diagnostic information to Xerox for analysis and fault correction.
Before you begin, if your network uses an HTTP proxy server, configure settings on the Proxy Server page.
Configure Remote Services
Use the Remote Services page to configure communication to the Xerox datacenter, and to process received updates.
Note: If your network uses an HTTP or HTTPS proxy server to access the internet, ensure that the correct configuration or remote services will not operate as required.
To configure Remote Services:
In the Embedded Web Server, click Properties > General Setup > Remote Services.
To enable Remote Services, for Policies and Schedule, click Configure.
To send or receive data between the device and the Xerox datacenter, click Check Now.
4When the check is complete, the Receiving Status area displays an updated status message:
No new update is available
New update is available to manually install
New update is available to install on <date/time>
New update is available; installation is paused
New update has been submitted for installation
If an update is available, for Available Update, select an option:
Cancel
Pause
Resume
Install Immediately
The Sending Status area shows the last date that device diagnostic fault information was sent to Xerox.
Policies And Schedule
To enable Remote Services and configure communication policies:
In the Embedded Web Server, click Properties > General Setup > Remote Services.
At the Remote Services page, for Policies and Schedule, click Configure.
At the Policies and Schedule page, select the check box for Enable Remote Services.
In the Receiving Policies area, set the policies, as needed:
To set when the device checks for updates, for Daily Check, set the time of day.
To enable the device to receive keys from the Xerox Corporate Licensing Server, select the check box for Allow device to receive keys from the Xerox Corporate Licensing Server (XCLS).
To enable the device to receive software updates, select the check box for Allow device to receive updates.
To allow the Xerox datacenter to modify internal non-volatile memory settings, select the check box for Allow device settings to be changed (non-volatile memory).
To set the installation schedule, for Installation Schedule, select an option:
To install the updates as soon as possible after the updates are available, select Automatically.
To set a daily installation time, select Daily, then set the time of day.
To set a weekly installation time, select Weekly, then set the day of the week and the time of day.
To notify administrators when updates are available, for Email System Administrator when updates are available, click Configure. On the Notification Settings page, configure email alerts.
5. In the Sending Policies area, set the policies, as needed:
To view what is included in the basic device information, for Basic Device Information, click Download. Right-click the file link, then save the file to your computer.
Basic device information and meter readings are included automatically in the information sent to Xerox.To allow the device to send diagnostic information automatically to Xerox when a fault occurs, select the check box for Automatically send diagnostic information to Xerox when faults, that require Xerox assistance, occur on the device.
Note: If your network uses an HTTP or HTTPS proxy server to access the internet, ensure that the correct configuration or remote services will not operate as required.
To apply the new settings, click Save, or to retain the previous settings, click Cancel.