Frequently asked questions

How do I change my password?

  1. From the Fleet Tracker web portal, click your user name on the upper-right corner of the page, and then click My Account.

  2. From the General Information section, change your password.

    Note: Only the logged in user can change their password. After changing the password, the user is automatically logged out of the system. On the next login, use the new password.
  3. Click Save Changes.

What do I do if I forget my password?

Contact a super administrator to change your password. The password is reset to a random default, and then shown after the password reset. We recommend setting up at least two super administrators so that they can back each other up in editing the information of other users. If you have no super administrators set up, then contact customer support.

My network uses Novell software products for user authentication and printing (Micro Focus iPrint). Will the data collectors work in this environment?

Yes. If the printers are using TCP/IP, then the data collectors get page count and status information directly from the printers. If Windows operating system print definitions are used outside Novell software environment, then user printing statistics can be obtained from desktops with parallel- or USB-connected printers.

What impact will the Fleet Manager components have on the network?

The Fleet Manager components have very little impact on network bandwidth. The SNMP probes and the returned data are a few packets at most, and the interval for polling printers and timeout settings can be customized.

What happens to my reports after upgrading the Fleet Tracker server?

Upgrading the Fleet Tracker server overwrites the existing predefined reports. Any customizations made to the predefined reports are lost. Custom reports are still available after the upgrade without any additional steps.

To avoid overwriting customized predefined reports, change the file names before upgrading the Fleet Tracker server. You can distinguish between the predefined reports and custom reports by changing the title of the custom reports using the Pentaho Report Designer software.

If the current database is compatible with the updated reports, then you can replace the new predefined reports with the old customized-predefined reports.

The old reports can be found at install_path\webapps-bak-time stamp\ROOT\reports

Where install_path is the installation path for Fleet Tracker and time stamp is the time stamp for the update.

The current reports can be found at install_path\server\webapps\ROOT\reports where install_path is the installation path for Fleet Tracker.

Note: Make sure to back up the new reports so that you can restore them if necessary.

What does it mean when the Detected Error State error states that my printer is offline?

Lexmark Fleet Manager may mark printers as offline when they are not rolling up data for more than three days. For example, if your data collector is configured to roll up every week, then the printer is stated as offline even if it is on.

Can the cartridge data in the Days Until Empty reports and in the "Toner ending in next [x] days" widget vary?

Yes. The Days Until Empty Summary by Current Cartridge and the Days Until Empty by Current Cartridge reports calculate their data daily. The "Toner ending in next [x] days" widget calculates its data when a rollup occurs.

How does Fleet Tracker update the Embedded Lexmark Remote Manager?

Fleet Tracker downloads the available update, stores it in the C:\Program\Files\Lexmark\Fleet Tracker\updates\agent folder, and then the server checks the printer software version. If an outdated version is discovered, then Fleet Tracker checks if the Embedded Lexmark Remote Asset Manager has automatic update enabled. If it has, then Fleet Tracker sends a job to the Embedded Remote Asset Manager with the latest update. The data collector updates after it reads the job.

How do I track the usage record of users?

Enable the audit log. By default, the usage record of a logged in user is not tracked.

Note: Retrieve the audit log entries from the AUDITLOG table.
  1. Using a text editor, open the LFM-config.properties file from the Fleet Tracker directory.

  2. Set auditlog.enabled to true.

  3. Save the file, and then restart Fleet Tracker.

How do I generate a usage record for a deleted user?

Once a user is deleted from Fleet Tracker, the usage record of that user is also deleted from most of the folders.

Why does a security vulnerability notification appear in a banner when I log in?

The notification appears because of the following:

To resolve the security vulnerability, configure the Fleet Tracker server to run on secured port. We recommend making client server communication over secured channel to ensure data privacy and to get rid of other security vulnerabilities. For more information on configuring SSL, see Securing server communication.