[Add-in Installs] Window
This window is used to install an Add-in for scanner by uploading an Add-in module and setting update calls.
The window consists of the following window elements. For details about the tool menu buttons, refer to "Tool Menu Buttons".
- Add-in Groups
- Shows Add-in groups.
Scanners which are not to be assigned to Add-in groups belong to the "(Default)" group.
Select a group for registering a new Add-in module.
If an Add-in is released, "(Released)" is shown after the Add-in group name.
The default value is "(Default)".
- [Edit Group] button
- Displays the [Edit Group] window for editing the details of the updated groups.
- Registered Add-in Module
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- Add-in Group
- Shows the Add-in group name selected in the [Add-in Groups] list.
- Current Release
- Shows the Add-in name, installation method, release date, and update time-period restrictions for the currently available install modules.
- [Cancel] button
- Cancels the release of the Add-in module and deletes it.
- [Edit] button
- Shows the update time-period restrictions settings window, where the update time-period restrictions can be set.
[Update Time-Period Restrictions] shows the settings set on the update time-period restrictions settings window.
Update Time-Period Restrictions Settings Window
- Use Scanner Central Admin Server Settings
- Applies the settings set for the [Software Update Time-Period Restrictions] on the [Scanner Central Admin Server Settings (Common Settings)] window.
The value set for [Software Update Time-Period Restrictions] is displayed in ( ).
- Always allow
- Always allows updates.
- Never allow
- Does not allow updates.
- Only allow in the following time period
- Allows updates within a specified time period.
Set the time period with the [Start] and [End] fields.
- [OK] button
- Enables the settings and returns to the previous window.
- [Cancel] button
- Cancels the settings and returns to the previous window.
HINT
- Updates are applied in the following order: system updates (including security or installed options), Add-in updates, scanner settings updates.
If the system update or an Add-in update completes after the time period allowed for updates, the remaining updates are not applied until the next update.
- The length of time required for an update is estimated as follows:

Example: the following update case should be estimated as:
= 900 seconds (15 minutes)
- Update module size: 15 MB
- Number of target scanners: 40
- Network throughput: 8 Mbps = 1 MB/s
- Upload & Release a New Add-in
- Uploads a new Add-in module and issues an update call as needed.
The new Add-in update module will be released and applied to the scanners when one of the following occurs:
- Scanner is started, or resumed from the standby mode
- Scanner is logged out
- Scanner is notified of any update modules
Updates can be applied to the scanners that are in power-off or standby mode using Wake-On-LAN.
- Scanner has an automatic update scheduled
If the Add-in module is already available, the module is replaced. However, if the date of the last modified Add-in module version is the same as, or earlier than the currently available one, the module cannot be uploaded.
- [Add-in Upload] button
- Shows the [Add-in Upload] window for uploading Add-in modules.
- [Issue an Update Call] check box
- Select this check box to issue an update call for the Add-in install module.
When the check box is selected, even if a scanner is not started or logged in to, the update module is sent and applied to the scanner according to the Scanner Notification Schedule.
However, if the update is released while logged in to a scanner, the update will be applied after logged out. If any other available updates are pending, those are also applied at the same time.
When the check box is selected, set the schedule to notify Add-in module.
- Now
- Issues a call immediately.
- Later
- Issues a call at the specified date and time.
In this case, specify the date and time to issue a call. The value can be specified within the range between the current time and a month later.
The Scanner Notification Schedule is based on the system time of the Scanner Central Admin Server.
ATTENTION
- When issuing a call, set a time that does not conflict with that set for [Software Update Time-Period Restrictions] on the [Scanner Central Admin Server Settings] window.
- [Register] button
- Registers the uploaded Add-in module to the selected Add-in group.
- [Back] button
- Returns to the [Scanner Admin Operations] window.
[Add-in Upload] Window
This window is used to upload Add-in modules.
The window consists of the following window elements. For details about the tool menu buttons, refer to "Tool Menu Buttons".
- [Back] button
- Returns to the [Add-in Installs] window.
- Installation Method
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- [Install after uninstalling all current Add-ins] check box
- Select this check box to install after uninstalling all current Add-ins.
- Add-in Upload
- Multiple install modules can be uploaded.
- Upload Module
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- Add-in Name
- Shows the Add-in name and version of the released install module.
Press the [Browse] button to specify the install module file.
Press the [Upload] button to upload the install module specified in [Upload Module].
Press the [Cancel] button to cancel the release of the install module and delete it.
- Add-in Settings Name
- Shows the file names of the released Add-in settings.
Press the [Browse] button to specify the Add-in settings file.
Press the [Upload] button to upload the specified Add-in settings.
Press the [Cancel] button to cancel the release of the Add-in settings and delete it.
- [Back] button
- Returns to the [Add-in Installs] window.