advancing business SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS remote system access streamlined workflow usage/cost management external systems connection SIMPLIFY MANAGE CONNECT TRACK v2.0
advancing business
SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS
remote system access
streamlined workflow
usage/cost management
external systems connection
SIMPLIFYMANAGE
CONNECT TRACK
v2.0
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imageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop
A client-based application and produc-tivity tool that helps you effectively operate printing, scanning, and docu-ment management tasks from your PC. And it allows you to collaborate using file servers and Advanced Box. You can also use imageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop as a client application to harness the power of the imageWARE Document Server.
imageRUNNER ADVANCE Tracker
A server-less MEAP application, this robust solution facilitates precise cost-recovery and usage manage-ment for cost-sensitive decision-makers. It monitors the usage of all imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems and ensures compliance with flexible corporate guidelines.
Workflow Composer and MEAP Connectors
A solution that simplifies the Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE system’s operation by easily combining multiple user operations into a personalized, one-step button that accelerates work- flows. It automates the sophisticated input and output features of imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems through simple macros, as well as enhancing workflows through a number of standard and optional connectors and features.
Essential solutions that enhance your imageRUNNER ADVANCE system
IT Admin.PC Users Decision-Makers
Back EndDevice
• Print, fax, and scan• Device monitoring• Access to Advanced Box• Usage tracking
WORKFLOW COMPOSER • TRACKER
• Retrieve indexing information• Scan and archive
MEAP CONNECTORS
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imageRUNNER ADVANCE Essentials v2.0
An even better way to workimageRUNNER ADVANCE Essentials is a package of powerful
software solutions designed to enhance the end-user experi-
ence and provide greater device management features for
imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems. This all-in-one package
will turn a device-centric solution into a needs-centric one
that’s more responsive to business. End-users, IT administrators,
and decision-makers will all benefit by incorporating the
various components of this unique packaging concept.
imageRUNNER ADVANCE Essentials, combined with your
imageRUNNER ADVANCE system, is a complete solution
that elevates office technology to meet your everyday
business activities.
A competitive advantageDistinguishing yourself from the competition is key in today’s
work environments. With the Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE
Essentials solution, you can reduce costs while enhancing your
market presence. You can even uncover and reduce many
potential hidden costs that frequently go unnoticed.
Accelerated productivity. Effortless efficiency. Impressive control. Essentials for your business.
Everyone benefitsToday, business requires higher-quality work in less time. The
imageRUNNER ADVANCE Essentials solution empowers you to
achieve your goals effectively and efficiently, in turn helping to
grow your business and improve your company’s marketability.
Whether you’re an IT administrator, a decision-maker, or an
end-user, you can benefit from this critical solution.
Technology simplifiedAre you spending too much money, time, or resources on
technology that isn’t delivering the results you need? With
the Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE Essentials solution, you
get a variety of tools that help you achieve greater control
over technology, regardless of your technical abilities. Now
you can perform previously complicated tasks in one step
from the convenience of your desktop. The time has come
for technology to work for you!
libraries to notify you of new documents or when an existing
one has been updated. You can quickly review PDF files,
images, and Microsoft® Office documents using the preview
function within Desktop Browser, saving you the time of
having to open each file in its native application. You can also
save time searching all your libraries to find the desired file
using the powerful document search function.
Device Collaboration Function. Using this with hardware
devices and external applications, you can efficiently link
Desktop Browser with imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems.
•Create“SendtoMyDesktop”button
•Fax/AddressBookCollaboration
•AccessibilitytoAdvancedBox
Dashboard Function. Using the output bar of the Desktop
Browser, you can create pre-defined buttons for control over
the operations of each system, print settings, and external
applications. When needed, you can smoothly carry out tasks
with one click by registering frequently used processing
methods that help eliminate redundancy and reduce errors.
Task Tray. This allows you to monitor the status of each
system by providing icons that display printing status and fax
transmission and reception logs.
You can also start up Desktop Browser and view documents
from the task tray icon. The items that are displayed in the
task tray and managed using the icons include:
•Default printer status
•Print and fax job status and notification of process completion
•Fax reception alerts for received items
•Document notification of new and updated files in the libraries
Simplified use. Streamlined workflows. Seamless connections. All from your desktop PC.
imageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop
imageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop is
a powerful software program designed
to effectively process office documents
by providing services for users such
as importing, viewing, editing, man-
aging, searching, printing, and faxing
documents.
This user-friendly application reduces waste in office opera-
tions by facilitating smoother processes with your Canon
imageRUNNER and imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems.
imageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop consists of:
•Desktop Browser
•Three Editors: Document Binder, Object Layout Editor
(a sub-module of Document Binder), and Annotation Editor
The functions provided by imageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop
are designed to exploit the powerful capabilities of hardware
devices and software programs, thereby helping you process
documents with greater productivity.
imageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop BrowserimageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop Browser is a main interface
for imageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop, which provides three
main functions:
•Document Management
•Device Collaboration (with devices and external applications)
•Dashboard
Document Management Function. The Document Management
function utilizes libraries to manage documents, whether they’re
on your desktop computer or in a network folder, Document
Server library, or an Advanced Box on an imageRUNNER
ADVANCE system. It also proactively monitors your registered
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Task Tray
Desktop Browser Object Layout EditorDocument Binder
Object Layout Editor
Object Layout Editor is a component of Document Binder to
edit binder documents. There are two types of edit methods.
The first is Block Mode, which allows you to edit documents in
units of blocks, condense margins to minimize empty space,
and adjust the layout to reduce the number of pages when
printing and faxing. And the second, Object Edit Mode, allows
you to edit in units of objects and perform fine adjustments of
the content.
Annotation EditorText and shapes that are added to original pages are called
annotations. Annotation Editor enables you to add text and
shapes to a PDF or binder file format. Operations include
adding annotations and user-defined digital stamps—with or
withoutsignature—androtatingpages(left90°/180°/right
90°). Documents can be printed and faxed, with or without
annotations, as needed.
Document Binder
Using Document Binder, you can combine PDF files, images,
Microsoft Office documents, and existing binder (iwb) files to
compose a new document that you can then quickly print or
send via fax. You can send the document in its entirety or as
subset of pages directly from the Desktop application. You can
also edit a document in units of blocks or objects by using
Object Layout Editor. Documents can be saved in PDF format
to any library, a network folder, or the local desktop.
In addition to creating and editing documents, you can use a
variety of print functions with detailed settings that meet the
needs of each job. You can easily create new documents from
existing ones or send portions of the new version to others.
And the Document Binder makes it easy to manage all your
document workflows, from creating new files to printing and
faxing them. Using an intuitive WYSIWYG preview, it allows you
to easily customize your layout. For example, you can:
•re-organizepageorder
•dividepagessuchasspreadsintoindividualpages
•insertcoversheets,blankpages,anduser-definedtabs
•defineheadersandfooters
•addatableofcontents
•specifyoutputsettings,suchasdouble-sided,N-up,
saddle-stitching, stapling, hole-punching, and V-fold
•registerdevice,printjob,andpapertrayconfiguration
as a template for reuse
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Option: imageWARE Document ServerimageWARE Document Server is a robust platform designed to share documents and facilitate collaboration on files produced within imageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop or other applications as well as on imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems. Files can be accessed via a standard Web browser or through imageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop and shared in either a top-level archive or a sub-tier of individual team sites for easy organization.
Key features of imageWARE Document Server include:•Web-basedaccessorimageRUNNERADVANCEDesktopclient•Flexibleroles-basedsecurity•Automaticversioning,retention,andlogging•Powerfulsearchbyfileattribute,multipleconditions,orfulltext
Workflow Composer Editor External SystemWorkflow Composer
Workflow Composer
WorkflowEditor
MEAPConnector A
MEAPConnector B
MEAPConnector A
MEAPConnector B
Register MEAP Connector Definition File
Transmit scanned data andindex to external systemScan the document and enter indexUpload the created flow to the device
Workflow Composer and MEAP
Connectors increase the efficiency of
routine operations. By creating and
registering a combination of functions
that are frequently used on each
systemas“aflow,”youcanautomate
these functions with the simple press
of a button.
Simplified operation. Outstanding efficiency. Easy connections. Compose a better way to work.
Workflow Composer and MEAP Connectors
For example, a user can register a series of operations, such
as scanning a letter-sized original, sending it by fax, and then
storing a backup copy of a scanned PDF file in a network folder
location or an Advanced Box. Administrators can pre-define
folders to make saving easier for users with a drop-down box,
or leave it up to the users to designate a specific destination.
The naming of files can be freeform or automated using either a
scheme specified at the system-level, the user-level, or accord-
ing to a designed pattern.
Workflow Composer has a MEAP application (installed on an
imageRUNNER ADVANCE model) and a PC application (Work-
flow Composer Editor). It also has Standard Connectors
(bundled with imageRUNNER ADVANCE Essentials), and
Optional Connectors that can be purchased separately.
Workflow Composer EditorWorkflow Composer Editor is an application for creating flows on
a Windows® based computer. To create a flow, first select an
imageRUNNER ADVANCE model as the target. If a model is selected,
the Workflow Composer Editor connects to it, enabling you to
create flows utilizing the available functions. Once uploaded and
registered in the selected target, the flow can be executed on the
imageRUNNER ADVANCE system.
Flows stored in a target can also be retrieved, edited with the Work-
flow Composer Editor, and then uploaded to the target again or to
other imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems.
Standard ConnectorsMEAP Connector for SMB. Scan to send documents by SMB Protocol, with or without Index Data.
MEAP Connector for FTP. Scan to send documents by FTP Protocol, with or without Index Data.
MEAP Index Lookup Option. Looks up the Index Data Table on an external server in conjunction with other MEAP Connectors.
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Create/Edit Execute
Option: Other Server ConnectorsMEAP Connector for Document Server. Scan to send the documents to imageWARE Document Server with Index Data.
MEAP Connector for SharePoint® Server. Scan to send the documentstoSharePointServer2007/2010withIndexData.
IT Admin.PC Users Decision-Makers
Back EndDevice
• Print, fax, and scan• Device monitoring• Access to Advanced Box• Usage tracking
WORKFLOW COMPOSER • TRACKER
• Retrieve indexing information• Scan and archive
MEAP CONNECTORS
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Users, IT administrators, business owners. A better way to work for everyone.
imageRUNNER ADVANCE Essentials v2.0
• Easy and simple desktop control over imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems
• Personal Device Monitoring
• Multiple tasks combined into one operation with Workflow Connector buttons
• Easily collaborate with colleagues
Users: Advanced Productivity
imageRUNNER ADVANCE Essentials is beneficial for anyone using an imageRUNNER
ADVANCE system. This unique, all-in-one solution will enable end-users (PC operators
or device operators), IT administrators, and decision-makers to achieve maximum
usage of the imageRUNNER ADVANCE system on a daily basis.
•Input/output (simple yet powerful operations)
• Full utilization of image system features
• Eliminate or reduce processes
• Achieve goals in less time
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PC Users IT Admin.
Back EndDevice
Decision-Makers
• Customized messages• Usage tracking• Reports• Create workflow buttons
WORKFLOW COMPOSER • TRACKERMEAP CONNECTORS
PC Users IT Admin.
Back EndDevice
Decision-Makers
• Usage tracking• Reports• E-mail notifications
TRACKER
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• Simple system management
• Less time on user training
• Monitor and control systems from a PC
• Increased worker productivity
• Reduced indirect costs
• Enforced printing policy
IT Administrators: Advanced Control
Decision-makers: Advanced ROI
• Usage control
• Reduce concerns about extra IT overhead (file server, server application to control imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems)
• Usage control
• Full utilization of investment
imageRUNNER ADVANCE Tracker
View usage. Analyze behaviors. Manage costs. Tracker puts you in control.
imageRUNNER ADVANCE Tracker
tracksallcopy/print/scan/faxusage
by user or department. It’s a device-
embedded output tracking solution
for imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems.
Based on the powerful MEAP platform, imageRUNNER
ADVANCE Tracker installs directly on the imageRUNNER
ADVANCE system, thus eliminating the need for a
dedicated server and reducing IT overhead costs. To help
keep a closer eye on printing expenses, the system can
also track the cost of print activity in black and white or
color as well as other job details. The system can be set
to display each user’s total output or their total cost of
output.It’satruly“serverless”outputtrackingsolution.
User notificationDevice panel. Company management can implement a
simple corporate message for all employees when they
access the imageRUNNER ADVANCE system. Employees
can check their usage from the imageRUNNER ADVANCE
model control panel.
Monitor and track useWith imageRUNNER ADVANCE Tracker, you can easily
monitor and track the use of your imageRUNNER
ADVANCE systems.
By department and user. imageRUNNER ADVANCE
Tracker records all document output by department ID
or user and provides reports on number of pages printed,
type of job, simplex or duplex, N-up information, type
of paper, etc.
By color and black-and-white output. imageRUNNER
ADVANCE Tracker reports color and black-and-white
output per user or department ID.
Maintain job logs and reportsAutomatic export of job logs and monthly usage reports to e-mail, FTP, and SMB. Job logs can be exported automati-
cally to e-mail, FTP server, or Windows share folder. Reports
can be e-mailed automatically on a customized schedule
(daily, weekly, or monthly). Job log includes information
such as file name, date and time of print, user name, etc.
Log collection tool. Using the Data Collecting Application, job
log data can be collected quickly for multiple imageRUNNER
models enabled with MEAP technology.
Automatic backup and restore. All the job log data and
application settings can be automatically backed up to an FTP
server or Windows Share and can be restored when necessary.
Department ID. Using a CSV file, department IDs can be
createdanduploadedeasilywithcopy/scan/print/usage
limits for multiple models simultaneously.
Reporting Tool. Provides a comprehensive reporting solution
for multiple models. Reports can be created for consolidated
model usage, total users, or department IDs (Microsoft Excel®
based macro).
imageRUNNER ADVANCE Tracker screen on control panel 9
Option: AA-PROXBreeze through walk-up operations on imageRUNNER
ADVANCE systems with the AA-PROX solution. At the
wave of a card, the system will instantly log-in the user and
provide quick access to all authorized features, including
Workflow Composer one-touch buttons and usage history.
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System Requirements
Workflow Composer and MEAP Connectors
WorkstationsOperating Systems Web BrowsersWindows 2000 Professional InternetExplorer®6SP1
Windows XP Professional SP3 Internet Explorer 7
Windows Vista SP2 InternetExplorer8
Windows 7 InternetExplorer8
Windows Server 2003 SP2Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2
Internet Explorer 7
WindowsServer2008SP2WindowsServer2008R2
InternetExplorer8
Mac®OSX10.3 Safari®1.3.2
MacOSX10.4 Safari2.0.4
MacOSX10.5 Safari3.1.2
MacOSX10.6 Safari4.0.3
Workflow Composer EditorOperating Systems•Windows2000ProfessionalSP4(32-bit)•WindowsXPProfessionalSP2,SP3(32-bit)•WindowsVistaBusiness/Ultimate/EnterpriseSP1,SP2(32-bit,64-bit)•Windows7Professional/Ultimate/Enterprise(32-bit,64-bit)•Windows2000ServerSP4(32-bit)•WindowsServer2003SP2(32-bit)•WindowsServer2003R2SP2(32-bit)•WindowsServer2008(32-bit,64-bit)•WindowsServer2008SP2(32-bit,64-bit)•WindowsServer2008R2
imageRUNNER ADVANCE Tracker
WorkstationsOperating Systems Web BrowsersWindows XP Professional SP3 Internet Explorer 6 SP3
Internet Explorer 7InternetExplorer8
WindowsVistaBusiness/Ultimate Edition SP2
Internet Explorer 7InternetExplorer8Internet Explorer 9
Windows7Professional/UltimateEditionSP1
InternetExplorer8Internet Explorer 9
WindowsServer2008Standard Edition SP2
InternetExplorer8Internet Explorer 9
Data Collection ApplicationOperating Systems•WindowsXPProfessionalEditionSP3(32-bit)•WindowsVistaBusiness/UltimateEditionSP2(32-bit)•Windows7Professional/UltimateEditionSP1(32-bit)•WindowsServer2003SP2(32-bit)•WindowsServer2003R2SP2(32-bit)•WindowsServer2008StandardEditionSP2(32-bit)
imageRUNNER ADVANCE DesktopHardwareMinimum: CPU:1.3GHzormore
Memory:1GBormore(Microsoft®WindowsXP:512MBormore;Windows764-bitEdition:2GBor more)AvailableHardDrivespace:1.5GBormore. Data storage area for libraries is also required.Display: XGA or higher resolution
Recommended: CPU:2GHzormoreMemory: 2GB or more AvailableHardDrivespace:2GBormore. Data storage area for libraries is also required.Display: SXGA, WXGA or higher resolution
Operating SystemSupported: Windows XP Professional SP3
(32-bit) WindowsVista®Business/Ultimate/Enterprise SP2 (32-bit) Windows7HomePremium/Professional/Ultimate/Enterprise(32-bit,64-bit)
Recommended Software•WindowsSearch4.0(forWindowsXP)•WindowsInstaller4.5(forWindowsXP)•Acrobat®9/Adobe®Reader®9