Synchronizing Settings for Multiple Canon Multifunction Printers

You can synchronize the personalized data of multiple Canon multifunction printers on a network. This enables the address book and Quick Menu, etc. specified and registered on a single machine to be used on other machines that are synchronized. For information on the items subject to synchronization, see List of Items That Can Be Personalized

	Server/Client Machine

Client Machine		Client Machine


Up to 10 machines including the server machine can be synchronized. Synchronized values may not be reflected, depending on the optional products and the machine configuration. A server machine can either be used as a server machine that does not synchronize its own data, or as both a server and client machine (server/client machine).

Procedure for Synchronizing

Specify synchronization as indicated below.

				Initial Check Are the machines to synchronize correctly connected to the network?

				Exporting the User Data It is recommended that you export the user data for backup purposes. Importing/Exporting the Setting Data

				Starting the Server Machine Start synchronization on the server machine. Starting Setting Synchronization

				Specifying the Detailed Synchronization Settings Specify the detailed synchronization settings on the server machine. Specifying Detailed Synchronization Settings (Server Machine)

				Starting Synchronization Specify the connection destination on the client machines and start synchronization. Starting Setting Synchronization

				Checking Synchronization Check the detailed synchronization settings, registered users, and connected machines on the server machine. Specifying Detailed Synchronization Settings (Server Machine)


To change the scope of sharing, etc. after starting synchronization, shut down all the client machines, change the settings, and start all the client machines again. Specifying Detailed Synchronization Settings (Server Machine) Synchronization starts after the client machines are restarted. When a client machine starts and connects to the server machine, the user data registered in both the server machine and client machine is overwritten with the user data in the server machine, and the user data set in the client machine is deleted. If different data exists for the same user in multiple client machines that are started in succession, the user data in the client machine that first connected to the server is used for synchronization. If a problem occurs in the server machine or a client machine after starting synchronization, the data with [Device-Specific (Not Shared)] set for its scope of sharing in the machine with the problem returns to its default settings and is not restored. A machine operating as a server machine will not completely enter sleep mode while one or more machines connected as a client machine are operating. If a machine operating as the server machine is also connected as a client machine and is set to connect to localhost via a proxy server, that machine will not completely enter sleep mode. To synchronize custom settings between machines, the machine authentication settings and group management settings must be the same. For information on specifying the same authentication settings, see the instructions for the login application. For group management settings, it is recommended that the settings in one machine are exported and imported into the other machines. When Department IDs are used for group management, set the same Department IDs for each machine. To synchronize the information regarding the network places for integrated authentication, the order that the network places are registered must be the same in all machines. Note that the network places can only be used if they are in the same order. If a machine you are using is an older version, registered shortcuts and integrated authentication may not be synchronized. If synchronization of custom settings (client) and synchronization of custom settings (server) are started, <Action When Maximum Number of Users Exceeded> is set to <Delete Oldest User Settings> and cannot be changed.

To change the scope of sharing, etc. after starting synchronization, shut down all the client machines, change the settings, and start all the client machines again. Specifying Detailed Synchronization Settings (Server Machine)

Synchronization starts after the client machines are restarted.

When a client machine starts and connects to the server machine, the user data registered in both the server machine and client machine is overwritten with the user data in the server machine, and the user data set in the client machine is deleted.

If different data exists for the same user in multiple client machines that are started in succession, the user data in the client machine that first connected to the server is used for synchronization.

If a problem occurs in the server machine or a client machine after starting synchronization, the data with [Device-Specific (Not Shared)] set for its scope of sharing in the machine with the problem returns to its default settings and is not restored.

A machine operating as a server machine will not completely enter sleep mode while one or more machines connected as a client machine are operating.

If a machine operating as the server machine is also connected as a client machine and is set to connect to localhost via a proxy server, that machine will not completely enter sleep mode.

To synchronize custom settings between machines, the machine authentication settings and group management settings must be the same. For information on specifying the same authentication settings, see the instructions for the login application. For group management settings, it is recommended that the settings in one machine are exported and imported into the other machines. When Department IDs are used for group management, set the same Department IDs for each machine.

To synchronize the information regarding the network places for integrated authentication, the order that the network places are registered must be the same in all machines. Note that the network places can only be used if they are in the same order.

If a machine you are using is an older version, registered shortcuts and integrated authentication may not be synchronized.

If synchronization of custom settings (client) and synchronization of custom settings (server) are started, <Action When Maximum Number of Users Exceeded> is set to <Delete Oldest User Settings> and cannot be changed.