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KPAX Agent collects the following information :
Data collected
:
Identification of equipment
- Manufacturer
- Model
- Serial number
- IP address
- Mac address
- Network name
Hardware feature
- Typology (MFP, printer, ...)
- Technology (laser, inkjet, ...)
- Colour support
- Duplex support
- Installation date
- Firmware
- Location (information provided from equipment)
Use of hardware
- Main counters (machine counter, color, mono)
- Advanced counters (printing, copying, scanning, fax, A3, A4, Duplex)
- Manufacturer counters
- Supplies and service parts
- Technical status (LCD panel and additional information)
KPAX Agent (software)
KPAX Agent is software that is installed in a Windows environment (preferably server or user workstation) capable of reaching printing systems. KPAX Agent runs as a Windows® service allowing it to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, even without user login. At a regular and defined frequency, the Windows service discovers the print estate (defined by IP address ranges, fixed IP or host names) and collects general information, counters, ink levels, wear parts as well as alerts / LCD panel messages.
KPAX Liberty (hardware unit)
The KPAX Liberty agent is a piece of hardware entirely designed by KPAX's engineering teams, and is manufactured in France. It frees you from the installation of a software agent. It does not have an operating system (Linux, MacOs, Windows or Unix) but has a firmware which makes it much more secure than a computer or a Raspberry Pi. In addition, all the data it collects is secure by AES 256 bit symmetrical private key.
Information collection and transmission methods
KPAX Agent and KPAX Liberty collect information from printing systems using SNMP, ICMP, HTTP and HTTPS protocols. The data collected by these agents is transmitted to the reference KPAX server via HTTPS (port 443). KPAX Liberty transmits its collection data via port 443 using AES 256bit encryption.
Optional remote update (for KPAX Agent)
KPAX Agent has an optional automatic update feature. The automatic update will periodically check if a new version of the software is available. The update also provides the latest version of the collection intelligence.
For KPAX Liberty, updates are made automatically and completely securely using 256-bit AES. This allows the Liberty box to be constantly up to date.
Network traffic
Network traffic generated by the KPAX Agent (or KPAX Liberty) is minimal. It varies depending on the number of IP addresses that are analyzed on the network.
The table below shows the approximate network load associated with the collector compared to the approximate network load associated with loading a single web page.
| Event | Size (approximate value) |
|---|---|
| Loading a simple standard web page (google.com) | About 35ko |
| Scan discovered, no IP address | About 1ko |
| Full scan - 8 devices | About 4ko |
| Scan of counters - 8 devices | About 3ko |
| Scan of supplies - 8 devices | About 1ko |
| Scan of maintenance parts - 8 devices | Between 2ko and 4ko |
| Scan alerts - 8 devices | About 2ko |
