Chapter 1010-110.1 RDS10.1.1 Overview 0017-6733Product OverviewEmbedded RDS (henceforth: e-RDS) is the front-end module of e-Maintenance embedded with a network module of a device controller.Product Package ConfigurationEmbedded with a network module of a device.Featurese-RDS is embedded with a network module of a device controller, which works as a front-end module of e-Maintenance without any hardware other than device.With use of e-RDS, device information such as counter information, failure information, consumables information of device controllers are transmitted to a back-end server called Universal Gateway (centralized device information management host computer, henceforth: UGW) using SOAP protocol. (https(SSL) commu-nication)10.1.2 Application Operation Mode 0017-6735Whether to enable (ON) /disable (OFF) the Operation Mode is selectable by setting from e-RDS setting display from the service mode (E-RDS SWITCH).- OFF (default) : e-RDS is disabled.- ON : All e-RDS operations are enabled.By setting from UGW, operations including counter transmission, log transmission, and alert transmission can be controlled.Note that the communication test (COM-TEST) is required prior to start of e-RDS operation.(For detail, see 'Settings of e-RDS'.)10.1.3 Communication Test 0017-6736By implementing a communication test (COM-TEST) from the service mode, service technicians can test the connection of the device with UGW.In case of a communication error, you can find its cause by referring to the communication error log.e-RDS obtains the schedule information from UGW by performing COM-TEST.The obtainment of the schedule information from UGW enables e-RDS to start its operation.10.1.4 Communication Log 0017-6737In case of a communication error (such as proxy server error), error log is recorded (for 5 cases).Error code and error information can be displayed on the control panel as a list (service mode: COM-LOG), and printed out as a report.(service mode: #REPORT > #REPORT OUTPUT > ERDS COM LOG LIST)10.1.5 Detail of Communication Log 0017-6738Error code and detail of the communication error log can be displayed on the control panel and printed out as a report.10.1.6 Initialization of e-RDS 0017-6739e-RDS setting can be returned to the factory default.StepInitialize the e-RDS setting values using the service mode items below:#CLEAR > ERDS-DATInitialized setting values and dataFollowings are the setting values and internally used data that are initialized:#E-RDS > E-RDS SWITCH#E-RDS > RGW-PORT#E-RDS > RGW-ADDRESS#E-RDS > COM-LOGInitialization of e-RDS resets all the port and address settings so that they are suitable for UGW, but does not reset the CA certificate data.For this reason, in case a non-default CA certificate data is installed, you need to delete the certificate (installation of the default certificate) after initialization ofe-RDS.(As for deletion of certificate, see 'CA certificate'.)10.1.7 SOAP Communication Function 0017-6740Following processings are enabled by use of SOAP communication (SSL client communication).Server authentication is performed by use of CA*1 certificate issued by VeriSign.In case the server certificate or CA certificate is expired, the device is not connected to UGW.
