Methods and computer program products for managing a device connected to a
network include querying the device using the network, querying the
device using a simulated RFID tag, and querying the device using a
suppressible RFID tag to determine status information about the device. A
system for managing a device connected to a network comprises means for
monitoring status of the device using the network, for receiving status
information about the device reported by a simulated RFID tag, and for
receiving status information about the device reported by a suppressible
RFID tag.