Configuration Possibilities
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AXIS 5570e User’s Manual
Redirecting Print Jobs
when a Printer is Busy
If print data is received for a printer that is already busy, the host
normally must wait. However, with a two-port print server it is possible to
use a logical printer to redirect the print data to another logical printer
when the target printer is busy. If the second printer is also busy, the host
must wait until the target printer is ready.
Example:
Follow the instructions below to redirect PR1 print jobs to PR3, when the
printer assigned to PR1 is busy (USB1 and LPT2 are used as examples
here):
1. From the print server’s internal Web page, select
Admin | Logical
Printers.
2. Select the
PR1
tab.
3. Set the
Physical Port
parameter to
USB1
.
1. Set the
Secondary Printer
parameter to
PR3
.
2. Set the
Wait On Busy
parameter to
NO
.
3. Click the
OK
button.
4. Select
Admin | Logical Printers
and the
PR3
tab.
5. Set the
Physical Port
parameter to
LPT2
.
6. Click the
OK
button.
Notes:
Read Back of
information
The AXIS 5570e support bi-directional printing. The information from the
printer is read back on the parallel port when the parameter Read Back
Port (PRx_IN.) has the default setting of AUTO. However, it is required
that the printer also supports bi-directional printing. Please refer to your
printer documentation for further details regarding bi-directional printing
support.
Example:
Follow the instructions below to disable the bi-directional communication
for logical printer PR1:
1. From the print server’s internal Web page, select
Admin | Logical
Printers.
2. Select the
PR1
tab.
3. Set the
Read Back Port
parameter to
NONE
.
4. Click the
OK
button.
• The two printers must use the same printer driver.
• Logical Printer redirection cannot be nested. If PR3 is redirected to another logical printer,
the print job will not be redirected if PR3 is busy.
• If both printers are busy, the print job will be printed on the printer that first finishes its
active print job.
