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• Select: Selecting this button will flag the highlighted printer(s) with the “S” flag. Only
30 printers may be selected at one time. When displaying the PORT list during the
process of adding or changing a printer, only Selected printers will be displayed.
• Permanent: Selecting this button will flag the highlighted printer(s) with the “P” flag.
Any printer marked with this flag will not be removed from the Available Printers:
box, even if the printer is physically removed from the network or the “Clear” button
is selected.
• IP Address: You may manually enter the IP address of the printer you wish to add to
the list.
• Name: Enter the name you wish the printer to be listed by in the “Unit Name” field.
• Port: Enter the actual port for communicating with the printer. This defaults to
10001.
• Description: Enter the description you wish listed in the “Description” field for the
printer.
• Available Printers: This is the list of printers that was detected on the network. This
list can be cleared using the “Clear” button and this list can be updated or refilled
using the “Find Printers” button. Printers in this list are described with three fields:
• Unit Name: This is the Printer Name method defined in the previous screen. The
default Printer Name method is by IP address. Printers may also be displayed by
the NIC Serial Number, by the DNS Name of the printer, or by the Unit Name. The
Unit Name is the “print server name” defined in the NIC.
• Unit IP: This is the actual IP address of the unit. This is displayed irregardless of
which Unit Name method is selected.
• Port Number: This is the IP port number that the computer will use to connect with
the printer over the network. The default port number is 10001. This number is
defined in the previous screen and must be matched with the NIC for proper
communication with the printer.
Note:
The IP Port selected on the previous screen and in the printer should be one less
than the number displayed here. (i.e., if port 10001 is displayed here, the IP Port in
the previous screen and in the printer should be defined as 10000.)
• Description: This is the Printer's description. This field usually contains the
manufacturer's name and the printer's model.
• Flags: “S”, selected or “P”, permanent.
Any printers marked with an “S” flag will be displayed in the Window’s Port Listing.
When displaying the Windows port list during the process of adding or changing a
printer, only Selected printers will be displayed. Only 30 printers may be selected at
one time.
Any printer marked with a “P” flag will not be removed from the Available Printers:
box, even if the printer is physically removed from the network or the “Clear” button
is selected.
