Getting started with PrintGuide D10589-01 October 2009 DASCOM Europe GmbH Heuweg 3 D-89079 Ulm Germany www.dascom.com E-mail: support.de@dascom.com or support.gb@dascom.
Introduction TM Getting Started with PrintGuide 2 Table of contents 1 Introduction to PrintGuide............................................................................................................ 3 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2 Overview ............................................................................................................................. 3 Online help ..........................................................................................................................
Introduction TM Getting Started with PrintGuide 1 3 Introduction to PrintGuide PrintGuide discovers, monitors and configures TallyCom PrintServers. PrintGuide is your common interface to the TallyCom PrintServers. PrintGuide acts as: • Configuration Tool – Once a PrintServer has been attached to the network, you can use PrintGuide to discover and configure the PrintServer. • Status Monitor - When the PrintServer is in operation, you can use PrintGuide to monitor the status of the PrintServer.
Introduction TM Getting Started with PrintGuide 1.2 4 Online help This Getting Started will limit itself to an outline description. For details you are referred to the extensive Help provided with the program, which can be launched using the ‘F1’ key. 1.3 Start PrintGuide Click the Start menu, point to Programs-> TallyCom -> PrintGuide and click PrintGuide. 1.
Introduction TM Getting Started with PrintGuide The list of logical printers shows you their status, but if you want to change settings for them, you have to put PrintGuide into Configuration View (double-click a PrintServer). 1.4.1 Saving and loading a monitor list You can save the entire list of discovered devices to file at any time by selecting Save Monitor List from the Monitor menu.
Introduction TM Getting Started with PrintGuide 1.4.2 Monitor filters With this feature, you can define a list of filters to limit the number of PrintServers shown in the Monitor View. Filters can show device addresses within a certain range, all devices with a common part of a name, or all devices that are not ready etc. To define a filter, do the following: 1. Press the Monitor Filter Preferences button , or click Preferences on the Options menu.
Introduction TM Getting Started with PrintGuide 7 Figure 4 4. Now set up the conditions for the filter (click on the field beneath the headings to see the options) and save it by pressing OK. You can see how a filter is defined in Figure 5.
Introduction TM Getting Started with PrintGuide 8 Figure 5 You can export the filters to a file and you can import them from a file. You can also copy the filters from a network drive to your own PC. To activate or deactivate the filters in Monitor view, press the filter button . When the filters are activated, the text above the list of detected devices will say: Detected Devices: (Filtered) (see Figure 6).
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Introduction TM Getting Started with PrintGuide 1.5 10 Info Viewer If you right-click the mouse on the highlighted PrintServer and select the menu item Show Info Viewer, a window will be displayed giving you useful information about the selected PrintServer. You can also select Show Info Viewer on the menu Options. Figure 7, PrintServer Info Viewer 1.
Introduction TM Getting Started with PrintGuide 11 Figure 8 Table 1 shows the connection between the discovery protocol, the PrintServer’s TCP/IP capabilities, and on what address (IP or MAC) the PrintServer will be listed under Monitor View. Discovery Protocol DLC DLC and TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP Disabled MAC MAC none TCP/IP Enabled MAC MAC or IP (*) IP Table 1 (*) The first one that reaches PrintGuide will appear in Monitor View.
Getting Started with PrintGuide™ 2 12 TallyCom III PrintServers Once the hardware printer attachment has been installed according to its ”Installation & Operator’s Guide”, you should be able to discover it with PrintGuide (In Monitor View, select Monitor, Discover). The Hardware PrintServer appears in the Monitor View’s list of Detected Devices with either IP address or universal MAC address (See label attached to the bottom or rear panel of the hardware printer attachment).
Getting Started with PrintGuide™ 2.2 13 Editing and saving configuration To edit a PrintServer’s configuration, do one of the following: • • Double-click on it in the list in Monitor View Highlight it in the list and select Edit Configuration from the PrintServer menu • • Highlight it in the list and click the Edit Configuration button. Right-click on it in the list and select Edit Configuration from the menu When you finish editing, you must save the configuration.
Getting Started with PrintGuide™ 2.3 14 Example of configuring a logical printer in the TallyCom III PrintServer 1. 2. Start the PrintGuide program (See “Start PrintGuide”). Locate a PrintServer on the list of Detected Devices (Figure 9) and double-click it. The PrintServer is identified by its Address and Name. Figure 9 3. Type a Print Server Name, Contact Person, and PrintServer Location (Figure 10). This information is optional, but it will help you identify the PrintServer in the future.
Getting Started with PrintGuide™ 4. Locate a Logical Printer (Figure 10) that matches your requirements and double-click it.
Getting Started with PrintGuide™ 5. 16 Adjust the settings to match your requirements (Figure 11). Select the Enabled check box to enable the printer.
Getting Started with PrintGuide™ Figure 12 6. 7. 8. Then click the Physical Printer tab to get to the Printer Settings (Figure 12). Click the Strings tab to get the Strings Settings (Figure 13). Click Output Driver (Figure 14). Note: All dialogs shown will vary depending on the print server and the type of logical printer configured.
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Getting Started with PrintGuide™ Figure 14 2.4 Network settings You can enable/ disable and configure settings for various network protocols. In addition, you can configure the local MAC address, e-mail notification settings. 1. 2. In the Configuration menu, select Network Settings… (or just click the Network button) See (Figure 10). Select the Network Protocol you intend to use, and click the corresponding tab to configure the network protocol (Figure 15).
Getting Started with PrintGuide™ 20 Figure 15 Table 3 lists the network protocols/tabs and gives a short description of their contents.
Getting Started with PrintGuide™ Tab TCP/IP NetBEUI SNMP IPX/SPX PU/LU ida802.2 MAC Notification 21 Description IP address, subnet mask, gateway, host name, and use of BootP Server. Microsoft Windows protocol settings, NetBIOS name and WorkGroup. Simple Network Management Protocol is enabled in conjunction with TCP/IP. Novell NetWare protocol setting for NCP, EPS, and supported frame type.
Getting Started with PrintGuide™ 2.5 Open in Web browser You can open the Web browser directly from PrintGuide and use it to configure the selected PrintServer. 1. 2. 3. Highlight the PrintServer in the list. Right-click the PrintServer or click the PrintServer menu. Select Open in Web Browser (see the example in Figure 16).
Getting Started with PrintGuide™ 2.6 23 Updating configuration You can update the selected PrintServer by sending an existing file to it. To do this: • In Monitor View, select Update Configuration from the PrintServer menu. When you select Update Configuration, a File Open dialog is displayed prompting for the name of the file to be sent. 2.7 Updating firmware You can update the selected PrintServer’s firmware by sending an existing file to it.
Getting Started with PrintGuide™ 2.9 Copying configuration to another PrintServer You can copy the currently selected PrintServer’s configuration to another PrintServer. To do this: 1. In Configuration View, select Copy Configuration to from the Configuration menu. 2. In the dialog displayed, locate and double-click the PrintServer to which you want to copy the configuration. This feature is only recommended for advanced users.
