Dell™ Proximity Printing Solution End User’s Guide
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Contents Dell Proximity Printing Solution Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Downloading and Installing DPPS Client . Downloading DPPS Client Installing DPPS Client DPPS Client Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connecting to the Server . Updating DPPS Client . . . . . . .
Dell Proximity Printing Solution Introduction The Dell™ Proximity Printing Solution (DPPS) allows you to easily select a local printer when using a portable computer in an enterprise environment that has several printers on the network. Downloading and Installing DPPS Client You can download DPPS client from the Dell support website. Alternatively, your IT team may provide you the DPPS client installer. Downloading DPPS Client 1 Go to support.dell.com. 2 Click Start Here under any of the options.
DPPS Client Interface The DPPS client interface allows you to configure your printing preferences, such as specifying the DPPS server address, selecting home printer, managing print jobs, etc. Connecting to the Server You must set the server address when you launch DPPS client for the first time. In the Change Server Name window, enter the DPPS server name and click OK. NOTE: For more information on the server address, contact your IT support team.
Selecting Home Printer After you specify a valid DPPS server address, the Choose Home Printer window appears showing the resource map where you can choose your home printer. NOTE: The home printer will be automatically centered on by the DPPS client if your computer is not connected to a wireless network, or if your computer is out of range of any of the printers added to the DPPS server, but still able to reach the DPPS server.
Menu Options The following commands are available on the main menu and the main toolbar of the DPPS client. Menu Options Item Details Shortcut Key Move Job Moves the currently selected job to a different printer. Ctrl+M Cancel Job Cancels the current print job. Ctrl+Del Shutdown Closes the DPPS client. Ctrl+Q Set Server Allows the user to change the address of the DPPS server.
Menu Options (continued) Item Details Shortcut Key Help Opens the help documentation. F1 Request for Assistance Send an E-Mail to the support team. Check for Updates Checks for DPPS client updates. About Dell Proximity Print Opens the about dialog showing information about DPPS client.
Sending Print Jobs During the installation process, the DPPS installer adds a new printer named Dell Proximity Printer to your computer and sets this printer as the default printer. 1 Open the document you want to print and start the print job using Dell Proximity Printer as the printer. 2 If the DPPS client is running, a window with the resource map appears. If the DPPS client is not running, the DPPS client starts in the background, processes the job, and then displays the resource map.
Managing Active Print Jobs To view the active print jobs, double-click the system tray DPPS icon to display the job list window. This window allows you to cancel a job or move a job to another printer available on the map.
Auto-Print Options The auto-print options allow you to configure the way print jobs are processed by the DPPS client. To access the auto-print options, click Tools →Printer Selection Options Auto-Print Options Option Description Provide me a map every time Shows the map every time a print job is received. This is the default option. Hold All Jobs in the Queue Does not show the map and holds the job till you manually move it to a printer.
