Dascom TallyCom III Getting started with PrintGuide - Manual (Page 3)

Introduction
Getting Started with PrintGuide
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1 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.
•
Maintenance Tool - If the PrintServer needs updated firmware this
can be accomplished with PrintGuide.
Note:The TallyCom PrintServers can also be configured via a Web
browser. See section 2.5
1.1 Overview
The initial window of PrintGuide is the Monitor View. The Monitor View lists the
currently discovered PrintServers and their status. By selecting a PrintServer
on the list, it is possible to see the status of its logical printers.
A double-click on a PrintServer in Monitor View will cause the PrintGuide to
upload the configuration of the selected PrintServer and open the Configuration
View. From here you can control network settings and you can enable, disable,
and configure logical printers.
The logical printer
represents how the
PrintServer appears to
the printing application.
MONITOR
NETWORK (*)
LOGICAL
PRINTER
CONFIGURE
• Discover PrintServers
and monitor their status.
• Enable, disable and
configure logical printers.
• The network protocols
used for discovery and
subnets to be browsed.
• Performance tuning
(refresh rates, timeouts,
and delays).
Options | Preferences
Each logical printer is
configured to accept
data from an input port
and direct it to a
specific output
destination, typically a
physical printer.
There can be several
logical printers for each
physical printer.
.
Figure 1