3.5.2. Printer properties

On the Setup tab, you can modify the properties of the printer.

Additional tabs:

• Print queues
• Printix Go
• Diagnostics
• History

Modify printer name

1. In Printer name, select the Modify icon.
2. In the Modify printer name dialog, edit the Printer name or select one from the Printer name suggestions list.
3. Select Save.

Modify properties for multiple printers

1. On the Printers page, select the check boxes of multiple printers and select Modify.
2. Enter Location if you want to modify this.
3. Optionally in Network, select Select network if you want to change this. If you do not select a network, printers remain on their current network.
   Site managers can only select networks belonging to managed sites.
4. Optionally in SNMP configuration, select Select SNMP configuration if you want to change this. If you do not select an SNMP configuration, printers continue to use their current SNMP configuration.
   You can only select global SNMP configurations and SNMP configurations assigned to the selected network. If you select a Network that does not contain all SNMP profiles of the selected SNMP configuration, the SNMP configuration field is set to the default SNMP configuration.
5. Optionally in Protocol, select Select if you want to change this. If you do not select a protocol, printers continue to use their current protocol and port.
   • Select IPP and if required change the Port to a different value than the default port number 80.
   • Select IPPS and if required change the Port to a different value than the default port number 443.
     • For both IPP and IPPS, select Path to modify this if required. If you open the printer’s web page, you may find information about Port and Path.
   • Select LPR and, if required, change the Port to a different value than the default port number 515. Optionally, enter a Print queue name.
   • Select RAW and, if required, change the Port to a different value than the default port number 9100.

6. Select Save. The entered location will be saved for the selected printers.

!When you change Network, Protocol, and/or SNMP configuration, it is recommended to verify that printing and printer status still works.

Name

• Printer name
  By default, the printer name is set to the model name of the printer. The printer name appears on the printer ID sign and in the Printix App. However, it is the Print queue name users will see on their computer and in Printix Client. If there are, for example, two active print queues, you should name them so users will both know the physical printer and be able to determine the difference in purpose of the print queues.
  Example:
  • Printer name Reception has two queues with the Print queue names: Reception and Reception Staple.
  • Reception is the general purpose and the one most frequently used of the two print queues.
  • Reception Staple has a print driver configuration that will staple together sheets by default.

*Instead of using the printer model as the default value for the printer name, the software can use alternatives. For example, the printer’s hostname (works for HP) or the printer’s device name (works for Lexmark). Please inform us if you are interested in this. Printix Support must enable populatePrinterName for you.

• Model
  The model name of the printer.

• Serial number
  The serial number of the printer. Select the Modify icon if you want to add it, change it and/or copy it to the clipboard.

Location

• Location
  Description of the printer’s location. Example: Head Office, Reception

Connection

• MAC address
  The hardware address of the printer.

• Printer address
  The printer’s hostname or IP address. By default, print data is sent as RAW print via TCP port 9100. Print data can be sent via another port and the LPR (Line Printer Remote) protocol. There must be a space between the IP address and $$.
  • RAW mode via TCP port 9100 (default)
    Example: 192.168.1.94
  • RAW mode via another TCP port
    Example: 192.168.1.94 $$port:9101
  • IPPS via TCP port 443
    Example: 192.168.1.94 $$ipps
  • IPPS via another TCP port
    Example: 192.168.1.94 $$ipps$$port:621
  • IPP via TCP port 80
    Example: 192.168.1.94 $$ipp
  • LPR via TCP port 515
    Example: 192.168.1.94 $$lpr:myqueue
  • LPR via another TCP port
    Example: 192.168.1.94 $$lpr:myqueue$$port:712
  • Windows print queue via Printix Redirector
    Example: \\computername\printqueuename

*Appending for example $$ipps to the Printer address to manually configure protocol and port overrides the selection of Protocol and Port.

• Network
  The name of the network the printer is on.
  Site managers can only select networks belonging to managed sites.

• SNMP configuration
  The SNMP configuration. Is blank if the default SNMP configuration is used.
  You can only select global SNMP configurations and SNMP configurations assigned to the selected network. If you select a Network that does not contain all SNMP profiles of the selected SNMP configuration, the SNMP configuration field is set to the default SNMP configuration and becomes blank.

• Protocol
  The protocol (IPP, IPPS, LPR, RAW) used to send print data to the printer. Select the Modify icon if you want to change it. For printers registered before April 2021, you should select Contact printer to obtain and update the list of protocols supported by the printer. Prior to this, you should ensure the protocols are also enabled on the printer.

Registration

• Features
  Select Features to see the printer features. If the printer features are not registered correctly, then change Page description language, Color supported, and/or 2-sided supported to match what you know the printer supports. Select Save to save changes.

• Contact printer
  Select Contact printer if you need to replace a printer or just want to redo the registration of the printer in regards to:
  • MAC address. The hardware address obtained from the printer.
  • Model. The model name obtained from the printer.
  • Serial number. The serial number obtained from the printer.
  • Protocol. The protocols (IPP, IPPS, LPR, RAW) supported by the printer. Ensure the protocols are also enabled on the printer.
  • Features:
    • Page description language (PCL5, POSTSCRIPT, PCLXL, PDF, …).
    • Color supported.
    • 2-sided supported.

*If the printer was installed without the Printix Client, you must obtain the registration parameters from this topic and manually enter them before the registration.

Card reader

• Vendor and Created are only available if Printix Go is installed and a card reader is connected to the printer.

NFC tag

1. Select Delete NFC tag to unregister the NFC tag.
   Only available if the printer has been registered with an NFC tag.
2. Select Yes.

ID sign

1. Select Print printer ID sign.
2. Use the browser to print the page with the printer ID signs.
3. Mount the printer ID sign with QR code at the printer.

Report

1. Select Download CSV report.
2. The downloaded file can be opened in a text editor. The filename is: printername.csv.

The first row contains the column headings and the subsequent lines (one per day) contains the date and meter readings. If no readings has changed on a particular day, no line is written for that day.

• Date: year, month, day
• Toner levels: colorBlack, colorMagenta, colorCyan, colorYellow
• Sheets: sheetsSimplex, sheetsDuplex, sheetsTotal
• Impressions: impressionsMono, impressionsColor, impressionsTotal