11. Printix Configurator

Printix Configurator for Windows can be used to initially configure Printix for customers with multiple locations (networks) and already deployed printers. Printix Configurator will offer to update itself to the latest approved version.

• Networks
  Point to a CSV file with gateway IP and MAC addresses.
• Printers
  Point to a CSV file with printer address, model name, …
• Upload
  Once the file content is validated successfully, you can upload the configuration.

*The color of the Networks and Printers button are green if there is new configuration data to upload. Color is red if there are issues with the configuration data. Color is yellow when you first start to use the Printix Configurator.

*If you can not see the name of your Printix Home (acme.printix.net) it could be because you are not properly signed in, or because your are using Printix Configurator 1.3.890 or earlier, and there are multiple Printix Configurator processes running. Use Task Manager to End task and then try to start Printix Configurator again.

• Download
• Sign in
• Networks
• Printers
• Upload
• Configuration and log files

See also:

• How to add a gateway to an existing network
• How to add a printer
• How to add print queues to computers with Printix Configurator

Download

1. In Printix Administrator select Menu , Software
2. Select Printix Configurator to download it.

!Please ensure that you use Printix Configurator version 1.3.1250 which was released on 2022-12-22. If you use an earlier version you will get the error: Login failed (get token)

Sign in

1. To start Printix Configurator right-click the EXE file and select Run as administrator.
2. Sign in. You must have the role as System manager.
3. If asked Pick a Printix Home (Example: acme.printix.net).
   After successful sign in to Printix Configurator you can close the browser window.

4. Select Networks to configure networks.
   It is best to have the networks in place before printers, because then you can choose networks for the printers.
5. Optionally select Printers.
6. Select Upload.

Networks

• Select Import to import existing networks from the Printix Home.
• Select CSV to open a file with network names, gateway IP and MAC addresses.
• Select Add to open the Network properties dialog enter network name, gateway IP and MAC address.
• Select Delete to delete selected networks on the list.
• Select OK when done.

The Data source column will say Manual if the data was manually added (CSV or Add) and ServerConfig if Import was used.

Network data

• Network name. Example: Amsterdam
• Gateway IP address. Example: 192.168.1.1
• Gateway MAC address. Example: 54a050e55bc0 or 54:a0:50:e5:5b:c0

Set up CSV mappings for networks

The CSV file MUST be semi-colon (;) separated. Column headers are optional. Do not have spaces before or after a semi-colon.

• If the file contain headers, then check Does the CSV contain headers, and for each Field name select corresponding CSV name.
• If the file has no headers, then uncheck Does the CSV contain headers, and for each Field name select corresponding Column number.

Printers

• Select Import to import existing printers from the Printix Home.
• Select CSV to open a file with printer data.
• Select Add to open the Printer properties dialog enter printer data.
• Select Delete to delete selected printers on the list.
• Select OK when done.

The Data source column will say Manual if the data was manually added (CSV or Add) and ServerConfig if Import was used.

Printer data

• Printer name: Example: Reception
• Vendor. Example: HP
• Model. Example: HP Officejet Color X555
• Printer address. Example: 192.168.1.94
• Network. Example: Amsterdam
• MAC address. Example: F0921C637CA2 or F0:92:1C:63:7C:A2
• Serial number. Example: CN3993Y073
• Page description language. Example: [PCL5,POSTSCRIPT,PDF]
• Color supported. Example: True
• 2-sided supported. Example: False

*It is assumed printers are using the default SNMP configuration.

Set up CSV mappings for printers

The CSV file must be semi-colon (;) separated. Column headers are optional.

• If the file contain headers, then check Does the CSV contain headers, and for each Field name select corresponding CSV name.
• If the file has no headers, then uncheck Does the CSV contain headers, and for each Field name select corresponding Column number.

Upload

Once the file content is validated successfully, you can upload the configuration.

Configuration and log Files

Configuration files and logs are stored on the computer in the ProgramData folder.

*ProgramData is a Hidden folder, and may not appear in File Explorer when you open Local disk (C:).

Configuration files

Configuration files are stored on the computer in this folder.

• C:\ProgramData\printix.net\Printix Configurator\Configuration

There will be upto 5 configuration files per Printix Home you have been configuring. The id is the Printix ID (tenant id).

• PrintixConfigurator- id .dta
• Network- id .dta
• Network- id .map
• Printer- id .dta
• Printer- id .map

Log files

There will be a maximum of 6 log files with a size of 1 MB each. The log file without a number is the current one. Previous versions are numbered 1 – 5 with 5 being the oldest.

• PrintixConfigurator- user . number.log

The logs are stored in this folder:

• C:\ProgramData\printix.net\Printix Configurator\Logs