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.

• Download
• Sign in
• Networks
• Printers
• 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.

Sign in

1. To start Printix Configurator, right-click the EXE file and select Run as administrator.
   The Printix Configurator and a browser page appear.
2. Sign in in the browser window. You must have the System manager role.
3. If asked, Pick a Printix Home (Example: acme.printix.net).
   To change language, select Menu , Language. (coming function)

*If the message You can close this window does not appear in the browser or the Printix Configurator still displays Login in progress, the sign-in was not successful. In these cases, select Connect in the Printix Configurator and sign in again.

After a successful sign-in, you can close the browser window.

*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 you 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.

Networks

Select Networks in Printix Configurator to configure networks.
It is best to have the networks in place before printers, because then you can choose networks for the printers.

The list contains gateways (IP and MAC address pairs) assigned to networks.
A network can have multiple gateways.
Renaming a network is not possible.
If an IP or a MAC address is updated, that means to add a new gateway to the assigned network (instead of updating the original gateway).

• In Edit, you can manually add and manage networks.
• In Import, you can import existing networks from the Printix Cloud or a CSV file.
• In Export, you can export the list of networks to a CSV file.
• In Upload, you can upload the networks to the Printix Cloud.
• Select Help to see a short explanation about the list of networks.
• Select Exit to close the Networks dialog box and return to the Printix Configurator main window.

Network data

• Network name. Example: Amsterdam
• IP address. Example: 192.168.1.1
• MAC. Example: 54a050e55bc0 or 54:a0:50:e5:5b:c0
• Data source. Example: Server
• Uploaded. Example: Yes

The Data source column says Manual if the data was manually added (Edit > Add network), CSV if Import from CSV file was used, and Server if Import from Printix server was used.

Any invalid component of a network is highlighted in red. You can select Show only invalid items to only display networks with validation errors.
Example of validation errors:

• Missing information.
• Multiple networks have the same MAC address.
  

You can edit a single network by:

• Clicking a network, then selecting Edit > Edit network
  If only one network has a check mark, that network is edited regardless of which network was clicked.
• Double-clicking anywhere in the network’s row
  

Set up CSV mappings for networks

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

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

Select Auto-fill to automatically populate the table. After an auto-fill, make sure the correct information was filled in.

Upload networks

After the file content is validated, you can upload the networks to the Printix Cloud.

Printers

Select Printers in Printix Configurator to configure printers.

• In Edit, you can manually add and manage printers.
• In Import, you can import existing printers from the Printix Cloud or a CSV file, or you can update only the network address of already listed printers using a CSV file.
• In Export, you can export the list of printers to a CSV file.
• In Upload, you can upload the printers to the Printix Cloud.
• Select Exit to close the Printers dialog box and return to the Printix Configurator main window.

Printer data

• Printer name: Example: Reception
• Vendor. Example: HP
• Model. Example: HP Officejet Color X555
• Address. Example: 192.168.1.94
• Network. Example: Amsterdam
• MAC. Example: F0921C637CA2 or F0:92:1C:63:7C:A2
• Serial number. Example: CN3993Y073
• Page description language (PDL). Example: [PCL5,POSTSCRIPT,PDF]
• Color. Example: True
• Duplex. Example: False
• Data source. Example: Server
• Uploaded. Example: Yes

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

The Data source column says Manual if the data was manually added (Edit > Add printer), CSV if Import from CSV file was used, and Server if Import from Printix server was used.

Any invalid component of a printer is highlighted in red. You can select Show only invalid items to only display printers with validation errors.
Example of validation errors:

• Missing information.
• Multiple printers have the same MAC address.
  

You can edit a single printer by:

• Clicking a printer, then selecting Edit > Edit printer
  If only one printer has a check mark, that printer is edited regardless of which printer was clicked.
• Double-clicking anywhere in the printer’s row
  

Set up CSV mappings for printers

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

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

Select Auto-fill to automatically populate the table. After an auto-fill, make sure the correct information was filled in.

Upload printers

After the file content is validated, you can upload the printers to the Printix Cloud.

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:). You can access it by entering C:\ProgramData in the address bar.

Configuration files

Configuration files are stored on the computer in this folder.

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

There will be up to 3 configuration files per Printix Home you have been configuring. The id is the Printix ID (tenant id).

• PrintixConfigurator_ id .dta
• CSVNetworkMapping_ id .dta
• CSVPrinterMapping_ id .dta

Log files

The logs are stored in this folder:

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

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