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Printer Properties When the Windows Security Alert dialog box appears, click Unblock to allow communication between the printing system and your computer. When you click Unblock, Auto Configure is added to the Windows Firewall > Exceptions > Programs and Services list. The Windows Firewall is accessed through the Control Panel. 4 Auto Configure currently supports only TCP/IP ports for Microsoft Windows 2000, XP and Vista operating systems. A TCP/IP port can be either an IP address or the printing system name (Host name). Silent Auto Configuration Silent Auto Configuration is an automatic detection tool that runs in the background, periodically polling the printing system for information. Therefore the user is not required to make a manual request for the configuration. An additional benefit is that the driver is always up-to-date, even if devices are added or removed or the configuration otherwise altered after the printing system and driver installation. Note: The Silent Auto Configuration feature is only available on a Vista operating system connected to a network. Silent Auto Configuration is also triggered by certain events: • When the printing system is in the process of startup or a spooler system is restarted. • When there is a detected configuration change in the printing system. • When changing to or using a new TCP/IP port. Setting Auto Configuration Configuring the physical device settings of a printer on the Device Settings > Properties page maintains consistency between the printer driver's Device settings and the actual printer devices. To set Auto Configuration: 1 In the Printers directory, right-click on the printer and select Properties. 1 2 Click the Device Settings tab. 2 3 Click Auto Configure. The following dialog box appears: 3 4 Ensure Silent auto-configuration is selected. The Silent auto-configuration checkbox is the control for auto configuration without manual intervention. When selected, it polls for printer configuration changes after time intervals (default is 10 minutes). When a change is detected in the printing system's configuration, the driver's information is automatically updated so that 2-3 KX Driver

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Printer Properties
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KX Driver
When the Windows Security Alert dialog box appears, click
Unblock
to allow
communication between the printing system and your computer.
When you click
Unblock
, Auto Configure is added to the
Windows Firewall
>
Exceptions > Programs and Services
list. The Windows Firewall is accessed
through the Control Panel.
4
Auto Configure currently supports only TCP/IP ports for Microsoft Windows 2000, XP
and Vista operating systems.
A TCP/IP port can be either an IP address or the printing system name (Host name).
Silent Auto Configuration
Silent Auto Configuration is an automatic detection tool that runs in the background,
periodically polling the printing system for information. Therefore the user is not
required to make a manual request for the configuration. An additional benefit is that
the driver is always up-to-date, even if devices are added or removed or the
configuration otherwise altered after the printing system and driver installation.
Note:
The Silent Auto Configuration feature is only available on a Vista operating
system connected to a network.
Silent Auto Configuration is also triggered by certain events:
•
When the printing system is in the process of startup or a spooler system is
restarted.
•
When there is a detected configuration change in the printing system.
•
When changing to or using a new TCP/IP port.
Setting Auto Configuration
Configuring the physical device settings of a printer on the
Device Settings >
Properties
page maintains consistency between the printer driver’s Device settings
and the actual printer devices. To set Auto Configuration:
1
In the
Printers
directory, right-click on the printer and select
Properties
.
1
2
Click the
Device Settings
tab.
2
3
Click
Auto Configure
. The following dialog box appears:
3
4
Ensure Silent auto-configuration is selected.
The
Silent auto-configuration
checkbox is the control for auto configuration without
manual intervention. When selected, it polls for printer configuration changes after
time intervals (default is 10 minutes). When a change is detected in the printing
system’s configuration, the driver’s information is automatically updated so that