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4: Configuration 4. Check Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable printer, as desired. The auto discovery mode automatically adjusts to your selection in a few seconds and your mode choice is preserved during subsequent xPrintServer device startups. Auto discovery occurs during device bootup and when a USB device is connected. Configuring Printers through Auto Discovery Auto discovery of printers happens automatically each time you startup xPrintServer device, as long as auto discovery is enabled prior to the startup. 1. Make sure auto discovery is enabled (see Enabling or Disabling Discovery above). 2. Startup and login to the xPrintServer user interface (see Logging In) as usual. The Discovery protocol runs one time automatically upon startup. 3. Click the Printer tab to access the Printers > List page (see Figure 4-9). All printers which were auto discovered at this startup is listed here with "Auto Discovered" listed under the Location column. 4. Click the Discovery link to the left of the page to reach the Printer Discovery page. A Printer Auto Discovery Report appears showing the current date and time the xPrintServer print server automatically discovered and configured printers and associated downloaded drivers. Figure 4-11 Sample Printer Auto Discovery Report Configuring Printers through Discovery The Admin user may run Discovery anytime after the xPrintServer device is started up. Utilize these instructions to discover and provision network printers connected after the xPrintServer device last started up or printers on other networks if their IP addresses have been added (see Updating Discovery Printer IP Addresses). Note: If utilizing Google Cloud Print and Deleting All Configured Printers was recently performed, first verify all printers have been de-registered on Google Cloud Print management interface. Reference steps in Deleting All Configured Printers. 1. Login to the xPrintServer user interface (see Logging In) as Admin user. 2. Click the Printer tab to access the Printers > List page (see Figure 4-9). 3. Click the Discovery link to the left of the page to reach the Printer Discovery page. A message stating "Printer Auto Discovery has not yet been run" appears if printers are available for discovery. If new printers are not available for discovery, you will see a Printer Auto Discovery Report (see Figure 4-11). xPrintServer® Office Edition Print Server User Guide 41

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4:
Configuration
xPrintServer® Office Edition Print Server User Guide
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4. Check
Enabled
or
Disabled
to enable or disable printer, as desired.
The auto discovery
mode automatically adjusts to your selection in a few seconds and your mode choice is
preserved during subsequent xPrintServer device startups.
Auto discovery occurs during
device bootup and when a USB device is connected.
Configuring Printers through Auto Discovery
Auto discovery of printers happens automatically each time you startup xPrintServer device, as
long as auto discovery is enabled prior to the startup.
1.
Make sure auto discovery is enabled (see
Enabling or Disabling Discovery
above).
2.
Startup and login to the xPrintServer user interface (see
Logging In
) as usual. The Discovery
protocol runs one time automatically upon startup.
3. Click the
Printer
tab to access the
Printers > List
page (see
Figure 4-9
).
All printers which
were auto discovered at this startup is listed here with “Auto Discovered” listed under the
Location
column.
4. Click the
Discovery
link to the left of the page to reach the
Printer Discovery
page.
A
Printer Auto Discovery Report
appears showing the current date and time the xPrintServer
print server automatically discovered and configured printers and associated downloaded
drivers.
Figure 4-11 Sample Printer Auto Discovery Report
Configuring Printers through Discovery
The Admin user may run Discovery anytime after the xPrintServer device is started up.
Utilize
these instructions to discover and provision network printers connected after the xPrintServer
device last started up or printers on other networks if their IP addresses have been added (see
Updating Discovery Printer IP
Addresses)
.
Note:
If utilizing Google Cloud Print and
Deleting All Configured Printers
was recently performed,
first verify all printers have been de-registered on Google Cloud Print management interface.
Reference steps in
Deleting All Configured Printers
.
1.
Login to the xPrintServer user interface (see
Logging In
) as Admin user.
2. Click the
Printer
tab to access the
Printers > List
page (see
Figure 4-9
).
3. Click the
Discovery
link to the left of the page to reach the
Printer Discovery
page.
A
message stating “Printer Auto Discovery has not yet been run” appears if printers are
available for discovery. If new printers are not available for discovery, you will see a Printer
Auto Discovery Report (see
Figure 4-11
).