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Configuring Downtime Reporting 7 Configuring the printer driver to print to the application If you want the application to intercept regular print jobs and save them on the printer hard disk, then you must configure the Universal Print Driver (UPD) to print to Port 9444. This activates the Direct Print function which automatically saves all print jobs sent to the printer in the \Direct Print folder in the printer hard disk. The files inside this folder can only be printed using the application. 1 Click , or click Start and then click Run. 2 In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers. 3 Press Enter, or click OK. The printers folder opens. 4 Right‑click the printer with the application installed, and then select Printer Properties or Properties. 5 Click the Ports tab. 6 From the list of ports, make sure your printer is selected, and then click Configure Port. 7 In the Port field, change the port number to 9444. 8 Click OK > OK.

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Configuring the printer driver to print to the application
If you want the application to intercept regular print jobs and save them on the printer hard disk, then you must
configure the Universal Print Driver (UPD) to print to Port 9444. This activates the Direct Print function which
automatically saves all print jobs sent to the printer in the
\Direct Print
folder in the printer hard disk. The files inside
this folder can only be printed using the application.
1
Click
, or click
Start
and then click
Run
.
2
In the Start Search or Run box, type
control printers
.
3
Press
Enter
, or click
OK
.
The printers folder opens.
4
Right
click the printer with the application installed, and then select
Printer Properties
or
Properties
.
5
Click the
Ports
tab.
6
From the list of ports, make sure your printer is selected, and then click
Configure Port
.
7
In the Port field, change the port number to
9444
.
8
Click
OK
>
OK
.
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