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Creating virtual devices using the Device Manager 1 Open the printer driver. 2 Click Device Manager. 3 Click Add. 4 Click Network Attached Printer or Locally Attached Printer. If the printer is attached locally, continue with step 5 on page 16. If the printer is attached to a network, go to step 6 on page 16. 5 If the printer is attached locally: a Select Parallel, Serial, or USB. If you are using a parallel connection, specify if the virtual device is a BPP Device. If you are using a serial connection, specify the exact Serial Port Options. Note: Not all options may be available for your system. b Enter the device name and description. c Select a physical device from the list of known devices, or select Other, and then enter the path to the physical device file. Note: If you do not know the path, click Browse to look for the path in the file system. d Click Finish. 6 If the printer is a attached to a network: a Enter the device name and description. b Enter the IP Address/Host Name, or click Search to locate the IP address. If you entered an IP Address/Host Name, go to step h on page 16. If you clicked "Search to locate an IP address," continue with step c on page 16. c From the Search Network Printer dialog box, search by Subnet or Range. d Enter the appropriate IP Address or Subnet. e Click Search. Note: The Search function searches for printers on an IPv4 network. f Select the device from the list. g Click OK. h Make any necessary changes to the available options. i Click Next. j If you entered an external print server IP Address or Host Name, select the appropriate port for the printer. k Verify the information that appears. l Click Finish. Creating virtual devices from the command line 1 Select a recognizable, but unique, virtual device name. 2 To create a virtual device, type the following from the command line: Performing tasks 16

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Creating virtual devices using the Device Manager
1
Open the printer driver.
2
Click
Device Manager
.
3
Click
Add
.
4
Click
Network Attached Printer
or
Locally Attached Printer
.
If the printer is attached locally, continue with step 5 on page 16. If the printer is attached to a network, go to
step 6 on page 16.
5
If the printer is attached locally:
a
Select
Parallel
,
Serial
, or
USB
.
If you are using a parallel connection, specify if the virtual device is a BPP Device.
If you are using a serial connection, specify the exact Serial Port Options.
Note:
Not all options may be available for your system.
b
Enter the device name and description.
c
Select a physical device from the list of known devices, or select
Other
, and then enter the path to the physical
device file.
Note:
If you do not know the path, click
Browse
to look for the path in the file system.
d
Click
Finish
.
6
If the printer is a attached to a network:
a
Enter the device name and description.
b
Enter the IP Address/Host Name, or click
Search
to locate the IP address.
If you entered an IP Address/Host Name, go to step h on page 16.
If you clicked “Search to locate an IP address,” continue with step c on page 16.
c
From the Search Network Printer dialog box, search by Subnet or Range.
d
Enter the appropriate IP Address or Subnet.
e
Click
Search
.
Note:
The Search function searches for printers on an IPv4 network.
f
Select the device from the list.
g
Click
OK
.
h
Make any necessary changes to the available options.
i
Click
Next
.
j
If you entered an external print server IP Address or Host Name, select the appropriate port for the printer.
k
Verify the information that appears.
l
Click
Finish
.
Creating virtual devices from the command line
1
Select a recognizable, but unique, virtual device name.
2
To create a virtual device, type the following from the command line:
Performing tasks
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