Modifying printers

Use this procedure to modify a printer connected to your system.

To modify a printer

  1. Select Printer Management in the Administration menu.
  2. Select Printers > Modify/Delete on the Printer Management page. The Search for a Printer to Modify or Delete page is displayed.
  3. Specify this information:
    Note: 

    Click Show All to show all printers in the Surgical Instrument Management system.

    Company

    Select the company of the printer that you want to modify.

    Printer Name

    Specify the name of the printer that you want to modify.

    Printer Hostname

    Specify the hostname of the printer that you want to modify.

    Printer Type

    Select either Report or Label depending on what type of printer that you want to modify.

  4. Click Search to display the printers that fit your search criteria. The Select Printer to Modify or Delete page is displayed.

    For information about navigating search results, see Navigating search results.

  5. Click Edit in the row of the printer that you want to modify. The Modify Printer page is displayed.
  6. On the Modify Printer page, specify this information:
    Printer Name

    Edit the name of the printer you are adding.

    Hostname

    Edit the network address or IP address for the printer.

    Type

    Select the type of printer that you want to add.

    • Report – A printer that prints documents on the standard 8.5 x 11 inch paper stock.

    • Label – A specialized printer for labels that uses a language to describe the layout of information on a label.

      Note: 

      See below for information for modifying label printers (Step 7).

    Company

    Select the company you make the printer accessible from.

    Company Default

    Select this check box to make the printer you are modifying the default printer for the selected company.

  7. Specify this information if the printer you are modifying is a label printer:
    Make

    Edit the brand name of the label printer.

    Model

    Edit the model number of the label printer.

    Port

    Edit the port that the label printer is connected to.

    Protocol

    Select the printing protocol your system uses for label printers.

    LPR Server

    Edit the server your laser printer is connected to.

    Language

    Select the name of the proprietary language the label printer uses to determine the layout of text on the label.

    User Name

    Edit your user name.

    Password

    Edit your password.

    Confirm Password

    Specify your password.

    Max Retries

    Edit the number of times that you want the label printer to retry printing if there is an error.

    Retry Timeout

    Edit the number of seconds that you want the label printer to wait before trying to print after an error.

  8. Click Done to save the printer information. The Modify Printer confirmation page is displayed.
  9. Click OK to return to the Printer Management page.
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