1 Switches to
Ports configuration
.
2 Shows all of the available ports.
3 Shows the port type, device connected to the port, and status.
Refresh:
Renews the available ports list.
Release port:
Releases the selected port.
Sharing Ports Between Printers and Scanners
Your machine may be connected to a host computer via a parallel port or USB port. Since the printer contains
more than one device (printer and scanner), it is necessary to organize proper access of user-installed
applications to these devices via the single I/O port.
The Unified Linux Driver package provides an appropriate port sharing mechanism that is used by Dell printer and
scanner drivers. The drivers talk to their devices via so-called machine ports. The current status of any machine
port can be viewed via the
Ports configuration
. The port sharing prevents you from accessing one functional
block of the machine device, while another block is in use.
When you install a new machine device onto your system, it is strongly recommended you do this with the
assistance of an Unified Driver Configurator. In this case you will be asked to choose I/O port for the new device.
This choice will provide the most suitable configuration for machine’s functionality. For machine scanners, I/O
ports are being chosen by scanner drivers automatically, so proper settings are applied by default.
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Инструкции и руководства похожие на DELL 1135n
