Add a new printer

  • Make a printer groups and printers overview on paper beforehand.
  • A printer cannot be moved to a different printer group. The printer must be removed and created again!
  1. Choose Resource Management > Printers in the Navigation Pane.
  2. Choose a printer group.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • Right-click a printer group in the Navigation Pane and choose New Printer from the shortcut menu.
    • Click New Printer in the toolbar of the tab Printers.
  4. In the New Printer Wizard, complete the fields below:
    FieldExplanation

    Name

    (mandatory field)

    Unique identification of the printer in Objective.
    Description The printer description.
    ID Enter a printer ID of your choice.
    Category Choose General or CMR in de drop-down menu Category or enter a free choice in the text field.
    A printer with the category CMR is typically used to print CMR reports of a shipment (see Supervisor).
    Server ID If the communication is done by multiple print servers, you can check this option and choose the corresponding print server from the drop-down menu.
  5. Click Next.
  6. In option group Communication Type choose one of the following options:
    OptionExplanation
    FTP Choose this option if the printer is driven by FTP (File Transfer Protocol).
    Serial Choose this option if the printer is connected to a serial port or if it is connected to an Ethernet conversion via a serial connection.
    Parallel Choose this option if the printer is connected to the parallel port.
    TCP Choose this option if the printer is connected to the network.
    OS Choose this option if the printer can be connected through the operating system.
    CMR and packing slip reports can only be printed via printers of the communication type OS.
  7. Enter the settings according to the chosen communication type.
    See Set up communication with the printer.