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Configuration

With this program you can set up Lexmark Print Monitor Utility and MarkVision Server. The following options can be configured:

Select network adapter cards

This allows you to select which network adapter cards in your computer to monitor.  This can be used to allow the Print Monitor Utility to access multiple networks.

Also, you can enable or disable source routing in this window.  (Token-Ring only)

Set timeouts

This allows you to set various timeouts (broadcast, retry, and capture) related to the utilities.

Set Logging Level

This allows you to control what events (information, warning, and/or error) get logged into the application event log.

MarkVision Server

This allows you to control the level of functionality provided by MarkVision Server.


Select Network Adapter Cards

Select Network Adapter Cards

This allows you to select which network adapter cards in your server to monitor.  This can be used to allow the Print Monitor Utility to access multiple networks.

Source Routing

Source routing is a Token-Ring function that allows data to pass from one Token-Ring network across a Token-Ring bridge to another Token-Ring network.  If source routing is disabled, data will not cross source routing bridges.

Note:	You may want to leave source routing disabled if you are concerned about having too much traffic across a wide-area network.  You may also want to leave source routing disabled if all network cards are connected to the same physical network as your server.  This action reduces traffic on bridged networks because the Network Printer Utility does not send data packets across the bridge to search for non-existent network cards.


Set Logging Level

Log Errors	Checking this box will cause the Print Monitor Utility to log all errors to the application event log.

Log Warnings	Checking this box will cause the Print Monitor Utility to log all warnings to the application event log.

Log Information	Checking this box will cause the Print Monitor Utility to log all informational messages to the application event log.


Set Timeouts

Broadcast	Changes the timeout value used for waiting on additional responses from printer network cards once the last response is received.  The Print Monitor Utility normally waits 4000 milliseconds (4 seconds) after the last response before assuming that all network cards have responded.  You can use this option to shorten or extend the wait time.

Retry	Changes the timeout value used for retransmission of data packets from the Print Monitor Utility to a network card.  The Print Monitor Utility normally waits 1000 milliseconds (1 second) for a network card to acknowledge receipt of a packet before it is assumed "lost" and subsequently retransmitted.  You can use this option to shorten or extend this default.

Note:	You may want to lengthen the Retry timeout value if a network option is located a long distance (logically or physically) from the server.  Extending this timeout gives the server plenty of time to find the network option especially across bridges and routers.

Capture	When multiple jobs are waiting to be processed, the capture timeout controls the amount of time the server waits before sending the next print job.  This allows other servers to send jobs to the network card so that one server is not monopolizing the printer.  The Print Monitor Utility usually waits 10,000 milliseconds (10 seconds) before sending a successive print job.  You can use this option to shorten or extend this time period.


MarkVision Server

Start MarkVision Server when Server Utility Starts - checking this box will enable MarkVision clients to connect to the server.

Maximum MarkVision clients to support concurrently - this number sets the maximum number of clients that can be connected to MarkVision Server at any one time.

Number of threads for Device Status Alerts - this number controls the number of threads that are dedicated to servicing Device Status Alerts.

Enable background polling of printers - checking this box will cause MarkVision Server to periodically poll printers for their status.

Polling Interval - this number controls the interval at which MarkVision Server polls printers.

Enable queue status alerts - checking this box will allow MarkVision clients to receive alerts when a queue's status has changed.