Viewing All Printers; Creating Maps - Lexmark MarkVision Professional User Manual

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Your browser opens with an information page for that print server. You see a real-time view of
the selected printer status.
Note: Not all print servers have Web pages.

Viewing all printers

MarkVision gives you several ways to see all the printers available to you at a glance.
Create folders and filters
Use the Folder Configuration task to create custom folders to organize your printers. If your printers
are on a small network, you may only need one folder. However, if your printers are distributed across
a large network, you can create multiple folders to organize them.
For example, if your printers are concentrated on a small network within a single building, you could
create folders for each floor or type of printer. For larger printer networks, you could create a folder
hierarchy that includes subfolders identifying printers listed by geographical location or by subnet.
Apply filter criteria to your folders to automatically populate folder contents or to find a specific printer.
For example, create a folder named "Color," and then select the appropriate filter criteria to show
only color printers. MarkVision applies the filter and adds only color printers to that folder. The same
printer can appear in more than one folder, depending on the filters you set. For example, a color
printer with a duplex unit would appear in both the "Color" folder and the "Duplex" folder. For more
information on creating folders and using filters, see
you want.
Create a map view
You can use the Map task to create a graphical representation that illustrates the distribution of your
printers by placing a printer icon on a map background relative to your organization. The printer
status determines the border color of the icon that is displayed. A printer icon with a yellow border is
in a warning state; a printer icon with a red border is in an error state. For more information on using
the map feature, see Creating

Creating maps

With MarkVision's Map task, you can create a graphical representation that illustrates the distribution
of your devices.
Creating a map
The type of map you create depends on the structure of your organization. If your organization has
one location with just a few printers, your map could be a simple line drawing or a scanned plan of
your building with icons marking the printer locations. If, however, you are responsible for many
printers in various geographies, you might create maps that correspond with the hierarchy of your
printer folders. For example, you could create a folder for the state where a group of printers are
Organizing devices
maps.
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and Finding the devices