Finding The Devices You Want - Lexmark MarkVision Professional User Manual

Finding the devices you want

There are numerous ways to find devices using MarkVision. You can search for one device using
specific criteria, or multiple devices using a variety of methods.
Note: MarkVision only recognizes devices that have been discovered using the Device
Discovery task (see
Once MarkVision recognizes a device using one of those methods, that device can
later be found by its other attributes, such as its serial number or a property tag.
Here are some suggested methods for finding one or more printers in MarkVision:
• If you know a specific setting for a printer, you can use this attribute to find it. For example,
you can find a printer using its IP address, name, serial number, or a property tag. First,
select a task to perform. Using the Quick Find tab, pick the attribute you want to use in your
search from the Select a field to search list. Type the attribute information in the appropriate
box, and then select Find.
You can substitute the asterisk (*) character as a wildcard for unknown information in your
search. It acts as a placeholder for any number of characters. For example, you could enter
192.168.12.* as your search criteria.
• If you monitor only 10 printers in MarkVision, the easiest way to find the one you want is to
scan the tabs in the Feature Overview task for the feature you want. Select Feature
Overview (Printers) from the All Tasks list. Choose the Folders tab, and view the folder that
contains the printers you want to choose from. You can then scan the various features
columns. Click any column heading to sort the printers according to the criteria you want.
With only a few printers, you should easily find the printer you are looking for.
• Let's say, however, that you have 800 printers distributed over a large network, and you need
to find all the color printers with duplex units. First, scan your folders to see if you already
have one for color or duplex printers. Otherwise:
1 Choose the Quick Find tab, and then select Other from the Select a field to search list.
2 Click Find Parameters....
3 Configure the filter to find only color printers with duplex units.
For more information on configuring filters, see
4 Click OK, and then click Find. A list of any color duplex printers on your MarkVision
Server is displayed.
You can also create a folder that automatically populates itself with color printers that have duplex
units. For help creating such a folder, see
Adding and removing
Organizing devices.
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devices), or Quick Find by Address.
Using filters.