Configuring output channels

Output channels

When configuring an output channel, you select a printer (the device), the printer driver and a name for the output channel. You must define at least one output channel if you want to use ALLPLAN vector drivers for printing.

Output channel configuration consists of four steps:

1. Select the printer (the device) to which you want to print.
2. Select one of the two vector drivers for HP Designjets.
3. Select a name for the output channel that is as descriptive as possible.
4. Save the changes you made.

   Important: if you do not, the output channels will remain unchanged!

To change or configure an output channel

1. In the Services application, click Configuration - Output channels - Configure.
2. A dialog box appears. Select the channel you want to change, or click New output channel if you want to configure a new channel.
3. Click OK to confirm.
4. Go through all the items in the next dialog box.
5. Select Print via and select the printer you want to use to send your output to. The list displays all the printers in your system.
   • If you work on a network, you must include the computer name when selecting a printer, for example, '\\CAD1\Laser', instead of just 'Laser'.
   • If you cannot find a printer, you can enter its name via Other printers. Enter the printer name according to the UNC Convention. Make sure than the name is not more than 48 characters long.
     Click OK to confirm.
     

     A name corresponding to the Universal Naming Convention. The syntax is: \\Servername\sharename, where 'Servername' represents the name of the server and 'sharename' the name of the shared resource.

6. Select Output device and choose one of the two vector drivers for HP Designjets.
7. Click OK to confirm.
8. Select a Description and enter the name for the output channel.
   Select the name so that it indicates the printer for which you have configured this output channel because this name is also visible in the dialog line when you select the output channel in ALLPLAN.
   Click OK to confirm.
9. Select Save configuration.
   To complete and save your configuration, you must select and confirm this command, or else your output channel selection entries will not be saved.