Connect Hardware and Peripherals

As you use your system, you need to add peripherals such as modems, and printers. You add, change, and view peripherals using your TBL Configuration software.

For instructions, click the appropriate link below:

• Set up Modems
• Set up Printers.

Set up Modems

Modems that you use on your DDMS system must only be set up through DDMS software. Do not set these modems up through Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel.

To set up a modem for use with DDMS:

1. From your DDMS server's desktop, double-click the TBL Configuration icon.
2. When the TblConfig window opens, right-click Modem Definitions, and select Add New. The Modem Definition dialog box appears, as shown.

3. In the Tbl Name box, click the cursor after the letter M and specify the second character of the modem's logical name. If this is your primary wholesaler communications modem, for example, its logical name is M1, so you type 1 after the M.

4. In the Port Name box, select the COM port you assigned to this modem.
5. In the Port Speed box, select the appropriate speed.
6. In the Flow Control box, select Hardware.
7. In the Description box, you can enter any text for your own reference that describes this modem. For example, you could enter Wholesaler Communications Modem.
8. Click OK. The modem is added and the information appears as specified.

Set up Printers

Setting up a printer involves three basic steps:

• Connect your printer to the network
• Set up the printer through Windows 2000
• Configure your printer for eNsite.

Connect your Printer to the Network

To use a printer with eNsite , you need network access. You can connect a printer to a PC and then share the printer, or you can connect your printer to a network print server. Make sure you know the network name assigned to the printer.

Silver Plus does not recommend the use of serial-interface printers with eNsite. While some customers have used serial interface printers successfully, many have experienced reliability problems. Silver Plus does not support the use of serial interface printers with the eNsite software and will not be responsible for any problems you may experience.

Set up the Printer through Windows 2000

When you set up a printer for eNsite software, you must first add the printer in Windows 2000. Then, you must enter information for the printer to communicate with your eNsite software.

To set up a printer in Windows:

1. Click Start , choose Settings, and then Printers.
2. Double click Add Printer.
3. When the Add Printer Wizard starts, follow the prompts on the screen.

Have your Windows CD ready to install new printer drivers.

 

 

Configure your Printer for eNsite

Configure your printer so you can use it with eNsite by following these steps:

1. From your server’s desktop, double click the TBL Configuration icon.
2. When the Tbl Config window opens, click the Printer Definitions option to highlight it. All the printers you have set up are displayed on the right hand portion of the window.
3. Right-click Printer Definitions, and choose Add New. The Printer Definition dialog box appears, as shown.

4. In the Tbl Name box, click the cursor after the letter P and enter the logical number of the printer, 1, 2, or 3, for example.

   Each printer must have a logical number. If you specify the same logical number for several printers, the first one available is used.

5. In the Network box, select the printer you are adding. (Both local and network printers that you set up under Windows 2000 appear on this list.)

6. In the Emulation box, select one of the following device types:
   If you’re setting up an Okidata printer, select 01.
   If you’re setting up an Epson printer, select E2.

7. In the Description box, you can enter any text for your own reference that describes this printer. For example, you could enter Invoice Printer.