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Connect Publisher Select 3 to different printers

Introduction

You can connect Publisher Select 3 to different printers:

  • every time you start Publisher Select 3.

  • while Publisher Select 3 is open.

NOTE

The first time that you connect to an HTTPS enabled printer, you have to restart Publisher Select 3 in order to use a secure connection. The required certificate will be retrieved from the printer. A secure connection is displayed with a lock icon and the text [Secured] in front of the printer name. Both the icon and the text in green.

You can install and open one instance of Publisher Select 3 at a time per workstation.

NOTE

You can also install one instance of Publisher Select 3, one instance of Publisher Select 2 and one instance of Publisher Select 1 on the same workstation. These applications can run at the same time and address different printers.

Connect to different printers every time you start Publisher Select 3

  1. Open Publisher Select 3.

  2. Click on [Preferences] in the top menu bar.

  3. Click on [General].

  4. In the [Options] section, check the option [Always open the login window to select the printer].

  5. Click [OK] to save your settings.

    The next time you start the application, the printer connection screen will open.

Connect to different printers while Publisher Select 3 is open

  1. Click on the left icon at the right side of the printer title bar to change the printer.

  2. Select the required printer:

    • Select the target printer from a list of available printers detected on the subnetwork, and the printers that were configured during the software installation if applicable,

    • or type in its [Printer Host Name] or IP address.

Click on the Cancel icon to cancel the connection process while Publisher Select 3 is connecting to a printer.

NOTE

When you change a printer, the documents in the document list and in the Hot Folders of the disconnected printer will not be printed.

Disconnect a printer while Publisher Select 3 is open

  1. Click on the left icon at the right side of the printer title bar.

  2. Click on the disconnect icon to disconnect the printer.

    You can only disconnect a printer when there are two connected printers.

NOTE

When you disconnect a printer, the documents in the document list and in the Hot Folders of the printer will not be printed.

Connect to a second printer while Publisher Select 3 is open

  1. Click on the plus icon in the bottom left corner of the screen to add a second printer.

  2. Select the required printer:

    • Select the target printer from a list of available printers detected on the subnetwork, and the printers that were configured during the software installation if applicable,

    • or type in its [Printer Host Name] or IP address.

Click on the Cancel icon to cancel the connection process while Publisher Select 3 is connecting to a printer.