Communication

1. From the Devices and Printers window, right-click the printer, then select Xerox Printer Properties.
2. Select the Communication tab.
3. To set up two-way communication between a network printer and your computer, click Bi-Directional Communication, then select an option.
   • Automatic: This option enables bi-directional communication when the printer is powered on. The Device Name or TCP/IP Address is set to the IP Address detected from the port setting of the print queue. The port setting is located in Printer properties > Ports.

     When your computer connects to a network printer, the Device Name or TCP/IP Address displays the printer name or its TCP/IP address.

   • Manual: This option allows you to enable the bi-directional communication manually. Enter the appropriate Device Name or TCP/IP Address.
   • Disabled: This option turns off communication with the printer.
4. In the Read and Write fields, enter the SNMP community name. To view the passcode, click and hold the reveal button.
   You can use the Password Peek feature to view the password. When you click the reveal button on the right side of the password text field, the password appears.

   To provide a measure of security, each function has an associated SNMP Community Name. The Read field obtains configuration data. The Write field sends configuration data. To use the bi-directional capabilities of the printer, the community name entries in the driver must match their equivalent settings in the printer. For example, assume that the designated community name for the printer Read function is public. All client computers using bi-directional drivers must assign the value public to the SNMP Read function to obtain regular printer status updates.

5. To set the frequency in seconds and minutes to poll and update the status information, from the Acquire Device Status list, select a refresh rate.
6. Click OK.