There are numerous ways to find devices managed by MVP. You can search for one device using specific criteria, or multiple devices using a variety of methods to find devices managed by MVP. After MVP recognizes a device using one of those methods, that device can later be found by other device attributes, such as a serial number or property tag.
Here are some suggested methods for finding one or more printers in MVP:
From the MarkVision Professional Home screen, select the Feature Overview (Printers) or Feature Overview (Print Servers) from the All Tasks list.
Click the Folders tab, and view the folder that contains the printers you want to choose from.
Select one or more devices.
You can then scan the various features columns.
Click any tab to sort the printers according to the criteria you want.
From the MarkVision Professional Home screen, select the Quick Find tab.
Select Other from the “Select a field to search” list.
Click Find Parameters.
Configure the filter to find the feature.
Click OK, and then click Find.
Devices on the MarkVision Server appear.
MarkVision gives you several ways to see all the printers available to you at a glance.
Use the Folder Configuration task to create custom folders to organize your printers. If the printers are on a small network, only one folder may be needed. However, if the printers are distributed across a large network, they can be organized in multiple folders.
For example, if the printers are concentrated on a small network within a single building, create folders for each floor or type of printer. For larger printer networks, create a folder hierarchy that includes subfolders identifying printers by geographical location or subnet.
Apply filter criteria to the folders to automatically populate folder contents or to find a specific printer.
For example, create a folder named Color, and then select the appropriate filter criteria to show only color printers. MVP applies the filter and adds only color printers to that folder. The same printer can appear in more than one folder. For example, a color printer with a duplex unit would appear in both the Color folder and the Duplex folder.
From the MarkVision Professional Home screen, select Folder Configuration from the All Tasks list.
Select a parent folder.
Skip to step 4 to configure a filter for an existing folder that will not be renamed. To create a new folder or rename an existing folder:
Click New to create a new folder within the parent folder.
Type a new name in the Name box to rename an existing folder.
Select the Filter tab, and then select filter criteria, or select the Manual Selection tab, and then select devices to add to the folder.
Click Apply.
Create a graphic of the distribution of selected printers on a map background. The type of map you create depends on the structure of your organization. You can create an original image or develop a graphic using a scanned image such as an area map or building plan. Save the image in JPEG or GIF format.
If your organization has one location with just a few printers, your map could be a simple line drawing or a scanned plan of your building with icons marking the printer locations. If you are responsible for many printers in various geographies, you might create maps that correspond with the hierarchy of the printer folders. For example, you could create a folder for the state where a group of printers are located. Within that folder, create a subfolder for the city. Additional subfolders could contain printers grouped by the building or floor number. Create a corresponding map for each folder.
From the MarkVision Professional Home screen, select Map from the All Tasks list.
Select a folder.
Click the Map icon in the lower part of the window.
Select a map background from the list, or click Browse to find a graphic.
Arrange the device icons on the map image, and then click Apply.
| Note: A yellow border around a device icon indicates that the device is in a warning state. A red border indicates an error state. |