Portsmith USB user manual Modifiable List Item Setting Options

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Modifiable List Item

Setting Options

 

 

Portsmith Express profile name

Rename – Use this setting to give each Portsmith Express

(at the top of the list)

unit a meaningful name.

 

 

 

Display Serial Number – A quick way to retrieve the

 

serial number for registering the unit or for technical

 

support assistance.

 

 

Printer Port

Disable Printer Filters – The Portsmith Express unit

 

arrives with the printer filters enabled. Click this checkbox

 

to disable the printer filters. Use this option if you are

 

having trouble printing.

 

 

Serial Port

Port Name – Shows the name assigned to the serial port

 

during the serial port setup (see “Serial Port Setup” on

 

page 7.) A drop-down box displays other available ports. If

 

you change the assigned port, you will receive a message

 

stating: “The port name has been changed. The device will

 

need to be disconnected and reconnected for changes to

 

take effect.”

 

 

Default Printer

Default Printer – Shows the name of the printer that your

 

laptop PC will use by default. A drop-down box displays

 

other available printers. Select a different printer to

 

reassign the default. You also have the option of not

 

assigning a default printer.

 

 

Internet Connection Settings

Track Dialup Settings – Click this checkbox to have

 

Portsmith Express remember the dialup connection

 

settings.

 

 

 

Track Proxy Settings – Click this checkbox to have

 

Portsmith Express remember the proxy settings required

 

for your Internet connection.

 

 

 

NOTE

 

The Internet connection settings that are tracked can be

 

modified as follows:

 

1. Open the Control Panel folder.

 

2. Double-click the Internet icon.

 

3. Select the Connection tab.

 

 

General, Notification Settings

Play Sound Notification – Portsmith Express has sound

 

notification enabled by default. Clear this checkbox to

 

eliminate hearing a sound when you dock or undock. You

 

can change the default sound through the sound applet

 

found in the Windows Control Panel.

 

 

 

Display Visual Notification – Portsmith Express has

 

visual notification enabled by default. Clear this checkbox

 

to avoid seeing the docking status screen with the moving

 

indicator when you dock and undock.

 

 

NOTE

Items not listed in the table have no modifiable settings within Portsmith Express.

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