Samsung SCX-4100 manual MFP Ports Configuration, Sharing Ports Between Printers and Scanners

MFP Ports Configuration

In this window, you can view the list of available MFP ports, check the status of each port and release a port that is stalled in busy state when its owner is terminated for any reason.

Switches to

MPF ports

configuration.

Shows the port type,

device connected to

the port and status

Shows all of the available ports.

Renews the available ports list.

Releases the selected port.

Sharing Ports Between Printers and Scanners

Your machine may be connected to a host computer via the USB port. Since the MFP device contains more than one device (printer and scanner), it is necessary to organize proper access of “consumer” applications to these devices via the single I/O port.

The Samsung MFP driver package provides an appropriate port sharing mechanism that is used by Samsung printer and scanner drivers. The drivers address their devices via so-called MFP ports. The current status of any MFP port can be viewed via the MFP Ports Configuration. The port sharing prevents you from accessing one functional block of the MFP device, while another block is in use.

When you install a new MFP printer onto your system, it is strongly recommended you do this with the assistance of an MFP Configurator. In this case you will be asked to choose I/O port for the new device. This choice will provide the most suitable configuration for MFP’s functionality. For MFP scanners I/O ports are being chosen by scanner drivers automatically, so proper settings are applied by default.

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