Specifying a Virtual Printer

Use the following procedure to enable the Printer Monitor using the printer driver and to specify the virtual printer to be used.

In an IPv6 environment, you cannot use the Printer Monitor.
To activate the Printer Monitor, [SNMP Trap Service] must be enabled in the [Simple Network Management Protocol] dialog box. If Simple Network Management Protocol is not installed on your computer, uninstall the printer driver and then install SNMP. For details, see “Uninstalling the Printer Driver” and “Installing Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)”.

On the [Start] menu, click [Control Panel], and then click [Printers and Faxes] in the [Printers and Other Hardware] category.
The [Printers and Faxes] window appears.
Select the icon for this printer, and then click [Properties] on the [File] menu.
The printer properties dialog box appears.
Click the [Device Settings] tab, and then click [Settings...] in the [Printer Monitor/Page Description Language] area.
The [Printer Installer] dialog box appears.
Select [Yes], and then click [Next>].
To acquire the virtual printer information automatically, click [Detect...]. When configuring the virtual printer manually, enter the printer's IP address and the name of the virtual printer to be used.
The [Detect...] button is effective only when the name of the virtual printer matches the queue name selected in the "LPR Settings" on the [Ports] tab in the [Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor] dialog box.
Click [Next>].
The page description language supported by the specified virtual printer is selected automatically.
Click [Next>].
Click [Finish].

Depending on the firewall settings of your operating system, the virtual printer might not be automatically detected. For details about firewall settings, see "Configuring the Firewall".
If the print job finishes without error, the Printer Monitor is automatically terminated. However, if an error occurs during the print process, or if the Printer Monitor window was maximized, the Printer Monitor continues monitoring.
For details about enabling monitoring of print jobs, see the printer driver Help.
For details about Printer Monitor settings, see the Printer Monitor Help.