Conditions for Bidirectional Communication
If bidirectional communication is enabled, the machine's information is automatically sent to your computer. You can also check the machine's status from your computer.
If bidirectional communication is enabled and the option is not recognized, turn the machine off, and then turn it on again.
To support bidirectional communication, the following conditions must be met:
Connecting Machine via USB
The computer supports bidirectional communications.
The printer properties settings are specified for bidirectional communications.
Connecting Machine via Ethernet Interface
The printer properties settings are specified for bidirectional communications.
If you share a printer connected to the print server, bidirectional communication between the printer and client computer may not work depending on the Windows firewall setting. See Status Monitor Does Not Open
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