Set Up Network Report Printing

To set up a network report printer, you'll do the following:

  • set up the Listener program, which translates the report so Windows can interpret and print it

  • set up a printer definition in MPS (Modify Printer Status)

The Listener program must run on a PC that is connected to the network. Avoid using a POS station for Listener, use a back-office PC if available. Select a PC that will be up and operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Multistore: Set up Listener on one PC per location. This will prevent one location from disrupting report processing at all locations if the Listener PC is not available for any reason.

 

1

Set up Listener

  1. At the PC that will run Listener, verify that Eagle for Windows software has been installed. If not, perform a normal Eagle for Windows software installation.

  2. From the Eagle Browser, click Utilities (in the blue left pane of the window). From the menu that displays, click Network Configuration.

  3. In the Network Configuration dialog box, click the box next to "Is this PC a Network Printer Server?" so that a checkmark displays.

  4. Click Apply. Two buttons now display to the right: Start Listener and List Printers.

  5. Click Start Listener, click Apply, and then click OK. The dialog box closes.

  6. Verify that Listener is in your Windows taskbar.

 

 

2

Set up MPS

  1. From Network Access at the Function prompt, type MPS and press <Enter>. The Modify Printer Status screen displays.

  2. At Printer Number, type the Printer Number that will identify the Eagle Network Report Printer on the network and press <Enter>.

  3. At Printer Type, type E (Network Printer) and press <Enter>.

  4. At Availability, type A and press <Enter>.

  5. At Form Used In Printer, press <Enter> to leave it blank.

  6. At Comment, type in a description that describes the printer.

  7. Press <Add> to add the printer or <Change> if modifying an existing printer entry.

  8. Press <Next Screen>. Another screen displays.

  9. At Server IP Address, type the IP address of the PC that is running the Eagle for Windows Listener program for the printer you are adding. Press <Enter>.

  10. At Printer, type the name that Windows uses to identify this printer and press <Enter>. The name must match exactly. To verify the name:

  11. From your desktop, click Start, Settings, Printers.

  12. Find the printer name and write it down exactly as it displays (take note of spaces, case, etc.).

  13. Close the Printers window.

  1. At Font Name, press <Enter> to accept Courier New. If the printer is a dot matrix printer, Font Size and Orientation are ignored. If the printer is a laser printer, enter the Font Size and Orientation. A standard setting for laser printers would be Font Size: 8.0, Orientation: Landscape. (Note: if you decide to set the orientation to Portrait, change the Font Size field to 7.0.)

  2. Press <Change>. Press <End> to exit MPS.