Scanners configuration, Ports configuration, Classes tab – Samsung SCX-5935NX-XAA User Manual

Page 97: Sharing ports between printers and scanners

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Classes tab

The Classes tab shows a list of available machine classes.

Refresh: Renews the classes list.

Add Class: Allows you to add a new machine class.

Remove Class: Removes the selected machine class.

Scanners configuration

In this window, you can monitor the activity of scanner devices, view a list of

installed Samsung machine devices, change device properties, and scan

images.

Properties: Allows you to change the scan properties and scan a

document.

Ports configuration

In this window, you can view the list of available ports, check the status of

each port and release a port that is stalled in a busy state when its owner

has terminated the job for any reason.

Refresh: Renews the available ports list.

Release port: Releases the selected port.

Sharing Ports Between Printers and Scanners

Your machine may be connected to a host computer via a parallel port

or USB port. Since the machine 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 Unified Linux Driver package provides an appropriate port sharing

mechanism that is used by Samsung printer and scanner drivers. The

drivers talk to their devices via so-called machine ports. The current

status of any machine port can be viewed via the Ports configuration.

The port sharing prevents you from accessing one functional block of

the machine device, while another block is in use.
When you install a new machine device onto your system, it is strongly

recommended you do this with the assistance of an Unified Driver

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

machine’s functionality. For machine scanners, I/O ports are being

chosen by scanner drivers automatically, so proper settings are applied

by default.

1

Shows all of the machine classes.

2

Shows the status of the class and the number of machines in the

class.

1

Switches to Scanners configuration.

2

Shows all of the installed scanners.

3

Shows the vendor, model name and type of your scanner.

1

Switches to Ports configuration.

2

Shows all of the available ports.

3

Shows the port type, device connected to the port, and status

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