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Why are printers named ASD, BNM?

The name of all Printix printers is automatically extended with a unique, three-letter ID, also known as the printer ID. This ID makes it efficient to search for printers and easy to identify the printers.

  • Searching for a printer is efficient.

    • If Printix manages 26 or fewer printers, you need to only enter the first letter when searching for a printer.

    • The search is not case-sensitive.

  • Identifying the printer is made easy.

    • The printer ID sign mounted on the physical printer includes the printer ID.

    • Print queues are named so they include the printer ID.

How many printers can be supported?

Up to 2200 printers can be assigned with three-letter IDs. If more printers are added, the software automatically uses four-letter IDs.

Keyboard sequence

The sequence of letters for the first 78 printer IDs are grouped together on the keyboard to optimize searching for printers by their ID.

Printer ID examples:

  • Reception ASD

  • Sales BNM

Keyboard sequence for printers ASD and BNM Keyboard sequence illustration