Printix Configurator

Download

In Printix Administrator, select Menu > Software .
Select Printix Configurator to download it.

Sign in

To start the Printix Configurator, right-click the EXE file and select Run as administrator.

The Printix Configurator and a browser page appear.
Sign in through the browser page.

You must have the System manager role.
If prompted, select a Printix Home.
Example: acme.printix.net
To change language, select Menu > Language.
- Printix Configurator requires .NET Desktop Runtime 6.
- If the message You can close this window does not appear in the browser or the Printix Configurator still displays Login in progress, the sign-in was not successful. In these cases, select Connect in the Printix Configurator and sign in again.
- If you cannot see the name of your Printix Home (acme.printix.net), it could be because you are not properly signed in, or because you are using Printix Configurator 1.3.890 or lower, and multiple Printix Configurator processes are running. Use the Task Manager to end the task, then restart the Printix Configurator.
After a successful sign-in, you can close the browser window.

Networks

Select Networks in the Printix Configurator to configure networks.

It is best to have the networks in place before printers, because then you can choose networks for the printers.

The list contains gateways (IP and MAC address pairs) assigned to networks.

A network can have multiple gateways.

Renaming a network is not possible.

If an IP or a MAC address is updated, that means to add a new gateway to the assigned network (instead of updating the original gateway).

In Edit, you can manually add and manage networks.
In Import, you can import existing networks from the Printix Cloud or a CSV file.
In Export, you can export the list of networks to a CSV file.
In Upload, you can upload the networks to the Printix Cloud.
Select Help to see a short explanation about the list of networks.
Select Exit to close the Networks dialog box and return to the Printix Configurator main window.

Network data

Network name

Example: Amsterdam
IP address

Example: 192.168.1.1
MAC

Example: 54a050e55bc0 or 54:a0:50:e5:5b:c0
Data source

Example: Server
Uploaded

Example: Yes

The Data source column displays Manual if the data was manually added (Edit > Add network), CSV if Import from CSV file was used, and Server if Import from Printix Server was used.

Any invalid component of a network is highlighted in red. You can select Show only invalid items to only display networks with validation errors.

Example of validation errors:

Missing information.
Multiple networks have the same MAC address.

You can edit a single network by:

Clicking a network, then selecting Edit > Edit network

If only one network has a check mark, that network is edited regardless of which network was clicked.
Double-clicking anywhere in the network's row

Set up CSV mappings for networks

The CSV file MUST be semi-colon (;) separated. Column headers are optional. Do not put spaces before or after a semi-colon.

If the file contains headers, select CSV file contains headers, and for each Field name, select the corresponding CSV header name.
If the file has no headers, clear CSV file contains headers, and for each Field name, select a corresponding Column number.

Select Auto-fill to automatically populate the table. After an auto-fill, make sure the correct information is filled in.

Upload networks

After the file content is validated, you can upload the networks to the Printix Cloud.

Printers

Select Printers in the Printix Configurator to configure printers.

In Edit, you can manually add and manage printers.
In Import, you can import existing printers from the Printix Cloud or a CSV file, or you can update only the network address of already listed printers using a CSV file.
In Export, you can export the list of printers to a CSV file.
In Upload, you can upload the printers to the Printix Cloud.
Select Exit to close the Printers dialog box and return to the Printix Configurator main window.

Printer data

Printer name

Example: Reception
Vendor

Example: HP
Model

Example: HP Officejet Color X555
Address

Example: 192.168.1.94
Network

Example: Amsterdam
MAC

Example: F0921C637CA2 or F0:92:1C:63:7C:A2
Serial number

Example: CN3993Y073
Page description language (PDL)

Example: [PCL5,POSTSCRIPT,PDF]
Color

Example: True
Duplex

Example: False
Data source

Example: Server
Uploaded

Example: Yes

It is assumed printers are using the default SNMP configuration.

The Data source column displays Manual if the data was manually added (Edit > Add printer), CSV if Import from CSV file was used, and Server if Import from Printix Server was used.

Any invalid component of a printer is highlighted in red. You can select Show only invalid items to only display printers with validation errors.

Example of validation errors:

Missing information.
Multiple printers have the same MAC address.

You can edit a single printer by:

Clicking a printer, then selecting Edit > Edit printer

If only one printer has a check mark, that printer is edited regardless of which printer was clicked.
Double-clicking anywhere in the printer's row

Set up CSV mappings for printers

The CSV file MUST be semi-colon (;) separated. Column headers are optional.

If the file contains headers, select CSV file contains headers, and for each Field name, select the corresponding CSV header name.
If the file has no headers, clear CSV file contains headers, and for each Field name, select a corresponding Column number.

Select Auto-fill to automatically populate the table. After an auto-fill, make sure the correct information is filled in.

Upload printers

After the file content is validated, you can upload the printers to the Printix Cloud.

Configuration and log files

Configuration files and logs are stored on the computer in the ProgramData folder.

ProgramData is a hidden folder, and may not appear in File Explorer when you open Local disk (C:). You can access it by entering C:\ProgramData in the address bar.

Configuration files

Configuration files are stored on the computer in this folder:

C:\ProgramData\printix.net\Printix Configurator\Configuration

There will be up to 3 configuration files per Printix Home you have been configuring. The {id} is the Printix ID (tenant ID).

PrintixConfigurator_{id}.dta
CSVNetworkMapping_{id}.dta
CSVPrinterMapping_{id}.dta

Log files

The logs are stored in this folder:

C:\ProgramData\printix.net\Printix Configurator\Logs

There will be a maximum of 6 log files with a size of 1 MB each. The log file without a number is the current one. Previous versions are numbered 1–5 with 5 being the oldest.

PrintixConfigurator_{user}.{number}.log