To Add Printers to DeviceHub

The DeviceHub application is a Windows application that you use to connect printers to MYOB Acumatica. In this topic, you will read how to add printers to DeviceHub.

Before You Proceed

Before you start adding printers to DeviceHub, you need to make sure that the connection between DeviceHub and MYOB Acumatica instance is set up, as described in To Set Up the Connection with DeviceHub.

To Add Printers to DeviceHub

  1. Navigate to Start > Programs > Acumatica > Acumatica DeviceHub to open the DeviceHub main window.
  2. In the main menu, click File > Configure to open the Configuration window.
  3. On the Printers tab, for each printer you need to add to the list, do the following:
    1. Click Add.
    2. In the Name box, enter the name of the printer.
      Note:
      Only digits and uppercase letters are allowed for printer names. If you specify an incorrect printer name, the system displays a message warning you that the printer name must be corrected.
    3. In the Printer box, from the drop-down list, select one of the printers detected in the operating system.
    4. Optional: Select the Raw mode check box to indicate that the selected printer is to be used for printing labels.
    5. Optional: In the Paper size box, select the paper size to be used to printing by default. To use the default printer settings, make sure that the <Printer Default> value is displayed in the box.
    6. Optional: In the Paper bin box, select the paper bin to be used by the printer by default. To use the default printer settings, make sure that the <Printer Default> value is displayed in the box.
    7. Optional: In the Orientation box, select default paper orientation for the printer. You can select any of the following values: : Automatic, Portrait, or Landscape.
    8. Optional: Select the Use parallel processing check box if you want to use parallel processing for print jobs for this printer, and specify the maximum number of printing and loading threads in the Max loading threads and Max printing threads boxes.
  4. Click OK to close the Configuration window.
  5. Sign in to the MYOB Acumatica instance for which you have configured DeviceHub.
  6. Open the Printers (SM206510) form.
  7. On the form toolbar, click Update Printer List to retrieve the list of configured printers from DeviceHub.
  8. Refresh the form.