At this point, you are required to configure your printers locally.  Each section of the utility is outlined below, and they are important components in the completion of the Web Listener connection.  The Web Listener does not work if the local printers are incorrectly configured.

Figure 3-BB: Web Listener Configuration Utility

Sections of the Web Listener Configuration Utility

General Configuration Section

URL – The Internet address of your Web Server that is running the Push Servlet may be written as www.loftware.com, or numerically, such as 133.23.54.78.

Port – The Port address of your Web Server. The default for most servers running http is Port 80.

UserName – The Name of the logged-in Client PC as defined in the User Database on the server.

Proxy Server – URL for Proxy Server as described previously. (If using a Proxy Server)

Configure Connection – When pressed, allows you to re-configure the connection.

Diagnostics – Press this button to open a Diagnostics window for troubleshooting if you are experiencing problems with the Web Listener. 

Figure 3-CC: Diagnostics Window

Test Configuration – This starts the Connection Status process.

Web Server – This hypertext link provides you with a quick way to see if the Web Server is running by opening the Web Server in your default browser.  If this cannot be opened, then the Web Server is not connected.

Loftware Push Servlet – This hypertext link is also a quick way to see if the Web Servlet is operational.  If it is, the page is displayed in your default web browser.  If this page does not open, the servlet is not turned on, and this page does not display.  If the servlet is turned on, but it is not connected to the Loftware Print Server, the page displays with a “not connected” message.

Device Configuration Section

This list is generated from the User Database on the LPS.  Only the devices for the connected User are displayed.

Device Name – The name of the Loftware device to which you are connected.

Device Alias – The Alias assigned to this device.

Port – The Port denotes how the device is connected (TCP/IP or Local [i.e.; COM1] Connection).  This column is not populated until the port has been configured on the Listener side.

LLM-Number – The number of the device as listed on the Server-side.

Configuration Status – True indicates that the device is configured on the Listener-side; False indicates that this device has not been configured on the Listener-side.

Configure – Opens the Device Configuration dialog box to configure a device.  This is grayed out until a device is selected.

Disable – Disables the selected device from the Client-side device list.  This is a helpful choice when a device has been deleted from the Server-side device list.  The Disable button, however, does not affect the Server Side list.  This is grayed out until a device is selected.

Log Configuration Section

Enable Interactive Log – When checked, a detailed and specific log file is written to the Web Listener window.  If it is left unchecked, only basic messages are displayed such as start, stop, and basic error messages.  This only applies to Interactive Mode.

Enable Event Message Log – When checked, specific and detailed event information is sent to the Event Log.  This log can be viewed with the Event Viewer, accessed from:

Start | Settings | Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Event Viewer

Configuring Devices on the Client-side

1.  Click on a device in the Device Configuration section; press the Configure button.

The Device Configuration dialog box is displayed:

Figure 3-DD: Listener Client Printer Configuration

2.  Configure a Port for the printer; choose a Local Port (i.e., COM 1, LPT 2, USB, etc.) from the drop-down list, or choose the appropriate IP Address; click Apply.

The Test Device button becomes active.

3.  Press the Test Device button, and a small print stream is sent to the configured device.

If successful, the device prints the print stream, if not, then check the device to make sure the device is powered on, that the Port is working, etc.  See Chapter 2 and Appendix B of the LLM User’s Guide for more documentation on printer connections and error messages.

More Device Configuration Information

In Interactive Mode, you can check to see what Local Ports are available for the Web Listener by choosing Options | Check Local Ports from the menu bar.  A box is displayed that lists the available local ports (i.e., COM 1, LPT 2, USB, etc.)  You may use one of these ports or a TCP/IP Port as shown in the Configure section.  This is a diagnostics tool and is not a necessary step.

Figure 3-EE: Web Listener (i-push), Interactive Mode.

You can also access the Web Listener Configuration Utility in Interactive Mode by clicking Options | Configure on the menu bar.