The MarkVision Professional Home screen appears after you log on to MVP. MVP tasks can be accessed from different areas of the Home screen. You may access a task by way of a menu or icon from the menus area, a task link from the configurable tasks area, or from the All Tasks list. The All Tasks list is the default starting point for all documented paths in this guide.
1 | Menus area—Contains MVP menus, frequent tasks icons, navigation buttons, and the All Tasks list |
2 | Configurable tasks area—Contains commonly-used MVP functions and the Frequently Asked Questions list Note: You can add, delete, or rename tasks or list names in this area. |
3 | Messages area—Reports real-time updates of MVP actions, events, tasks, and functions |
4 | Results area—Contains Quick Find results or folder contents |
5 | Quick Find or Folders area—Contains a search tool or folders |
The All Tasks list is available from the menus area of the MarkVision Professional Home screen.
Task name | Task function |
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802.1x | Configure 802.1x authentication settings for a selected device. |
About | View MVP version information. |
Add Devices | Search networks and add devices. |
Address Information | View network identification information about devices |
Administrative Settings | Configure MVP server-level settings and change settings for device discovery, naming, and communication. |
AppleTalk | View or modify AppleTalk network settings. |
Application Links | Configure external applications to launch from MVP. |
Asset Tracking | View information with device inventory relevance for selected devices. |
Bookmark Management | Create, save, and edit printer bookmarks in a printer permanent memory. |
Code Levels | View firmware code levels for selected devices. |
Color Samples | Print color samples and conversion tables for settings such as sRGB Display, US CMYK, and Euro CMYK, among others. |
Configuration Page | View select settings for a device (including scanner configuration and paper prompt settings, among many others.) Users can also save an XML-based list of these settings. |
Configure | Configure settings for certain forms printers. |
Configure Top-of-Form Unit | Configure settings for the Top-of-Form Unit on certain forms printers. The Top-of-Form Unit sets the first line of print on continuous forms and cut forms. |
Contact Name and Location | Set the contact name and location for the person responsible for a device. |
Create Windows Print Objects | Create a Windows print object (queue) or a remote host computer. |
Custom Background Image | Load an image to use in the background on the home screen of the device. |
Custom Media - Custom Paper Name | View or modify custom paper names. |
Custom Media - Custom Paper Type | View or modify custom paper type settings. |
Custom Media - Paper Loading | View or modify paper loading settings. |
Custom Media - Paper Texture | View or modify custom texture settings. |
Custom Media - Paper Type Bin | View or modify custom paper bin settings. |
Custom Media - Paper Weight | View or modify custom paper weight settings. |
Custom Tables - Create/Manage | Configure and export tables of device information. |
Custom Views - Create/Manage | Create custom views with multiple pieces of information. |
Delete Security Audit Log | Delete the Security Audit Log, which tracks security-related events on a selected device. |
Device Discovery Profiles | Create discovery profiles to search attached networks and add discovered devices to MVP. |
Device Discovery Results | Display device discovery results based on specific discovery profiles. |
Device Overview | View a table of general information about selected devices. |
Device Policies - Apply | Apply created policies to selected devices to enforce settings. |
Device Policy - Check Device Conformance | Determine if selected devices are conforming to device policies. |
Device Policies - Create/Manage | Manage a list of device policies to quickly configure or edit device settings (such as print quality), or enforce those settings. |
Diagnostics Page | View and/or save a list of diagnostics settings for a selected device. |
Displayed Information | Specify the information displayed in the General Settings menu on a supported device. |
Drivers and Utilities (On the Web) | Open the driver and utilities Web page. |
Email Alert Setup | Create and manage e-mail alerts for selected devices. |
Email Destinations | Create and manage e-mail destinations for selected devices. |
Embedded Solutions - Features | View a table of information about the Embedded Solutions framework settings, license settings (if applicable), and settings for installed solutions on selected devices. |
Embedded Solutions - Framework Management | Manage settings for the Embedded Solutions framework on selected devices. |
Embedded Solutions - Get Host ID | Retrieve the Host ID from selected devices fro deliver to a license provider in order to generate a solution license. |
Embedded Solutions - Solutions Management | Manage Embedded Solutions on selected devices: install, remove, and license solutions and manage their settings. |
Emulators | View emulator (printer language interpreters) settings for selected printers. |
Event Log | View and/or save a list of events that have taken place on a selected device. This list includes such events as firmware updates and paper jams, among others. |
Export Server Settings | Export MVP Server settings to a file that can imported to another server or used to back up an existing server filter or folder. |
Fax (Printer) | View or modify a printer fax settings. |
Fax Destinations | Create and manage fax destinations for selected devices. Note: This task applies only to older devices. For most current devices with fax capability, the Fax Settings task is appropriate. |
Fax Holding Schedule | Schedule days and times for accumulated fax jobs to be printed or held. |
Fax Settings | View or modify the fax settings for a specified device. Note: This task applies only to newer devices. For most older devices with fax capability, the Fax (Printer) task is appropriate. |
Feature Overview (Printers) | View printer data, such as identification information, capabilities, code levels, and page count information. |
Feature Overview (Print Servers) | View print server data, such as identification information, protocol, and fax settings. |
Filters | View or edit the list of saved filters, which can be used to limit the number of devices displayed. |
Finishing/Quality | View or modify printer finishing and quality settings, such as copies, collation, and resolution. |
Firmware (On the Web) | Open a Web page to obtain print server upgrades for supported print servers. |
Firmware Download (Print Server) | Upgrade print server firmware. |
Folder Configuration | Organize devices using folders. Filter folder contents based on printer attributes. |
Font Cartridges | View information about any installed font cartridges. |
FTP Destinations | Create and manage FTP destinations for selected devices. |
General Settings (Printer) | View or modify printer settings, such as timeout, emulation, and power saver. |
General Settings (Print Server) | View or modify print server settings, such as job timeout, contact name, contact location, and network speed. |
Generic File Download | Download miscellaneous files such as PostScript files, universal configuration files (UCF), or font files to one or multiple devices on your network. |
Home | Return to the Home screen. |
Home Page (On the Web) | Visit the MarkVision Web site. |
Home Screen Customization | Specify which task icons are visible on the home screen of a device. |
HTML | Configure settings for printing HTML documents on a selected device. |
HTTP Settings | View or modify device HTTP settings. |
Image | Specify how a device will handle images—from scaling to orientation. |
Import Server Settings | Import MarkVision Server folder and filter settings from a saved file to a server. |
Inputs | View settings for paper trays and other printer inputs. |
Install Authorization Keys | Select a file to use as a secure NTP authorization key for a particular device. |
Install CA Certificate | Install a CA Certificate for one or more printers. |
Internal Account Management | Add, edit, or remove internal accounts from a selected device. |
IPDS | Manage Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) settings on selected devices. |
IPSec | Manage Internet Security Protocol (IPSec) settings on selected devices. |
IPv6 | Specify general settings information for a selected device to support Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). |
Job Statistics: Trend Analysis | Enable MVP to gather and store information about print jobs sent to a specific device. |
Job Timeout (Print Server) | View or modify device job timeouts. |
LexLink | Configure LexLink settings on the device print server. LexLink is a print protocol used in some older Windows environments such as OS/2 Lan Server, OS/2 Lan Manager, and Windows NT Advanced Server. |
Map | Create a graphical representation that illustrates the distribution of discovered devices. |
MarkVision Messenger Launch | Open the MarkVision Messenger application. |
MarkVision Setup | Access the MarkVision Setup wizard. |
Menus Page | View and/or save a list of menu settings for a selected device. |
Meters/Counters | View and/or save a list of meter and counter statistics for a selected device. |
MFP - Backup Configuration Information | Create a backup copy of all configuration settings on MFP device(s). The backup copy will be used to restore the settings during disk recovery or code update operations. |
MFP - Default Copy Settings | View or modify Copy Settings for an MFP device. |
MFP - Default Scan to Email Settings | View or modify Scan to Email Settings for an MFP device. |
MFP - Default Scan to FTP Settings | View or modify Scan to FTP settings for selected MFP devices. |
MFP - Default Scan to Network Settings | View or modify Scan to Network Settings for an MFP device. |
MFP - Default Scan to USB Settings | View or modify Scan to USB Settings for selected MFP devices. |
MFP - Features | View feature information for multifunction devices. |
MFP - General Settings | View or modify General Settings for an MFP device. |
MFP - OptraImage Job Statistics Settings | View or modify OptraImageTM job statistics settings for an MFP device. |
MFP - Specify External Destination File | View or modify OptraImage external destination settings for an MFP device. |
MFP Status | View the current status conditions of multifunction devices. |
Names of Devices | View or modify device names. |
NetWare | View or modify the NetWare network settings. |
Network Time Protocol (Printer) | Synchronize a printer internal clock with the MarkVision Server. Note: Different generation devices implement time and date settings in different ways. Certain newer devices support this method of synchronization. |
Network Time Protocol (Print Server) | Synchronize a print server internal clock with the MarkVision Server. |
Operator Panel | View a functional control panel for a specified printer. |
Operator Panel Access | Control operator-panel access to the Configuration and Reports menus on supported MarkNet devices. |
Operator Panel LCD | View the LCD from the control panel for a specified printer. |
Operator Panel Lock/Unlock | Remotely locks and unlocks a printer control panel. |
Output Bin Names | View or modify printer custom bin names. |
Output Lighting | Adjust the brightness of the device display. |
Outputs | Summarizes device output options. This task is associated with the Feature Overview tasks. |
Page Counts | View the current page count information for a printer. |
Paper Settings | View or modify printer paper settings. |
PCL | View or modify the PCL settings for a printer. |
Specify the size and annotation settings for printing PDFs directly from supported devices. | |
Personal Settings | Personalize MVP to accommodate the way you work. |
Picture of Printer | Display a picture of a selected printer. |
Ports | View or modify device ports. |
PostScript | View or modify PostScript settings for a printer. |
PPDS | View or modify PPDS settings for a printer. |
Printable Margins | Configure the printable margin area for specialized applications such as Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR). |
Printer Inventory | Collect printer inventory data for supported printers on a selected print server. |
Print Permissions (Hosts) | A configuration of host computer names (a part of Print Permissions Technology). |
Print Permissions (Users) | Configure user printing privileges on devices that support Print Permissions Technology. |
Print Pooling | Configure print pooling rules on multiple port external print servers. |
Profile Destinations | Create and manage profile destinations for selected devices. |
Property Tag | View or modify a property tag (user identification) for a printer. |
Publications (On the Web) | Open the MarkVision Web page. |
Refresh Devices | Refresh cached information for selected printer and/or print server devices. |
Registration (On the Web) | Open the MVP registration Web page. |
Remove Devices (Advanced) | Remove one or more devices from the list of devices managed by MVP. Use the Remove Printer icon or the Delete key shortcut. |
Remove Windows Print Objects | Removes Windows print objects (queues) from remote host computers. |
Reset | Reset a specified printer or print server. |
Resource Management | Download fonts and overlays to printers. |
Schedule Power Saver | Specify when devices should enter Power Saver mode and when they should wake up. |
Scheduling | Specify times to automatically initiate certain tasks. |
Security - Access Controls | Set access controls for a selected device. |
Security - Advanced Credentials | Specify the User ID, Password, PIN, and Realm for the MarkVision Server. |
Security Audit Log | Configure Audit Log settings to monitor security-related events on a particular device. |
Security - Backup Password | Set a master password for selected devices. |
Security - Basic Credentials | Maintain a list of device passwords on the MarkVision Server. |
Security - Certificate Defaults | Configure default settings for security certificates. |
Security - Certificate Management | Manage security certificates for selected devices. |
Security - Communication Password | Synchronize a server communication password for one or more devices. |
Security - Confidential Print Setup | Configure the Max Invalid PIN and Job Expiration settings for confidential print jobs on a device. |
Security - Enter Device Password | Enter a password to gain access to a password protected device for the duration of the current client session. |
Security - Internal Accounts | Configure internal accounts for a selected device. |
Security - Kerberos (Advanced) | Set up a Kerberos building block for a selected device. |
Security - Kerberos (Basic) | Import, view, or modify Kerberos Setup. Kerberos—A computer network authentication protocol that allows the user and the server to verify each other. |
Security - Kerberos Setup (Basic) | Specify the default Kerberos Realm for users. |
Security - LDAP (Advanced) | Set up an LDAP building block for a selected device. |
Security - LDAP (Basic) | View or modify LDAP Settings for an MFP device. LDAP—A network authentication protocol that runs over TCP/IP. |
Security - LDAP + GSSAPI | Set up an LDAP + GSSAPI building block for a selected device. GSSAPI—Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface; an application programming interface that allows programs to access security services—specifically, Kerberos authentication. |
Security - Manage Function Access | View or modify Function Access for an MFP device. |
Security - Menu Lockout Setup | View or modify Menu Lockout settings for a device. |
Security - Miscellaneous Security | Configure security settings—including login restrictions—for a selected device. |
Security - NTLM (Advanced) | Set up an NTLM building block for a selected device. |
Security - NTLM (Basic) | View or modify NTLM settings for a device. |
Security - On-Board Security | View or modify security settings configured on a particular device. |
Security - Password | Set up a password building block for a selected device. |
Security - Password Configuration | Configure password rules and criteria for selected devices. |
Security - PIN | Set up a PIN building block for a selected device. |
Security - Printer Lockdown | Force one or more supported devices to communicate exclusively over a secure communication channel. |
Security - Security Templates | Use building blocks to create a security template for a selected device. |
Security - Set Device Password | View and edit a list of passwords for devices managed by MVP. |
Security - SNMP | Configure SNMP settings for a selected device. |
Security - SSL Setup | Configure Secures Socket Layer (SSL) settings on selected devices. |
Service Location Protocol | Enable or disable the Service Location Protocol (SLP) function on a print server. |
SMTP Server | Configure SMTP settings for a selected device. |
SNMP Traps | View or modify device SNMP trap destination settings. |
Software Update (Manage PlugIns) | Install and remove new MVPView or modify Kerberos Setup for an MFP device plug-ins for additional device support. |
Special Configuration/Debug (Printer) | Enable or disable Hex Trace and Coverage Estimator features for a device. |
Special Configuration/Debug (Printe Server) | Configure the Fax Transmit Level and the Fax Receive Threshold for a selected print server. |
Standard Network | View or modify standard network settings for selected devices. |
Standard Parallel | View or modify standard parallel settings for selected devices. |
Standard USB | View or modify standard USB settings for selected devices. |
Status of Printer | View the current status conditions of selected printers. |
Status Overview | View the LCD panel, picture of printer, and status of printer for selected devices. |
Storage Devices | View information about a printer storage devices, such as hard disks and flash memory. |
Supplies | View supply levels for selected devices. |
Supplies (On the Web) | Open a Web page where printer supplies can be ordered. |
Supply Notifications | Configure settings for automatic supply notifications on selected devices. |
TCP/IP | View or modify the TCP/IP network settings. Note: Clearing the Enable mDNS check box in the TCP/IP task will disable communication between the MVP Server and certain devices. |
TCP/IP Port Access | Enable or disable access to all TCP/IP ports on a selected device. |
Technical Support (On the Web) | Open a Web page where technical support for products can be obtained. |
User's Guide | Open the MVP User's Guide. |
User Accounts and Groups | Create or edit individual accounts or account groups to restrict access to certain tasks. |
Waiting Jobs | View and/or modify settings related to waiting jobs—for example, jobs waiting for device resources such as paper of a particular size. |
Web Page (Print Server) | Open a Web page displaying settings for a selected device. |
WLAN | Setup and configure wireless devices. |
XPS | Specify whether to print error pages for XPS documents on a selected device. |
Devices that are selected using either the Quick Find or Folders tabs are displayed in the results area. The results area contains a Find Results window if the Quick Find tab is selected, or a Folder Contents window if the Folders tab is selected. Devices that appear with a strikethrough are not supported for the selected task. Devices that are displayed in red text are password protected.
Use Quick Find as an easy alternative to more powerful device discovery options such as Add Devices and Manage Discovery Profiles.
To use Quick Find to discover devices on a network:
Select a device characteristic:
Available search characteristics are: IP Address/Hostname, Device Name, Hardware Address, Model (Printer/Print Server), Property Tag, Serial Number, or Other.
Type IP addresses in the form of x.x.x.x (for example, 192.168.12.34).
Type or select the appropriate value for the search field.
Click Find.
Click Stop to terminate the current discovery operation.
Note: Most of the Quick Find search options are performed only on devices already managed by the MarkVision Server. An exception is the IP Address/Hostname option, which also searches the network for matching addresses. |
Change the read or write access privileges associated with Quick Find with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) community names. SNMP is used by network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention.
From the MarkVision Professional Home screen, select Administrative Settings from the All Tasks list.
Click the Quick Find tab.
Type the new community name in the appropriate box to change the default value.
Note: The default value for the Read and Write boxes is . The community names are case-sensitive. |
Click OK.
Note: This changes the MVP community name, not the print server community name. To change the print server name, refer to your print server documentation. Additionally, the MVP task TCP/IP may be used. |
This area displays folders that have been configured using the Folder Configuration task and/or the MarkVision Setup wizard. Discovered devices are saved here.
MVP offers alternative keyboard navigation in accordance with industry standards. The user interface and task-oriented dialogs allow navigation exclusively through keyboard commands.
Use the Alt key to activate mnemonic (underlined character) options in the Task bar menus.
Use accelerator key combinations to invoke menu items without navigating the menus.
Navigate between sections of a dialog box using either the F6 function key or the Tab key.
Use the Delete key to remove selected device(s) from the server list of managed devices.
Use the Alt key in combination with the left or right arrow to cycle through recently selected tasks.
Use the keypad + and - keys to expand or collapse selected nodes of a device policy.
Use the F5 key to refresh the current task.