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Chapter 2 : Getting Started
2.3.2. MCL Connection
MCL Connection Next setup your printer interface for MCL Mode communications. In the
Setup dialogue box:
1 Click on the MCL Connection tab
The MCL Connection options screen is displayed as shown here
MCL Group ID can be any number from 001 to 255.
In the MCL Group ID setting, enter the value of the Group ID you
assigned to the printer to which you want to connect.
Think of the Group ID as a way of segmenting your printers similar
to a subnet segmentation of network devices.
Each printer is identified by 123 Print by combining Group ID +
MCL ID. (See Section
7.1 – Connect/Disconnect Printer).
If you have, for example, 750 printers on your network, segment
your printers into 3 groups of 250 printers each. Assign each of the
250 printers to the same group and assign a Group ID of 001, 002
or 003, for example, to those printers. Then assign a unique MCL
ID such as a number from 001 – 250 to each of the printers within
the group.
These assignments will allow you to uniquely identify all 750
printers on your network.
MCL Host ID can be any number from 001 to 255. It is typically set to
099. This ID is used by the MCL protocol for communications between
the Datamax Printers and 123 Print. The MCL Host ID is used to identify
123 Print as the host for these printer communications.
UDP Port is typically 5000.
Comm Port is the port that 123 Print should use on its own platform to
communicate serially with a printer.
Speed is the baud rate of the serial port as determined by the printer.
Please reference your Datamax manual for information about serial
comm speed.
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