Use the options in the Printer Properties dialog to modify the properties of a configured printer. For instructions, see How to Modify the Properties of a Configured Printer.
The Printer Properties dialog includes the following six sections for configuring new and existing printers:
Settings
In the Settings section, you can configure the following properties:
Descriptive text about the printer.
A description of the physical location of the printer.
Information about the protocol that is used to access the printer. For example, you could use LPD to specify the RFC-1179 protocol or IPP to specify the Internet Printing Protocol.
Information about the make and model of the printer.
The default setting for the Make and Model option can be changed by clicking the Change button.
Information about the current status of the printer.
Contains the following options:
Print Test Page
Print Self-Test Page
Clean Print Heads
Policies
In the Policies section, you can configure the properties that control how a printer behaves.
Specifies the following printer states:
Enabled
Accepting Requests
Shared
Note that more than one state can be specified at the same time.
Specifies how the printer behaves during error conditions.
Specifies whether starting or ending banner pages are printed with each print job.
Access Control
The Allow or Deny lists determine which users can print to the printer.
Printer Options
In the Printer Options section, you can configure printer-specific options.
For example, for an HP LaserJet 3015, the following configurable options are displayed:
Imaging Options
Resolution Options
Watermark/Overlay
The number and types of options are determined by the PPD file that is associated with the specified printer.
Job Options
Determines the options that are associated with a print job, for example, the number of copies and page orientation, as well as certain image options. The number and types of options are determined by the PPD file that is associated with the specified printer.