To change the default port 515, add, or remove ports, please select the Manage Ports button on the General Settings tab.
A pop-up window will appear.
To add additional ports, please click on the Add button. By default, the LPR port 515 is used by the BiLPDManager.
Adding Ports using LPR protocol
To add ports that are using the LPR protocol, please specify the desired port number under Port Settings and select the LPR option under the Protocol section of the Add Port window.
Click OK to add the selected port.
Adding Ports using RAW protocol
The default port is 9100 for the RAW protocol.
NOTE: The RAW protocol is not the same as the RAW data type.
To add ports that are using the RAW protocol, please specify the desired port under Port Settings and select the RAW option under the Protocol section of the Add Port window.
For using RAW protocol users need to specify the Queue Name under the RAW Protocol Settings section. Please select from the existing queues.
Click OK to add the selected port.
NOTE: Do not forget to open the port(s) in the Firewall to allow connections! If the default port 515 is used, the port 515 has to be opened in the Firewall.
References in INI file:
INI file location:
%PROGRAMDATA%\Black Ice Software LLC\BiLPDManager\BiLPDManager.ini
Section: General_Settings
Key: Ports
Default value: 515
The time out to receive data from a port can be configured in the BiLPDManager.ini file. This option is available from version 2.60 or higher of the BiLPDManager.
Section: General_Settings
Key: Receiving data timeout
Default value: 3
For example:
[General_Settings]
Ports=515
;Default value for Receiving data timeout for reading date from the port is 3 second.
Receiving data timeout=3