User Guide

Appendix A. Installation and Setup
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Command syntax summary
Command Syntax Meaning
mtcfg
list installed MagTek device drivers
mtcfg -?
display a help page
mtcfg -help
display a help page
mtcfg -models
list available MagTek device models
mtcfg port-name
list settings for a given device
mtcfg port-name –allmore
verbose list of settings
mtcfg port-name model [settings]
* add and configure a new device
mtcfg port-name –delete
* delete a device
mtcfg port-name settings
* change settings for a device
* these commands require Administrator privilege. MTCFG will display an error
message if the current user is not an Administrator.
Displaying Configuration Information (WNT/2000/XP)
To display the list of configured MagTek devices, use the following syntax:
mtcfg
To display the settings for a single device, use:
mtcfg COMx
COMx is the name (virtual port) of the device, as set when the device was first
configured. This name is shown in the leftmost column in the list of devices. This
command displays only the common settings for the device−the ones that are most likely
to require modification. To display all device settings, including all data parsing format
strings, use the following syntax:
mtcfg COMx –all | more
The pipe symbol and “more” will present the information one screen at a time.
Adding New Devices (WNT/2000/XP)
To add a new device use the following command syntax:
mtcfg port-name model
or
mtcfg port-name model settings
port-name is the name (virtual port) chosen for the new device. It must not be used
by another device in the system (MagTek or other). The port name in the
form COMxxx (valid values are COM5 .. COM255). MTCFG will verify
that the name is not used by other MagTek devices that were set up with
this utility, but it will not check whether the name is used by any other
device in the system.