User Manual

Managing Virtual Machines 124
Parallel Port Options
Parallels Workstation allows up to three parallel ports to be connected to a virtual machine.
Device status:
 If you wish to temporarily disable operations with a parallel port without deleting it from
configuration, deselect the Enabled check box. If the parallel port is enabled, it can be
connected/disconnected while the VM is running.
Note: If you start the operating system with the parallel port disabled, you cannot change
this option when the virtual machine is running.
 If you have enabled a port, you can select the Connect at startup check box to start the guest
OS with this port connected.
Emulation:
Parallels Workstation suggests three methods of emulating parallel port in Windows primary OS
and two methods in Linux one:
 attaching to a physical LPT port - Use port.
If you select this option, the drop-down LPT - Port list displays real LPT ports available on
your computer. Select one of them to connect to the virtual port.