Lantronix 900-633-R manual

Part Number 900 - 633 -R Revision A July 20 12 x Print Ser ver Home Edition User G ui de[...]

xPrintSer ver User G uide 2 Copyright & Trademark © 20 12 Lantr onix , I nc. All r ights res erved. No p art of th e content s of this book m ay be tra nsm itted or reprod uced in a ny form or by an y means without the written perm iss ion of Lantronix . Lantronix® is a re gistered t radem ark and xPrint Server ™ is a tradem ark of Lantro n[...]

xPrintSer ver User G uide 3 Table of Conte nts Cop y right & Tradem ark ___________________________________________________ 2 Contacts _______________________________________________________________ 2 Disc laim er & Re visions ___________________________________________________ 2 Revis ion His tor y _________________________________________[...]

xPrintSer ver User G uide 4 Conf igur ing a Defau lt Print er ___________________________________________ 23 Setting Up Printi ng from a W indows XP Desk top ______________________________ 23 Perform ing Add Pr inter Set up __________________________________________ 23 Configur ing a Defau lt Print er ___________________________________________ 25 [...]

xPrintSer ver User G uide 5 B: Troubl eshooting 43 Problem s and Error Messages ____________________________________________ 43 C: C ompli ance 44 Declarat ion of Conf orm ity ________________________________________________ 44 RoHS Notice __________________________________________________________ 45 D: Warr anty 46 Index 47 List of Figures Figure [...]

xPrintSer ver User G uide 6 1: Introduc tion The xPr intServer is a patent - pend ing AirPr int print s erver which pro vides wireless pr inting capa bilities f or iPad , iP hon e an d other d e vices with iO S - ena bl ed Air Print app lications for up to 2 network printers and 8 USB prin ters (US B hub not included). xPrintS erver Ho me Editio n [...]

1: Introduc tion xPrintSer ver User G uide 7 Support ed iOS Devices xPrintSer ver supp orts all iO S - enabl ed Air Pr int ap plications . AirPr int is inc lude d in all newer generati on App le ® dev ices with iOS 4.2 and later. T hese inc lude :  iPad , iP ad2 and iPad3  iPhone (3G S or lat er)  iPod T ouch (3r d generat ion or lat er) [...]

1: Introduc tion xPrintSer ver User G uide 8 Support ed Brows ers Lantronix s upports the late st version of Internet Explor er, Mozilla S uite, Mo zilla Fir efox, Saf ari, a nd Chrom e. Product Informa tion You wi ll nee d the s erial nu mber of your xPrint Ser v er dev ice w hen setti ng up your xPrintServ er user inter face. T he serial n um ber[...]

xPrintSer ver User G uide 9 2: Installat ion This c hapter descr ibes how to install your x PrintSer ver. Packa ge Conte nts Your xPr intServer pr oduct pack age includes t he follo wing :  One (1) x PrintServer  One (1) Q uick Start G uide  One (1) RJ - 45 Ethernet Ca ble (3 ft)  One (1) Un iversal Power S upply User - Supplied Ite ms [...]

2: Instal lation xPrintSer ver User G uide 10 Ethernet LEDs There ar e two LEDs locat ed on the upper left and ri ght cor ners of the E thernet s ocket (see Figur e 2 -1 ). Thes e indicate t he status of the con nection. Left LED  Green ON , 1 00Mbps Ethernet L ink  Green Bli nk ing , 1 00M bps A c tivit y  Orange ON , 10Mbps Ethernet L in[...]

2: Instal lation xPrintSer ver User G uide 11 Inst a llation St eps W ith all x P rintSer ver pack age contents a nd the re quisi te u ser - supp lied item s liste d above , you may begi n installat ion. 1. Make s ure printin g from your W indows or Mac com puter (fr om which the U SB printer is directl y attached) is work ing before pr oceed ing. [...]

xPrintSer ver User G uide 12 3: Navi gation a nd Pri nting This c hapter explai ns how t o navigat e and use your x PrintServer user i nterface inc luding directions on how to login a nd log out, how t o chang e your pass word, and m ost impor tantl y, how to print f rom your iOS devic e. Finding the xPri ntSer ver IP A d dre ss Use these direction[...]

3: Navigat ion and Printing xPrintSer ver User G uide 13 5. Click the Go ! button. You w ill be red irected to your xPr intServer UR L, after whic h a login prom pt will appear. Figure 3 -2 Redir ected to Login P rompt 6. Enter the default adm in use r login infor mation.  User Nam e: admin  Password: P AS S You will be redirect ed to your xP[...]

3: Navigat ion and Printing xPrintSer ver User G uide 14 System St atus on t he Home Pa ge You will se e your xPrintSer ver System Status inf orm ation on the Home page whene ver you log into your xPrint Server U RL. Figure 3 -3 IP Sy stem Status Information on the Home Page The S ystem Status inform ation includ es yo ur IP ad dress a long wit h o[...]

3: Navigat ion and Printing xPrintSer ver User G uide 15  Curren t Status The cur rent status of the xPr intServer.  Time - zone The conf igured tim e zone (c an be chang ed throu gh the Admin tab/page ).  Status Time The tim e at which t he s y ste m status inf orm ation you se e on the scr een was c aptur ed. Logging I n Once the x Print[...]

3: Navigat ion and Printing xPrintSer ver User G uide 16 Changing Pa sswor ds Use these d irections to cha nge your pas sword . To change your password: 1. Login to th e xPrint Server u ser interf ace (see L ogging I n ). 2. Click the P assword l ink on the left side of the Home p age. T he Change Pas sw ord page will appe ar displa ying the User f[...]

3: Navigat ion and Printing xPrintSer ver User G uide 17 Navigat ion Basic nav igation f eatures f or the xPrint Server us er inter face are out lined in this sec tion. Figure 3 -5 Nav igating t he xPr intServ er User Inter face The firm ware versio n is lis ted on the top of every web pag e Clicking the button bes ide a particula r table lis t ite[...]

3: Navigat ion and Printing xPrintSer ver User G uide 18 As illustr ated above, basic nav igation f eatures f or the x PrintServer user inter face include the follo wing:  Tabs/Pag es All the f unctiona lity of your xPrint Server user interfac e is divi ded betwee n the Ho me , Admin , Jobs , Printe rs , Log s and Log -Off tab s located acr oss [...]

3: Navigat ion and Printing xPrintSer ver User G uide 19 Print ing from a n iOS Device This section exp lains ho w to prin t from your iOS dev ice (e.g., iPad, iPod or i Phone) . Use these s teps to print f rom your iPad, iPhone or oth er iOS de vice. 1. Connect your xPri ntServer according t o Installat ion Steps . 2. Using your iPad, iPho ne or o[...]

3: Navigat ion and Printing xPrintSer ver User G uide 20 Print i ng from a Mac OS X Lion Desktop This s ection expla ins how t o prin t from your Mac O perating S ystem (OS) desk top. xPr intServer Hom e Edition supp orts des ktop pr inting from Mac O S X Lion. Use these s teps to s etup pr inting fr om y our Mac OS thr ough the x PrintSer ver. 1. [...]

3: Navigat ion and Printing xPrintSer ver User G uide 21 5. Select th e printer you wish to add. 6. Click on the Add bu tton. T he printer is now ad ded in your availa ble list of printers and is ready to print. Sett ing Up Print ing from a W i ndows 7 Des ktop This s ection expla ins how t o prepare your W indows 7 desktop f or printing . x Print [...]

3: Navigat i on and Printin g xPrintSer ver User G uide 22 4. Click on pri n ter you wish to insta ll. 5. Search and s elect your pri nter b y Manufac turer or Pri nter (m odel n um ber ) and c l ick Next . 6. Click Finish to complete t he inst allation.[...]

3: Navigat ion and Printing xPrintSer ver User G uide 23 Configuring a Defa ult Printer This s ection provi des instr uctions o n setting an insta lled prin ter on your network as the d efault printer. 1. Click Start > Contro l Panel on your des ktop. 2. Double - click to sele ct Devices and Print ers . 3. Right - click the printer to be set as [...]

3: Navigat ion and Printing xPrintSer ver User G uide 24 4. Click on printer you wish to install. 5. Search and s elect your pri nter b y Manufac turer or Pri nter (m odel num ber) and cl ick N ext . 6. Click Finish to complete t he inst allation .[...]

3: Navigat ion and Printing xPrintSer ver User G uide 25 Configuring a Defa ult Printer This s ection provi des instr uctions o n setting an insta lled prin ter on your network as the d efault printer. 1. Click Start > Contro l Panel on your des ktop. 2. Double - click to sele ct Printers an d Faxes . 3. Right - click the printer to be set as de[...]

xPrintSer ver User G uide 26 4: C onfigur ation This c hapter descr ibes how to configur e your xPrint Server us ing the x PrintSer ver user interf ace. View ing Confi gured Printers Uti lize the se instructions to vie w pro vis ion ed net work - connected print ers insta lled sinc e the xPrintSer ver last started up or printers on other net wor ks[...]

4: Confi guration xPrintSer ver User G uide 27 Configur ing Printers Note: Discover y in the xPr intServ er from a PC requires Bonj our®, which may be i nstalle d via iTunes® or Safari or Bonjo ur Print He lper ® at www.a pple.com . All printer s are add ed and c onfigure d to the x PrintSer ver via d iscov er y where the xPrintSer ver d iscover[...]

4: Confi guration xPrintSer ver User G uide 28 4. Check Enabled or Di sabled to enable or disable printer discover y, as des ired. The a uto discover y mode will automat icall y adjust to your select ion in a f ew seconds and your m ode choice w ill be rem ember ed for subs equent xPrin tServer startups. Configuring Printer s through Auto Discover [...]

4: Confi guration xPrintSer ver User G uide 29 appear s howing the current date and tim e of the curren t discover y and conf iguratio n of printers a nd ass ociated do wnloade d drivers . 5. Expand th e SNM P field to see c onfigurati on infor mation ab out the dis covered printer(s ). An exam pl e of what you m ay see in the S NMP fiel d: Figure [...]

4: Confi guration xPrintSer ver User G uide 30 Dele ting A l l Conf i gured Pr i nters The auto d iscover y utilit y of xPrint Server is e nabled b y default so that whenever you turn on your xPrintSer ver dev ice, auto discover y will autom aticall y run one tim e. Utili ze these instruc tions to access the area wher e you may disabl e or re - ena[...]

4: Confi guration xPrintSer ver User G uide 31  Netm ask  Default Ga tewa y  DNS Serv er 6. Click Save . 7. Click OK in the conf irm ation popup that appears. The uni t will aut omatic ally restar t . 8. Close out of your xP r intServer br owser an d open a new bro wser. 9. Enter the newly as signed st atic IP ad dress. 10. Log in to the x[...]

4: Confi guration xPrintSer ver User G uide 32 6. Click Purge Job His to ry in the popup c omm and m enu that appears (or Canc el within the same m en u if you want t o back out of it ). 7. Click Yes in t he conf irmation po pup to con tinue (or No to canc el action) and al l print jobs not yet printed will be p urged f rom the selected pr inter . [...]

4: Confi guration xPrintSer ver User G uide 33 3. Utiliz e N avigation as necess ary in situat ions where there ar e multi ple pages of printers . 4. Utiliz e Se arch as nec essar y to find a particul ar printer . 5. Click the button bes ide the pr inter with loc ation to b e changed . 6. Click Change Locati on in the p opup com mand m enu that a p[...]

4: Confi guration xPrintSer ver User G uide 34 Sharing a Prin ter Us e this se lection t o m ak e an xPri ntServer - provisione d printer visi ble and av ai lable to iPa d, iPhone an d other iO S devic es. 1. Login to th e xPrint Server u ser interf ace (see L ogging I n ). 2. Click the Printer tab to access the Printers > Lis t page . 3. Utiliz[...]

4: Confi guration xPrintSer ver User G uide 35 Setting Printer Opti ons Use this se lection t o view a nd m odify settings in an xP rintServer - provis ioned pr int er. 1. Login to th e xPrint Server u ser interf ace (see L ogging I n ). 2. Click the Printer tab to access the Printers > Lis t page. 3. Utiliz e Se arch as nec essar y to find a pa[...]

4: C onfigur ation xPrintSer ver User G uide 36 8. Click the Return to Printer List button at an y time to r eturn to th e Printer s > L ist page. Updati ng Printe r IP A ddress es Use this f eature to update printer I P addresses on th e xPrint Server . T his featur e allo ws auto - discover y of printer s outsid e the cur rent subnet. 1. Login[...]

4: Confi guration xPrintSer ver User G uide 37 View ing Prin t J obs on th e xPrin tServ er User In terfac e Use these s teps to view a l l print jobs and de tails on a s pecif ic print j ob. 1. Login to th e xPrint Server u ser interf ace (see L ogging I n ). 2. Click the Jobs tab to ac cess the Jobs page. All Activ e Jobs are l isted here. The in[...]

4: Confi guration xPrintSer ver User G uide 38 2. Click the Nam e link on the lef t side of the page t o acces s the Change xPrin tServ er Name page. T he Current N ame of your device wil l displa y ( xPrintServer ). 3. T ype in the New Name ( an alpha and/or num eric c ombination t hat m ay include t he - an d _ character s ). 4. Click the Ch ang [...]

4: Confi guration xPrintSer ver User G uide 39 Restart ing the xPr i ntSer ver Use t hese direct ions to res tart the x PrintSer ver dev ice throug h the xPr intServ er user int erface and without chang ing an y settings. 1. Login to th e xPrint Server u ser interf ace (see L ogging I n ). 2. Click the Ad m in t ab to acces s the A dmin page. 3. Cl[...]

xPrintSer ver User G uide 40 5: Updating Firm wa r e Note: Internet acc ess is requ ired for firmwar e updates . This chapter pro vides d irections f or updat ing firm ware, which m ay be neces sary from time t o tim e . 1. Login to th e xPrint Server u ser interf ace (s ee Loggin g In ). 2. Click the Ad m in t ab to acces s the A dmin page. 3. Cli[...]

xPrintServer User Guide 41 6: T echnical Specifications Basic device information is provide d in this ch apter. Table 6-1 Technical Speci f ications Category Description Power Input 90 to 264 VAC 50/60 Hz Wall Cube with 5V power output Normal Power Usage: appro ximatel y 1 Watt Network Interface 1 RJ45 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet port USB Port 1 U[...]

xPrintSer ver User G uide 42 A: T e chnic al Sup port This c hapter provi des direc tions and c ontact inform ation for get ting live technical support f or your xPrintSer ver device . Th e xPrintSer ver user interf ace provides a n eas y way for you to directl y send helpf ul diag nostic inf ormation t o Lantron ix . C alling T echnic al Suppor t [...]

xPrintSer ver User G uide 43 B: T roubleshooti ng Some of the errors encount ered sett ing up or us ing the xPrintSer ver are addr essed in this appendix . W hen troubleshooti ng, alw ays ensure t hat t he physica l connect ions (p ower cable, network cable) ar e secure. W hen troubleshootin g the f ollowing pr oblem s, mak e sure that xPrintSer ve[...]

xPrintSer ver User G uide 44 C: Compli ance Decl aration of Conformi t y Manufacturer’s Name & A ddress : Lantronix , Inc. 167 Tec hnolog y Drive, Irvin e, CA 92618 USA Tel: 800 - 526 - 8766 Tel: 949 - 4 53 - 3990 Fax: 949 - 4 50 - 7249 Product N ame Mode l: xPri ntServer Conform s to the fol lowing s tandards or other n orm ative documents :[...]

C: Compl iance xPrintSer ver User G uide 45 RoHS Notice All Lan tronix products i n the f ollowi ng fam ilies a re Chin a RoHS - c omplian t and fre e of th e follo wing ha zardous s ubstan ces and eleme nts: • Lead (Pb) • Mercury (H g) • Polybrominate d biphenyls (P BB) • Cadm ium (Cd) • Hexavalent Chr omium (C r (VI)) • Polybrom inate[...]

xPrintSer ver User G uide 46 D: W arrant y For details on the L antronix warrant y , go to our web si te at http://www .lantron ix.com /support/w arrant y/index.htm l .[...]

xPrintSer ver User G uide 47 Index A A/P, 11 Access P oint, 11 Activit y LED, 10 Adding a Printer I P Addres s, 36 Address IP, 8 Addresses , 7 Advance d Options, 27 Agenc y Approvals, 4 4 AirPrint, 6, 7, 41 Apple, 7 Auto Disc overy, 27 Auto pri nter disc overy, 6 B Bonjour, 27 Bonjour Pr int Serv ices (W indows 7 O S), 21 Bonjour Pr int Serv ices ([...]

Index xPrintSer ver User G uide 48 M Mac OS, 6 Managem ent, 41 Manufactur er’s Nam e & Addr ess, 44 Modif ying a Printer IP Addr ess, 36 N Navigatio n, 17 Network Interfac e, 41 P Pack age Contents, 9 Page Desc ription L anguage, 7 Pages, 18 Passwords , 16 PCL, 7 PDL, 7 Postscript, 7 Power Inp ut, 41 Print Job, 11 Print Jobs , 37 Print T est [...]