Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product xPrintServer Office Edition Lantronix
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Part Number 900 - 640 -R Revision A N ovember 20 12 x Print Ser ver Office Edition User G ui de.
xPrintSer ver User Guide 2 Copyright & Trademark © 20 12 Lantr onix , I nc. A ll rights reser ved. No p art of the cont ents of this book m a y be transm itted or reprod uced in a ny form or b y any m eans without the written p erm ission of Lantronix .
xPrintSer ver User Guide 3 Table of Conte nts Cop y rig ht & T radem ark ___________________________________________________ 2 Contacts ____________________________________________________________.
xPrintSer ver User Guide 4 Perform in g Add Printer S etup __________________________________________ 23 Configur ing a Default Print er ___________________________________________ 25 Setting Up Print.
xPrintSer ver User Guide 5 Downloa ding Pr inter Dri vers from a USB Flash Drive _______________________ 52 Man aging Active D irector y ________________________________________________ 53 Updating Ac.
xPrintSer ver User Guide 6 List of Figur es Figure 1 - 1 xPr intSer ver _____________________________________________________________ 7 Figure 1 - 2 Sample Pro duct Inform ation Labe l (T ype 1) _____.
xPrintSer ver User Guide 7 1: Introduct ion The xPr intServer is a pate nt - pending A irPrint print ser ver which pro vides wireles s print ing capabil ities f or iPad , iPhone an d other de vic es with iO S - enabled Air Print appl ications f or unlim ited net work printer s and 8 USB pr inters (USB hub not includ ed).
1: Introduc tion xPrintSer ver User Guide 8 Support ed iOS Dev ices xPrintSer ver supp orts al l iOS - enabl ed AirPrint applic ations. A irPr int is includ ed in all ne wer generati on Apple ® de vices with iOS 4.
1: Introduc tion xPrintSer ver User Guide 9 Support ed Br owsers Lantronix s upports the l ates t version of Inter net Expl orer, Mo zilla Sui te, Mo zilla Fir ef ox, Safar i, and Chrom e. Product Infor mation You wi ll need the seri al nu mber of your xPrintSer ver dev ice when se tting u p your xPrintSer ver user inter face.
xPrintSer ver User Guide 10 2: Installation This c hapter desc ribes ho w to ins tall your xPr intSer ver. Packa ge Cont ents Your xPr intSer ver produc t pack age incl udes t he follo wing : One .
2: Inst a llat ion xPrintSer ver User Guide 11 Ethernet LEDs There ar e two LED s loc ate d on the upper l eft and ri ght cor ners of the Ethern et so cket (see Figur e 2 -1 ).
2: Instal lation xPrintSer ver User Guide 12 Orange “X” LED Description Code 8 A r epeating pat tern o f eight f lashes follow ed by tw o seconds of no light indic ates USB device (pr inter or fla sh drive) di scovery is in progress. described i n the grey cells to the left.
2: Instal lation xPrintSer ver User Guide 13 3. Connect the USB pr inter cable to t he USB port of the x PrintSer ver ( i f an y) . 4. Conn ect t he netw ork cable f rom the w ireless router/s witch to th e xPr intServ er. 5. Po wer on the x Print Server with the s upp lied po wer cor d.
xPrintSer ver User Guide 14 3: Naviga tion and Print ing This c hapter exp lains ho w to na vigate an d use your xPrintS erver user inter face inc luding directions on ho w to lo gin and l og out, how t o chang e your pas sword, and m ost impor tantl y, how to print f rom your iOS dev ice.
3: Navigat ion an d Print ing xPrintSer ver User Guide 15 5. Click the Go ! button. You wil l be red irected to your xPrintSer ver UR L, after whic h a login prom pt will appear . Figure 3 -2 Redir ected to Login Prompt 6. Enter the defaul t Adm in user log in infor m ation.
3: Navigat ion an d Print ing xPrintSer ver User Guide 16 System St atus on the Home Pa g e You will se e your xPrint Server System Status inform ation on the Home page whenever you log into your xPr intSer ver URL.
3: Navigat ion an d Print ing xPrintSer ver User Guide 17 Time - zone The conf igured t ime zone (can be c hang ed throu gh th e Ad m i n page ). Sta tus Time The tim e at which t he s ystem status inf orm ation you s ee on the scr een was captur ed.
3: Navigat ion an d Print ing xPrintSer ver User Guide 18 Local Authenticatio n Login Logging i n through loca l authent icat ion logs you direc tly into the x PrintSer ver unit throug h the local dat abase. Remote Authentication Login Rem ote authent ication a llows a uthent ication of users throug h Mic rosof t Active D irector y.
3: Navigat ion an d Print ing xPrintSer ver User Guide 19 Navigat ion Basic nav igation f eatur es for the x Print Server us er int erf ace are out lined in this s ection. Figure 3 -5 Nav igating t he xPr intServ er User Inter face Sometimes multipl e pages are necessary to list all the items in the Printers , Jobs and Logs pages.
3: Navigat ion an d Print ing xPrintSer ver User Guide 20 As illustr ated above, bas ic nav igation f eatur es for the xPr intServer user i nterfac e inclu de the follo wing: Tabs All the f unctio.
3: Navigat ion an d Print ing xPrintSer ver User Guide 21 Print ing fr om an iOS De vice This section ex plains how t o print f rom your iOS d evic e (e.g., i Pad, i Pod or i Phon e) . Use these s teps to print from your iPa d, iPhone or oth er iOS device.
3: Navigat ion an d Print i ng xPrintSer ver User Guide 22 Print ing fr om a Mac O S X Lion Desktop This s ec tion expla ins how t o print from your Mac Oper ating S ystem ( OS) desk top. x PrintSer ver Off ice Edit ion sup ports des k top printing f rom Mac O S X Lion.
3: Navigat ion an d Print ing xPrintSer ver User Guide 23 5. Select th e printer you wish t o add. 6. Click on t he Ad d button . T he printer is no w added in your availa ble list of prin ters and is ready to print. Sett ing Up Pri nting from a Window s 7 Des ktop This s ection exp lains ho w to pr epare your W indows 7 desk top f or printing .
3: Navigat ion an d Print ing xPrintSer ver User Guide 24 4. Click on pri nter you wish to install. 5. Search and s elect your pr int er b y M anufacture r and Model , and c lic k N ext .
3: Navigat ion an d Print ing xPrintSer ver User Guide 25 Configuring a Defa ult Printer This s ection pro vides ins truc tions on s etting an insta lle d printer o n your n etwork as the d efault printer. 1. Click Start > Control Panel on your desk top.
3: Navigat ion an d Print ing xPrintSer ver User Guide 26 4. Click on pr inter you wish t o ins tall. 5. Search and s elect your pr int er by Manufacturer and Model , and cl ick Next .
3: Navigat ion an d Print ing xPrintSer ver User Guide 27 Configuring a Defa ult Printer This s ection pro vides ins truc tions on s etting an insta lle d printer o n your n etwork as the d efault printer. 1. Click Start > Control Pa nel on your desk top.
xPrintSer ver User Guide 28 4: C onfigur ation This c hapter desc ribes ho w to conf igure your xPr intSer ver usi ng the x Print Server user int erfac e.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 29 5. Click OK in the c onfirm ation popup that ap pears. Your passwor d is change d. Note: You will be ask ed to lo gin agai n if you a ttempt t o nav igate t o a differ ent user interf ace page. Figur e 4 - 1 Chang ing Own Password To change a non - Admi n user password as the A dmin: 1.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 30 Adding a New User The Adm in user c an use these s teps to c reate new user s. 1. Login to th e xPri ntServer us er interf ace (see L oggin g In ). 2. Click the U sers tab to acces s the Use rs pag e. All us ers are liste d here.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 31 Printer A ccess Contro l (Protec tin g Pri n ter A ccess) When a pr inter is protecte d, the us er on th e iO S devi ce m ust be authe nticated bef ore print ing is allowed. T he user is prom pted for a user id and pas s word on the IOS device after the s electi ng the printer with a padlock icon.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 32 6. To a llow all users acces s to th is printer , check the Allow access to al l users chec kbox at the top of the sc reen. Ind ividua l Us er ID check boxes that m ay have spec ified user access will disappear.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 33 - Check the Protected check box beside a s pecif ic print er to req uire us er aut hentic ation prior to us e for al l rem ote us ers. - Uncheck the Protected check box bes ide a spec ific pri nter to not requ ire user authent ication pr ior to us e .
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 34 Configur ing Printers Note: Discove ry of the xPri ntServ er from a PC requ ires B onjour , which m ay be instal led via iTunes or Safari or Bonj our Pr int He lper at www.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 35 4. Check Enabled or Disable d to en able or disable print er discov ery, as desired. The a uto discover y mode will aut omatica lly adj ust to your select ion in a fe w seconds and your m ode ch oice will b e rem embered f or subs equent x PrintSer ver s tartups.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 36 Configuring Printer s through Disc overy The Adm in user m a y run Disc overy an ytime af ter xPr intS erve r is s tart ed up.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 37 Dele ting A l l Conf igur ed Pr inte rs The auto d iscover y utilit y of x PrintSer ver is e nabled b y def ault so t hat whene ver you turn on your xPrintSer ver de vice, a uto dis cover y will autom atical ly run one t im e.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 38 Sett ing Real Time C lock Real T ime Clock is a built - in func tion in xPrintS erver which t im e - s tam p s printing - r elated ac tivities such as id entif ying the tim e of log acti vities or print jo bs .
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 39 A ss ig ning a St atic IP A d dres s t o the xPrint Ser ver Your xPr intS er ver IP ad dres s is DHCP b y def ault, b ut can be c onf igured with a s tatic I P address . The Adm in user m a y utilize thes e instr uctions to estab lish a s tatic I P addr ess.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 40 6. Click Print Test Page i n the popup com m and m enu that ap pears (or Ca ncel within the sam e menu if you want t o bac k out of it ) and a test page prin t job will be se nt to th e sele cted printer.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 41 Changing Printer D escription The Adm in user m a y u se this select ion to cha nge th e advert ised printer nam e of a conf igured printer as it will b e disp la y ed to all users on their iOS d evices .
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 42 Showing Shared Pri nter Informatio n The Adm in user m a y u se this select ion to m ak e an xPrintSer ver - pro vision ed print er vis ible an d availab le to iPa d, iPhone and ot her iO S devic es. U p to 10 network - attac hed print ers c an be seen and shar ed at a t ime.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 43 Sharing a Printer The Adm in user m a y u s e this select ion to m ak e an xPrintSer ver - pro vision ed print er vis ible an d avail able to iPa d, iPh one a nd other iO S dev ices. 1. Login to th e xPri ntServer us er interf ace (see L oggin g In ) as Adm in user.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 44 Setting Printer Opti ons The Adm in user m a y use this s election t o vie w and m odif y settings in an xPr intSer ver - pr ovisione d printer. 1. Login to th e xPri ntServer us er interf ace (see L oggin g In ) as Adm in user .
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 45 Updati ng Print er I P A ddre ss es The Adm in user m a y u se this feature to updat e print er IP ad dresses on the x Print Server . This feature al lows aut o - disc over y of print ers outs ide the c urr ent subnet.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 46 View ing a nd Exporting Pr int J obs The Adm in user m a y u se these step s to view and expor t print jo bs and t he detai ls on a sp ecif ic print job . Non - Adm in user s m ay onl y view and pr int th eir ow n print j obs and t he d etails of their print jobs.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 47 Renam ing xPrint Serv er Device As part of the init ializat ion pr ocess , the xPri ntServer re gisters a L antro nix - spec ific Bonjo ur Service T ype ( lantronix - ips._tcp which us es th e default d evice n am e of xPrintServer ).
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 48 6. Click Yes in t he co nfirm ation popup to con tinue (or No to cance l action) renam ing your xPrintSer ver de vice .
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 49 1. Login to th e xPri ntServer us er interf ace (see L oggin g In ) as Adm in user . 2. Click the Ad m i n t ab to ac cess the Admin menu. A list of all a vailable Adm in user configurat ion options appear s to the lef t of the screen (s ee Figure 4 - 10 ) .
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 50 Printer D riv ers The Printer Dri ver Downl oad pa ge prov ides two wa ys to downl oad a pr inter dr iver: from the internet or f rom a USB f lash dri ve.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 51 Exporting Printer D rivers The Adm in user m a y utilize these directi ons t o export printer drivers from the xPri ntServer . Onc e exported, you m ay m ove the prin ter driv er onto a U SB flash dr iv e .
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 52 Downloading Printe r Drivers fro m a USB Flash Drive The Adm in user m a y utilize these directi ons t o downlo ad pri nter dri vers f rom a U SB flash drive. 1. Login to th e xPri ntServer us er interf ace (see L oggin g In ) as Adm in user.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 53 Managi ng A cti v e Directory The Adm in User ma y utilize the follow ing direc tions t o conf igure and enabl e xPrin tSer ver to use MS Acti ve Director y Services f or user remote aut henti cation.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 54 6. Check Encr ypted C onnection to enable (or disab le) e ncr ypted connec tion. 7. Enter the Activ e Directo ry Serv er Por t num ber. 8. Enter the Domain N ame . 9. Click Sav e to save Active Dir ector y settings.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 55 Saving Co nfigur at ion The Adm in user m a y utilize these directi ons t o save an x PrintSer ver conf igurati on. Savi ng an xPrintSer ver conf igurati on s aves all se ttings t o a file which c an be back ed up to a com puter.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 56 Rest oring Configur ati on The Adm in user m a y utilize these directi ons t o restore to a previous ly sav ed xPr intServ er configurat ion. T hese s teps c an also be f ollo wed to o verwrit e config urations on o ther xPrintSer ver un its.
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 57 Prox y Server C onfi gurat ion The Adm in user m a y utilize these directi ons t o manage t he outbou nd int ernet r eques ts m ade through a prox y server . Us er auth entic ation may be e nabled as a pr erequis ite to process ing an y requests .
4: Confi guratio n xPrintSer ver User Guide 58 9. Click Sav e . Testing Proxy Server Connectivit y 1. Login to th e xPri ntServer us er interf ace (s ee Loggin g In ) as Adm in user.
xPrintSer ver User Guide 59 5: Upd ating F irmware The Adm in user m a y use one of t wo m ethods to u pdate f irmware t hroug h the Ad m i n > Firm w are page. C licking on e of th e two bu ttons allows f irm ware to be up loade d directl y from the Lantr onix W eb services website or t hr ough a U SB flash drive.
5: Updating Firmwar e xPrintSer ver User Guide 60 Note: If the Check for Firmware Update butto n is di sabled, th is indic ates th at internet connectiv ity is n ot ava ilable . 5. C lick Upgrade Firmware . 6. Click Yes in t he co nfirm ation popup that ap pears.
xPrintSer ver User Guide 61 6: T echni cal Sp ecifi catio ns Basic dev ice inf orm ation is pr ovided i n this c hapter. Table 6- 1 Tec hnica l Spec ifications Category Descr iption Pow e r Inp ut 5V .
xPrintSer ver User Guide 62 A: T echnica l Suppo rt This c hapter pro vides d irect ions and co ntact inform ation f or getting live tec hnical support f or your xPrintSer ver device . Th e xPrint Server us er int erfac e provides a n eas y wa y for you to direc tly send he lpful diag nostic inform ation to La ntron ix.
xPrintSer ver User Guide 63 B: T roubleshoot ing Some of the error s encou ntered s etting up or us ing the xPrint Server ar e addr essed in this appendix . W hen troublesh ooting, alwa ys ensure t hat t he ph ysical con nect ions (p ower cab le, network cable) ar e secur e.
xPrintSer ver User Guide 64 C: Complia nce Decl arati on of Confor mit y Manufacturer’s Name & Address : Lantronix , Inc. 167 Tec hnolog y Drive , Ir vine, CA 92 618 USA Tel: 800 - 526 - 8 766 T.
C: Compl iance xPrintSer ver User Guide 65 RoHS Notice All Lan troni x produ cts i n the f ollowi ng f amilies are C hina Ro HS - c omplian t and free of the f ollo wing ha zardou s su bstan ces and e.
xPrintSer ver User Guide 66 D: Warranty F or details on the L antro nix war rant y, go to our web s ite at http://www .lantr onix.c om /support/war rant y/index.
xPrintSer ver User Guide 67 Index A A/P, 13 Access Log, 49 Access P oint, 13 Active D irector y, 53 Activit y LED , 11 Adding a Printer I P Addr ess , 45 Address IP, 9 Addresses , 8 Admin Us er, 28 Ad.
Index xPrintSer ver User Guide 68 Linux OS, 6 4 Lion, 7 Local Aut henticat ion Lo gin, 18 Logging In, 17 Logging O ff , 18 Logout, 20 Logs, 49 LPD, 61 LPR, 61 M Mac OS, 7 Managem ent, 61 Manufactur er.
Index xPrintSer ver User Guide 69 W W arranty, 66 W eight, 61 X xPrintSer ver, 7, 8, 11, 1 3, 39, 64.
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