Lantronix xPrintServer, xPrintServer Office Edition User Manual

xPrintServer

Office Edition

User Guide

Part Number 900-640-R
Revision A November 2012

Date

Rev.

Comments

November 2012

A

Initial document for firmware release 3.0.0-16.

Copyright & Trademark

© 2012 Lantronix, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be transmitted
or reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of Lantronix.

Lantronix® is a registered trademark and xPrintServer™ is a trademark of Lantronix, Inc.
Windows®, Active Directory® and Internet Explorer® are reg ister ed trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation. Mozilla® and Firefox® are registered trademarks of the Mozilla Foundation.
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Safari®, iTunes®, Bonjour®, iPod®, iP ad® and iPhone® are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.
iOS® is a registered trademark of Cisco. Opera™ is a trademark of Opera Software ASA. All
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Disclaimer & Revisions

The information in this guide may change without notice. The manufacturer assumes no
responsibility for any errors that may appear in this guide.

Revision History

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Table of Contents

Copyright & Trademark ___________________________________________________ 2
Contacts _______________________________________________________________ 2
Disclaimer & Revisions ___________________________________________________ 2
Revision History _________________________________________________________ 2
List of Figures __________________________________________________________ 6
List of Tables ___________________________________________________________ 6

1: Introduction 7

Network, Home and Office Editions__________________________________________ 7
Key Features ___________________________________________________________ 7
Supported iOS Devices ___________________________________________________ 8
Supported Printers and Printer Protocols _____________________________________ 8
Supported DHCP Configuration ____________________________________________ 8
Supported Browsers _____________________________________________________ 9
Product Information ______________________________________________________ 9

Serial Number _______________________________________________________ 9
IP Address __________________________________________________________ 9

2: Installation 10

Package Contents ______________________________________________________ 10
User-Supplied Items ____________________________________________________ 10
Hardware Components __________________________________________________ 10

Ethernet LEDs ______________________________________________________ 11

Status LEDs _______________________________________________________ 11
Installation Steps _______________________________________________________ 12
Topology Support ______________________________________________________ 13

3: Navigation and Printing 14

Finding the xPrintServer IP Address ________________________________________ 14
System Status on the Home Page _________________________________________ 16
Logging In ____________________________________________________________ 17

Local Authentication Login ____________________________________________ 18

Remote Authentication Login __________________________________________ 18
Logging Off ___________________________________________________________ 18
Navigation ____________________________________________________________ 19
Printing from an iOS Device ______________________________________________ 21
Printing from a Mac OS X Lion Desktop _____________________________________ 22
Setting Up Printing from a Windows 7 Desktop _______________________________ 23

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Performing Add Printer Setup __________________________________________ 23

Configuring a Default Printer ___________________________________________ 25
Setting Up Printing from a Windows XP Desktop ______________________________ 25

Performing Add Printer Setup __________________________________________ 25

Configuring a Default Printer ___________________________________________ 27

4: Configuration 28

User Administration _____________________________________________________ 28

Changing Passwords ________________________________________________ 28

Adding a New User __________________________________________________ 30

Deleting a User _____________________________________________________ 30
Printer Access Control (Protecting Printer Access) _____________________________ 31

Protecting Printer Access Using MS Active Directory Services ________________ 32
Viewing Configured Printers ______________________________________________ 33
Configuring Printers _____________________________________________________ 34

Enabling or Disabling Discovery ________________________________________ 34

Configuring Printers through Auto Discovery ______________________________ 35

Configuring Printers through Discovery __________________________________ 36
Deleting All Configured Printers ___________________________________________ 37
Setting Real Time Clock _________________________________________________ 38
Assigning a Static IP Address to the xPrintServer _____________________________ 39
Admin Printer Configuration Options ________________________________________ 39

Printing a Test Page _________________________________________________ 39

Purging Job History __________________________________________________ 40

Deleting a Printer ___________________________________________________ 40

Changing Printer Description __________________________________________ 41

Changing Printer Location ____________________________________________ 41

Showing Shared Printer Information _____________________________________ 42

Sharing a Printer ____________________________________________________ 43

Hiding a Printer _____________________________________________________ 43

Setting Printer Options _______________________________________________ 44
Updating Printer IP Addresses ____________________________________________ 45
Viewing and Exporting Print Jobs __________________________________________ 46
Renaming xPrintServer Device ____________________________________________ 47
Resetting the xPrintServer to Factory Defaults ________________________________ 48

Via the User Interface ________________________________________________ 48

Via the Hardware Reset Button ________________________________________ 48
Restarting the xPrintServer _______________________________________________ 48
Viewing Logs __________________________________________________________ 49
Printer Drivers _________________________________________________________ 50

Downloading Printer Drivers from the Internet _____________________________ 50

Exporting Printer Drivers ______________________________________________ 51

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Downloading Printer Drivers from a USB Flash Drive _______________________ 52
Managing Active Directory ________________________________________________ 53

Updating Active Directory Configuration __________________________________ 53

Testing Remote User Authentication ____________________________________ 54
Saving Configuration ____________________________________________________ 55
Restoring Configuration __________________________________________________ 56
Proxy Server Configuration _______________________________________________ 57

Testing Proxy Server Connectivity ______________________________________ 58

5: Updating Firmware 59

Updating Firmware via the Lantronix Web Services Website _____________________ 59
Updating Firmware via a Local USB Port ____________________________________ 60

6: Technical Specifications 61
A: Technical Support 62

Diagnostic Support _____________________________________________________ 62
Contact Information _____________________________________________________ 62

B: Troubleshooting 63

Problems and Error Messages ____________________________________________ 63

C: Compliance 64

Declaration of Conformity ________________________________________________ 64
RoHS Notice __________________________________________________________ 65

D: Warranty 66
Index 67

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List of Figures

Figure 1-1 xPrintServer _____________________________________________________________ 7
Figure 1-2 Sample Product Information Label (Type 1) ____________________________________ 9
Figure 1-3 Sample Product Information Label (Type 2) ____________________________________ 9
Figure 1-4 Sample Serial Numbers on Hardware Devices __________________________________ 9
Figure 2-1 xPrintServer LEDs _______________________________________________________ 10
Figure 2-2 Sample xPrintServer Mounting Options ______________________________________ 12
Figure 2-3 Quick Connect Diagram __________________________________________________ 13
Figure 3-1 Serial Number __________________________________________________________ 14
Figure 3-2 Redirected to Login Prompt ________________________________________________ 15
Figure 3-3 IP System Status Information on the Home Page _______________________________ 16
Figure 3-4 Login Prompt ___________________________________________________________ 17
Figure 3-5 Navigating the xPrintServer User Interface ____________________________________ 19
Figure 3-6 Tabs Available for Users __________________________________________________ 20
Figure 3-7 Sample View of Native Print Menu __________________________________________ 21
Figure 3-8 Sample View of Printer Options _____________________________________________ 21
Figure 4-1 Changing Own Password _________________________________________________ 29
Figure 4-2 Changing Other User Passwords (Admin User Only) ____________________________ 29
Figure 4-3 Adding or Deleting a User (Admin User Only) __________________________________ 30
Figure 4-4 Printer Access Control – Local Users ________________________________________ 31
Figure 4-5 Printer Access Control – Remote Users ______________________________________ 32
Figure 4-6 Printer Details and Pop-Up Command Menu __________________________________ 33
Figure 4-7 Printer Discovery Page ___________________________________________________ 34
Figure 4-8 Sample Printer Auto Discovery Report _______________________________________ 35
Figure 4-9 Expanding Detected Printers Information _____________________________________ 36
Figure 4-10 Admin Menu (Defaults to Time-zone Link) ___________________________________ 38
Figure 4-11 New Printer Description __________________________________________________ 41
Figure 4-12 New Printer Location ____________________________________________________ 41
Figure 4-13 Show Share Info Popup __________________________________________________ 42
Figure 4-14 Sample Printer Optio ns __________________________________________________ 44
Figure 4-15 Printer IP Address Page _________________________________________________ 45
Figure 4-16 Print Job Details________________________________________________________ 46
Figure 4-17 Changing the xPrintServer Name __________________________________________ 47
Figure 4-18 Logs _________________________________________________________________ 49
Figure 4-19 Drivers List Tab ________________________________________________________ 50
Figure 4-20 Export Drivers Button ___________________________________________________ 51
Figure 4-21 Loaded Drivers Tab _____________________________________________________ 52
Figure 4-22 Active Directory Conf igurat io n _____________________________________________ 53
Figure 4-23 Saving Configuration ____________________________________________________ 55
Figure 4-24 Restoring Configuration __________________________________________________ 56
Figure 4-25 Configuring Proxy Server ________________________________________________ 57
Figure 5-1 Firmware Update Options _________________________________________________ 59

List of Tables

Table 2-1 Status LED, Top of Device _________________________________________________ 11
Table 4-1 Comparing Admin and Non-Admin User Privileges ______________________________ 28
Table 6-1 Technical Specifications ___________________________________________________ 61

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1: Introduction

The xPrintServer is a patent-pending AirPrint print server which pro vides wireles s print ing
capabilities for iPad, iPhone and other devices with iOS-enabled AirPrint applications for
unlimited network printers and 8 USB printers (USB hub not included). xPrintServer Office
Edition also enables printing to USB printers from Mac OS X Lion and Windows (XP, 7). Simply
plug the xPrintServer into your network (router or switch with wireless access point), then plug
your USB printer(s) into the xPrintServer. Within seconds the xPrintServer will auto-disc ov er your
printers to enable printing from iPads and iPhones.

Figure 1-1 xPrintServer

Network, Home and Office Editions

The xPrintServer comes in Network, Home and Office editions. This user guide documents the
features and functionality of the xPrintServer Office Edition.

Key Features

 No additional software is needed on the iOS device
 Simple configuration
 Supports up to 8 USB printers via USB hub and an unlimited number of network-attached

printers.

Note: Up to 10 network-attached printers is recommended for optimal performance. Print jobs

process one at a time regardless of the number of configured printers. The xPrintServer includes
one USB port as a part of the unit; an additional USB hub for connecting additional USB printers
is not included.

 Automatic printer discovery and configuration (for supported printers)
 Security features
 External LED status indicator
 Configuration via browser (HTTP)

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Supported iOS Devices

xPrintServer supports all iOS-enabled Air Print applications. Air Print is included in all newer
generation Apple® devices with iOS 4.2 and later. These include:

 iPad (all versions)
 iPhone (3GS or later)
 iPod Touch (3rd generation or later)

Supported Printers and Printer Protocols

See http://www.lantronix.com/it-management/mobile-print-servers/supported-printer-list.html for
the latest list of all supported printers. This list is per iodic al ly update d with ne w prin ter s.

Supported DHCP Configuration

xPrintServer supports both DHCP and Static IP Address Assignments. The following items are
configured via Static IP or DHCP.

1: Introduction

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Supported Browsers

Bar Code

Product Revision

Serial Number

Part Number

Manufacturing
Code Date

Country of Origin

Code Date

Product Revision

Country

of Origin

Datamatrix
Part Number

Serial
Number

or

Lantronix supports the latest version of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Suite, Mozilla Firefox, Safari,
and Chrome.

Product Informa ti on

You will need the serial number of your xPri ntS erv er devic e when setting up your xPrintServer
user interface. The serial number can be found on the product information label adhered to your
device. One of two types of product information labels will be adhered to your xPrintServer
device (see Figure 1-2 or Figure 1-3 below).

Figure 1-2 Sample Product Information Label (Type 1)

1: Introduction

Figure 1-3 Sample Product Information Label (Type 2)

Manufacturing

Bar Code

Serial Number

A serial number is a unique, identifying number specific to each hardware device including an
xPrintServer, printer or any Apple iOS device.

Figure 1-4 Sample Serial Numbers on Hardware Devices

00-80-A3-8E-00-63

00:80:A3:8E:00:63 or 0080A38E0063

IP Address

Every device connected to an IP network must have a unique IP address. The xPrintServer gets
a unique IP address from the DHCP server on your network (default method) or can be manually
configured with a static IP address.

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Ethernet Port

2: Installation

This chapter describes how to install your xPrintServer.

Package Contents

Your xPrintServer product package includes the following:

 One (1) xPrintServer
 One (1) Quick Start Guide
 One (1) RJ-45 Ethernet Ca ble (3 ft)
 One (1) Power Supply with Regional Adapters
 Mounting Bracket with Two (2) Screws
 Four (4) Rubber Feet

User-Supplied Items

You also need the following items to install and operate your xPrintServer:

 A working power outlet
 WI-FI Access Point
 Network-Attached Printer (wired or wireless)
 USB Printer (if any)
 Your iOS device (e.g., iPad, iPhone) with connection to the network via WI-FI

Hardware Compone nts

There is one USB port, one power input, one Etherne t port, and two types of LED indic ators on
the xPrintServer. The LEDs provide information about device activity and status.

Status LED

Figure 2-1 xPrintServer LEDs

Power Input

USB Port

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Left LED

Right LED

2: Installation

Orange “X” LED

Description

Solid

A continuous solid light indicates the power is on or the device is booting.

OFF

No light indicates the power is off.

Blinking

Even blinking pattern in dic ates the device is printing.

Glow/Dim

(Repeating Pattern)

seconds. Indicates the device is booted, idle and waiting for a job.

Code 1

A repeating pattern of a single flash followed by two seconds of
no light indicates the device is obtaining the DHC P address.

Code 2

A repeating pattern of two flashe s followed by two seconds of no
light indicates there are no configured printers.

Code 3

A repeating pattern of three flashes followed by two seconds of no
light indicates a factory default reset.

Code 4

A repeating pattern of four flashes followed by two seconds of no
light indicates a successful firmware update.

Code 5

A repeating pattern of five flashes followed by two seconds of no
light indicates a failed firmware update.

Code 6

A repeating pattern of six flashes followed by two seconds of no
light indicates a printing error.

Code 7

A repeating pattern of seven flashes followed by two seconds of
no light indicates printer discovery is in process.

Ethernet LEDs

There are two LEDs located on the upper left and right corners of the Ethernet socket
(see Figure 2-1). These indicate the status of the connection.

Left LED

 Green ON, 100Mbps Ethernet Link
 Green Blinking, 100Mbps Activity
 Orange ON, 10Mbps Ethernet Link
 Orange Blinking, 10Mbps A c tivit y
 OFF, No Ethernet Link

Right LED

 Always OFF

The Ethernet port can connect to an Ethernet (10Mbps) or Fast Ethernet (100Mbps) network.

Status LEDs

The Status LED on the xPrintServer device is incorporated into the “X” letter of the Lantronix logo
on the top of the device. The behavior of this LED indicates the type of activity occurring in the
xPrintServer device. The Status LED color is orange when lit, and unique display patterns
indicate the specific type of activity. The LED may display a solid light, display no light, slowly
glow on, slowly glow off, or flash on/off.

Table 2-1 Status LED, Top of Device

Pulsating pattern of glowing and dimming light cycle occurring once ev ery three

Note: Codes 1

through 7
indicate a
grouped number
of flashes in the
Orange “X” LED
separated by a
two second
interval where
the light is off.
The specific
code/number of
flashes
separated by a
two second no­light interval
indicates a
specific status as

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2: Installation

Orange “X” LED

Description

Code 8

A repeating pattern of eight flashes followed by two seconds of no

described in the

Installation Steps

With all xPrintServer package contents and the requisite user-supplied items listed above, you
may begin installation.

1. Make sure printing from your Windows or Mac computer (from which the USB printer is
directly attached) is working before proceeding. If you are installing a new USB printer, this
may require downloading and installing printer drivers to your desktop from the printer
manufacturer.

2. Position the xPrintServer device. The xPrintServer can simply be placed as it is on a desk or
other secure flat surface. Here are additional options:

- To install the rubber feet on the xPrintServer (for added grip and stability on a flat

surface), peel to unveil the adhesive strip on each rubber foot and press one foot onto
each of all four bottom corners of the xPrintServer.

- To secure the xPrintServer into a server rack, utilize the included mounting bracket and

screws. There are a variety of ways to mount the bracket and then the xPrintServer unit,
including the two sample methods in Figure 2-2.

light indicates USB device (printer or flash drive) discovery is in
progress.

Figure 2-2 Sample xPrintServer Mounting Options

grey cells to the
left.

or

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2: Installation

3. Connect the USB printer cable to the USB port of the xPrintServer (if any).

4. Connect the network cable from the wireless router/switch to the xPrintServer.

5. Power on the xPrintServer with the supplied power cord. The xPrintServer will automatically
set-up all printers on your network and/or USB-connected printers. The glowing “X” will blink
quickly for about 30 seconds, and then it will pulse slowly to show it’s ready for printing.

6. Monitor the LEDs on the xPrintServer for activity and status information (see Ethernet LEDs
and Status LEDs).

Figure 2-3 Quick Connect Diagram

Topology Support

The xPrintServer is hardwired (via standard CAT-5) cabling to a router, switch or hub. The system
requires an Access Point (A/P) be also hardwired and connected to the network. The iOS devices
associates with the A/P
processed. The xPrintServer communicates with network attached printer(s); the printers may
either be wired or wirel es s ly connected to the network.

For the xPrintServer to auto-detect printers on bootup, the xPrintServer and printers must be on
the same subnet. After auto-detection has been completed, the xPrintServer can then be
relocated to a different subnet (WI-FI connected subnet that iOS devices are connected to)
assuming that subnet can route to the previous subnet.

The xPrintServer uses Zeroconf to advertise print services to the iOS device(s) and requires
either one or both of the following:

 Both the iOS device and the xPrintServer are on the same subnet.
 The iOS device and xPrintServer are on different subnets but multicast traffic is

communicated between the subnets.

 Multicast configuration and support can be found in the Lantronix knowledgebase. You may

perform word searches, such as for “multicast”, at

and communicates to the xPrintServer when a print job is ready to be

http://www.lantronix.com/resources/.

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3: Navigation and Printing

This chapter explains how to navigate and use your xPrintServer user interface including
directions on how to login and log out, how to change your password, and most importantly, how
to print from your iOS device.

Finding the xPrintServer IP Address

Use these directions to find your device IP address through which you m a y log into your
xPrintServer device. Internet access is required.

Every xPrintServer device has a unique, identifying serial number that can be found on the

product information label (see Figure 1-2

xPrintServer will automatically register its IP address and associated serial number with the
Lantronix Web Services website (http://www.lantronix.com/findmyxprintserver
provides the unique IP ad dr es s of the xPrintServer device. You may then use the xPrintServer IP
address to log into t he us er interface for printing management.

Use these directions to find the IP address of a new xPrintServer device.

). As part of the initialization/boot up process, the

) whic h in turn

1. Open an internet web browser. See Supported Browsers.

2. Enter

3. Press Enter on the keyboard. You will be prompted for the xPrintServer serial number.

4. Enter the serial number of your xPrintServer.

http://www.lantronix.com/findmyxprintserver into the web browser address bar.

The serial number can be found on the

product information label attached to your xPrintServer packaging (see Figure 1-2). It is an

alphanumeric set of 12 characters.

Figure 3-1 Serial Number

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3: Navigation and Printing

5. Click the Go! button. You will be redirected to your xPrintServer URL, after which a login
prompt will appear.

Figure 3-2 Redirected to Login Prompt

Admin User

Default Login

 User Name: admin
 Password: PASS

6. Enter the default Admin user login information.

 User Name: admin
 Password: PASS

Note: Upon initial login, modify the default “PASS”

password as soon as possible for security reasons.
See Changing Passwords.

You will be redirected to your xPrintServer device URL where you will see the

System Status on the Home Page.

7. Take note of the IP address of your xPrintServer device for all future logins.

Note: Your xPrintServer IP address is assigned by DHCP by default, however, you can manually

configure a static IP address. See Assigning a Static IP Address to the xPrintServer.

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System Status on t he Home Page

You will see your xPrintServer System Status information on the Home page whenever you
log into your xPrintServer URL.

Figure 3-3 IP System Status Information on the Home Page

3: Navigation and Printing

The System Status information includes your IP address along with other important system
status information:

 Edition

The edition of xPrint Ser ver (Office Edition).

 Version

The current version of your firmware.

 Name

The configurable name for the xPrintServer device. The default name is xPrintServer.

 IP Address

The unique IP address associated with your xPrintServer device. This IP address may
be used to directly pull up the user interface of a connected and live xPrintServer.

 Serial Number

The unique serial number associated with the xPrintServer device which should match
what is on the product information label.

 Up time

The amount of time the xPrintServer has been oper at i ona l since po wer ed on or las t
restarted.

 Configured Printers

The number of total discovered printers available for use on iOS devices.

 Current Status

The current status of the xPrintServer.

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 Time-zone

The configured time zone (can be changed through the Admin page).

 Status Time

The time at which the system status information you see on the screen was captured.

 Locator LED

Clicking the light bulb will cause the “X” LED on top of the xPrintServer unit to blink
rapidly. Clicking the light bulb again turns off this feature. This feature is useful in
situations where you wish to identify a specific xPrintServer amongst multiple units .

Logging In

Once the xPrintServer is installed (see Installation Steps) and the IP address discovered (see

Finding the xPrintServer IP Address and Initial Login), you may follow these directions to login to

xPrintServer via Local or Remote Authentication at any time.

Note: The xPrintServer does not use the MS Active Directory services for xPrintServer GUI

authentication. It will only use the locally configured user database for the xPrintServer GUI
authentication.

3: Navigation and Printing

Figure 3-4 Login Prompt

To Login:

1. Open an internet web browser.

2. Enter the IP address of your xPrintServer device .

Note: If Bonjour is installed on your computer or Mac, you may also access the user interface by

entering:

3. Enter your login information when prompted.

You are logged into the xPrintServer user interface when you see System Status on the Home

Page.

xPrintServer.local

 User Name
 Password

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Local Authentication Login

Logging in through local authentication logs you directly into the xPrintServer unit through the
local database.

Remote Authentication Login

Remote authentication allows authentication of users through Microsoft Active Directory. This is
a feature that can be enabled by the Admin user. If Active Directory is enabled, the xPrintServer
communicates with a remote server to authenticate user passwords (see Managing Active

Directory). The Admin user must first establish a remote authentication user name and password

in Microsoft Active Directory. Once established, users using remote authentication can follow the
same steps under Local Authentication Login to login. Remote authentication is disabled by
default.

Note: Though the xPrintServer supports remote authentication using MS Active Directory, it is

only used for authenticating print jobs sent to xPrintServer-protected printers. The xPrintServer
GUI access will only authenticate against the xPrintServer-configured local user database.

Logging Off

3: Navigation and Printing

1. Click the Log-Off tab located at the top far right of any xPrintServer user interface page. You
will be prompted to close out of your browser window.

2. Close out of your browser to completely log off.

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Navigation

Go backward one page… Go to the next page

Basic navigation features for the xPrintServer user interface are outlined in this section.

3: Navigation and Printing

Figure 3-5 Navigating the xPrintServer User Interface

Tabs allow you to move between

xPrintServer pages and to Log-Off

Double-click to sort

table information by

column heading

Links

available for each

page are listed here

Search

When a specific printer

on the Printers

page is clicked, details

about this printer will

appear in grey fields

beneath the printer list.

See Figure 4-6.

Clicking the
button beside a
particular table list
item will pull up the

popup command
menu associated

with that item.

Go to the first page Go to the last page

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Sometimes multiple pages are
necessary to list all the items in
the Printers, Jobs and Logs
pages. In these circumstances,
page navigation features will
become available at the bottom of
the screen.

3: Navigation and Printing

Non-Admin users

The Admin User has access

As illustrated above, basic navigation features for the xPrintServer user interface include the
following:

 Tabs

All the functionality of your xPrintServer user interface is divided between the Home, Admin,
Jobs, Printers, Logs and Log-Off tabs located across the top of the user interface. Only the
Admin user has full access to the functionality of all tabs within the xPrintServer user
interface. Non-Admin users only have access to the Home, Jobs and Log-Off tabs. See

Figure 3-6 to compare Admin user and Non-Admin user access. Access these pages by

clicking the same-named tab along the top of the screen. For instance, click the Jobs tab to
get to the Jobs page or click Home to get to the Home page.

 Links

Click to select from the links/commands available for each page. All links available for a
particular web page are displayed along the left side. For instance, links to Active,
Completed and All jobs are available on the left side of the Jobs page.

 Search

A Search field is available for the Jobs, Printers and Users tabs. The search field features
dynamic filtering that provides results based on the search string entered into the search
field. The results dynamically update according to the search parameters entered in the
search field. Deleting all contents of the Search field removes the filter and will show all
results.

 Button

This button may be found beside all items listed on the Jobs and Printers pages. Click the
button beside a particular print job or printer on these pages to pull up a popup command
menu with commands that are available for that item.

 Log-Off Tab

A Log-Off tab located at the far upper right of every xPrintServer user interface page allows
you to logout easily.

Figure 3-6 Tabs Available for Users

to all seven tabs of the
xPrintServer user interface
(Home, Admin, Jobs,

Printers, Users, Logs and
Log-Off).

have access to only

the Home, Jobs

and Log-Off tabs.

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Printing from a n iOS Device

This section explains how to print from your iOS device (e.g., iPad, iPod or iPhone).
Use these steps to print from your iPad, iPhone or other iOS device.

1. Connect your xPrintServer according to Installation Steps.

2. Using your iPad, iPhone or other iOS device, open web page, email, photo, etc. you wish to
print and choose the icon to open the native print menu:

Figure 3-7 Sample View of Native Print Menu

3: Navigation and Printing

Note: A list of available

commands will appear on the
native print menu and will differ
in appearance according to the
type of Apple device.

3. Choose Printer in the Printer Options menu that appears. All available networked printers
will display on your iOS device, including protected printers (see Figure 3-8 below).

4. Select the appropriate printer.

5. Login, as necessary. User authentication
is required when a protected printer
is selected (see Figure 3-8).

6. Select the number of copies to
print.

Note: Printer Options

appear differently on
different iOS devices.
Some printers are
protected, as indicated

by a padlock icon.

7. Click Print. Your print job will be
sent to the selected printer

Figure 3-8
Sample View of
Printer Options

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