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Lantronix xPrintServer - Office Edition (iOS)

1. 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user 2 Click the Admin tab to access the Admin menu A list of all available Admin user configuration options appears to the left of the screen see Figure 4 10 3 Insert a USB flash drive on which to save the xPrintServer configuration 4 Click the Save Restore link to the left to access the Configuration Save and Restore page 5 Click Save under the Configuration Save tab A popup window will appear Figure 4 23 Saving Configuration gt so AA IT H pe p p aA Ar A N lt HNJ XI i wel w LJ VENT ANZ NI Home Jobs Printers Users Logs Log Off Configuration Save and Restore A Configuration Save gt More Information Save Opening xPrintServerBackup bin You have chosen to open E xPrintServerBackup bin which is a Binary File from http 172 19 100 165 What should Firefox do with this file Save Restore Save File O Do this automatically for files like this from now on xPrintServer is a trademark of Lantronix Inc Copyright 6 Click OK to save the file directly to your PC You will be notified when the driver has been exported or if there was any kind of error 7 Move the configuration file onto a USB flash drive if you wish to use the configuration on another xPrintServer device xPrintServer User Guide 55 4 Configuration Restoring Configuration The Admin user may utilize these directions to restore
2. Printer Configuration 39 Printer Drivers 50 Printer IP Address 45 Printing from a Desktop Mac OS X Lion 22 Printing from an iOS Device 21 Problems and Error Messages 63 Product Information Label 9 14 Protocols 61 Proxy Server Connectivity 58 Proxy Server Management 57 Purge Job History 40 Q Quick Start Guide 10 R Reach 64 66 67 Real Time Clock 38 Relative Humidity 61 Remote Authentication Login 18 Rename xPrintServer 47 Renaming xPrintServer 47 Reset Button 48 Resetting 48 Restarting Unit 49 Restore Configuration 56 xPrintServer User Guide Index Restoring 48 RoHS 64 RoHS Notice 65 Router 13 S Safari 61 Safety Agency 64 Save Configuration 55 Save Restore 55 56 Search 20 Security 7 Send Diagnostic Support 62 Serial Number 9 Set Printer Options 44 Setting Up Printing from a Desktop Windows 7 OS 23 Setting Up Printing from a Desktop Windows XP OS 25 Share a Printer 43 Show Share Info 42 SNMP 36 61 Software 61 Solid 11 Status LED 11 Subnet 13 Supported DHCP Configuration 8 Switch 13 System Status 16 T Tabs 20 Technical Specifications 61 Technical Support 62 Temperature 61 Test Page 39 Test Remote User Authentication 54 Time Zone 38 Time Zone 38 Topology 13 Trademark 2 Troubleshooting 63 U Universal Power Supply 10 Updating Firmware 59 Updating Printer IP Addresses 45 Upgrade Fir
3. Protecting Printer Access Using MS Active Directory Services The Admin user may use the steps below to configure the xPrintServer to use MS Active Directory services as a remote authentication server Note The Active Directory server must first be enabled by the Admin user in order for remote user access to be changed See Managing Active Directory to enable the Active Directory server Also xPS will only validate the Admin user account against the xPS local user database even if MS Active Directory is enabled Prior to enabling printer access control using MS Active Directory you must first remove all xPrintServer local user protection on printers To verity disable MS A D and check each printer on the Printer Access page or remove all configured xPrintServer Local Users 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user 2 Click the Printers tab to access the Printers page 3 Click the Access link to the left of the Printers page All printers configured to the xPrintServer are listed here Figure 4 5 Printer Access Control Remote Users Admin Jobs Users Logs Log Off Printer Access Control Protected Description Location Brother HL 2070N series xPrintServer Auto Discovered Canon MX410 series 172 19 100 252 xPrintServer Auto Discovered Printers EPSON Artisan 810 xPrintServer Auto Discovered Epson Stylus NX620 xPrintServer Auto Discovered Access Photosmart 5510 B111a xPrintServer Auto
4. xPrintServer User Guide 38 4 Configuration Assigning a Static IP Address to the xPrintServer Your xPrintServer IP address is DHCP by default but can be configured with a static IP address The Admin user may utilize these instructions to establish a static IP address 1 2 oS SY 10 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user Click the Admin tab to access the Admin menu A list of all available Admin user configuration options appears to the left of the screen see Figure 4 10 Select IP Address to access the Admin gt IP Address page Click the Static radio button near the top of the page to access static IP address configuration fields Complete the following fields IP Address Netmask Default Gateway DNS Server Click Save Click OK in the confirmation popup that appears The unit will automatically restart Close out of your xPrintServer browser and open a new browser Enter the newly assigned static IP address Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In The assigned static IP address will appear on the System Status page Admin Printer Configuration Options Configuration options available on a specific printer can be accessed through the Pop Up Printer Command Menu see Figure 4 6 of the xPrintServer user interface The Admin user may utilize the Search feature as necessary to find a particular previously discovered printer and access the Po
5. 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 Note Printer Options appear differently on different iOS devices Some printers are protected as indicated by a padlock icon 6 Select the number of copies to print 7 Click Print Your print job will be sent to the selected printer Accounting Printer Copy Room Print Station Tat Finn Executive Printer Marketing Color Printer Figure 3 8 Sample View of Printer Options xPrintServer User Guide 21 3 Navigation and Printing Printing from a Mac OS X Lion Desktop This section explains how to print from your Mac Operating System OS desktop xPrintServer Office Edition supports desktop printing from Mac OS X Lion Use these steps to setup printing from your Mac OS through the xPrintServer 1 Connect your xPrintServer according to nstallation Steps 2 Go to System Preferences gt Hardware 3 Click on Print amp Scan eono System Preferences 41 gt Show All a Personal u AEU o O 6 General Desktop amp Dock Mission Language Security Spotlight Universal Screen Saver Control amp Text amp Privacy Access Hardware 5 i amp CDs amp DVDs Disp
6. Discovered rei Mr a BM BM ydi ee N MT T 4 Utilize Navigation as necessary in situations where there are multiple pages of printers 5 Utilize Search as necessary to find a particular printer 6 Check or uncheck the Protected checkbox beside a specific printer xPrintServer User Guide 32 4 Configuration Check the Protected checkbox beside a specific printer to require user authentication prior to use for all remote users Uncheck the Protected checkbox beside a specific printer to not require user authentication prior to use Note In some cases iOS devices will cache the user name and password of the first user authentication login so that a remote user only needs to login that first time Viewing Configured Printers The Admin user may utilize these instructions to view provisioned network connected printers installed since the xPrintServer last started up or printers on other networks if their IP addresses have been added see Adding a Printer IP Address 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user 2 Click the Printers tab to access the Printers gt List page The Description Location Make Model and the most recent Status of all currently configured printers will be listed on this page 3 Utilize Navigation as necessary in situations where there are multiple pages of printers 4 Utilize Search as necessary to find a particular printer 5 Click on any printer in the li
7. F Proxy Server requires UserlD and Password Test Connectivity Proxy Server xPrintServer is a trademark of Lantronix Inc Copyright 2012 Lantronix Inc All Rights Reserved www lantronix com 5 Enter the Proxy Server IP or Host name 6 Enter the Proxy Server Port 7 Check the Proxy Server reguires UserlD and Password checkbox to enable or disable remote authentication for proxy server requests Check the checkbox to enable remote authentication and make additional remote authentication configuration fields available Uncheck the checkbox to disable remote authentication and hide remote authentication fields 8 If Proxy Server requires UserID and Password is checked enter a UserID and Password xPrintServer User Guide 57 4 Configuration 9 Click Save Testing Proxy Server Connectivity 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging n as Admin user 2 Click the Admin tab to access the Admin menu A list of all available Admin user configuration options appears to the left of the screen see Figure 4 10 3 Click the Proxy Server link to the left to access the Proxy Configuration page see Figure 4 25 4 Click Test Connectivity 5 Click OK to dismiss popup indicating success or failure of connection xPrintServer User Guide 58 5 Updating Firmware The Admin user may use one of two methods to update firmware through the Admin gt Firmware page Clicking one of the two buttons allows
8. Has adequate paper supply Has adequate ink or toner supply Has no paper Jams Consult the printer manufacturer to troubleshoot these or other print specific technical issues Status LED does not Make sure that xPrintServer is connected securely to its power supply unit display light Otherwise try another wall outlet Contact Technical Support if xPrintServer s status LED continues to not display light after confirming good power Ethernet LED s are not Make sure that Ethernet patch cable is securely connected to both displaying light xPrintServer s Ethernet port and the Ethernet hub or switch to the network at both ends Otherwise swap the patch cable for another known good cable Use a straight CAT5 or greater Ethernet patch cable not a crossover Ethernet cable to connect to the network drop Designated banner Ensure that banners configurations are enabled under Set Default page is not printing with Options in Printers gt Advanced page print job Document did not print Make sure your application output encode is set to ASCII If not change it to the correct printer to ASCII Network attached 1 Reboot the xPrintServer printer is not displaying on the iOS device 2 Manually run Discovery 3 Verify that the network attached printer supports Bonjour iOS device cannot print Make sure your iOS device is compatible See Supported iOS Devices or access xPrintServer xPrintServer User Guide 63 C Complia
9. In Click the Users tab to access the Users page All users are listed here Click Add User Note The Full Name of a new user is case sensitive and may include up to 32 alpha and or numeric characters 4 Enter the following fields for the new user User ID Note When establishing a new user please note Full Name that the iOS device browser capitalizes the first character of the User ID Make sure the User ID is Password correct prior to submitting your request to add user Re enter Password Click Add User or Cancel if you want to cancel this action The new user will immediately display on the Users page Figure 4 3 Adding or Deleting a User Admin User Only xPrintServer LANTRONIX Home Admin Jobs Printers Logs Log Off gt Users Local Users Users User ID Full Name Add User Deleting a User The Admin user can use these steps to delete users 1 2 3 4 5 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In Click the Users tab to access the Users page All users are listed here Utilize Search as necessary to find a particular user Click the Delete button to the right of the User ID to be deleted Click Yes in the confirmation popup that appears or No if you want to cancel this action The deleted user will immediately be removed from the list of users on the Users page xPrintServer User Guide 30 4 Configuration Printer Access Control Protec
10. Note All Apple devices natively include Bonjour Services MS Windows Operating Systems do not include Bonjour Service and will require an installation of an application that includes Bonjour Service for Windows such as the Apple Bonjour Print Services for Windows or the Apple Safari for Windows Once Bonjour Service for Windows has been installed the xPrintServer can be discovered using the configured lt name gt in the web browser as described above The directions below can be used by the Admin user to rename an xPrintServer device This is a useful function in situations where there are multiple xPrintServers on a network as each device should have a unique name Changing the xPrintServer name requires a restart to use the new xPrintServer name 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user 2 Click the Admin tab to access the Admin menu A list of all available Admin user configuration options appears to the left of the screen see Figure 4 10 3 Click the Name link on the left side of the page to access the Change xPrintServer Name page The Current Name of your device will display xPrintServer 4 Type in the New Name an alpha and or numeric combination that may include the and _ characters Figure 4 17 Changing the xPrintServer Name Home Jobs Printers Users Logs Log Off Change xPrinterServer Name Current Name xPrintServer New Name Can only contain letters numbers and the symb
11. Printers Enabled Disabled Remove all printers Home gt Printers Re run Discovery Printer Auto Discovery Report Date Time run Fri Aug 24 15 47 53 UTC 2018 Configured Printers Before Discovery 6 SNMP Discovery Loaded Drivers 4336 Printers Detected 5 Detected Printers xPrintServer User Guide L am AOP YRR Mb i Wu pw s P m aon anh ytt gid N 35 4 Configuration Configuring Printers through Discovery The Admin user may run Discovery anytime after xPrintServer is started up Utilize these instructions to discover and provision network printers connected after the xPrintServer last started up or printers on other networks if their IP addresses have been added see Updating Printer IP Addresses 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user 2 Click the Printer tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 3 Click the Discovery link to the left of the page to reach the Printer Discovery page A message stating Printer Auto Discovery has not yet been run will appear if printers are available for discovery If new printers are not available for discovery you will see a Printer Auto Discovery Report see Figure 4 8 4 Click the Re run Discovery button within the Printer Auto Discovery Report to manually check for any new printers After a few minutes a new Printer Auto Discovery Report will appear showing t
12. directly to your PC You will be notified when the driver has been exported or if there was any Kind of error 7 Move the exported file onto a USB flash drive if you wish to upload the driver onto another xPrintServer device Figure 4 20 Export Drivers Button LANTSONIX xPrintServer Home Admin Jobs Users Printer Driver Download Loaded Drivers PoE IE Printers Loaded Printer Drivers Make Model Brother HL 1040 Printer Drivers xPrintServer is a trademark of Lantronix Inc Copyright 2012 Lantronix Inc All Rights Reserved www lantronix com xPrintServer User Guide 51 4 Configuration Downloading Printer Drivers from a USB Flash Drive The Admin user may utilize these directions to download printer drivers from a USB flash drive 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging n as Admin user 2 Click the Printers tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 All printers configured to the xPrintServer are listed here Figure 4 21 Loaded Drivers Tab xPrintServer LANTSONIX Admin Jobs Users Logs Log Off Printer Driver Download Loaded Drivers Printers Loaded Printer Drivers Make Model Brother HL 1040 Printer Drivers xPrintServer is a trademark of Lantronix Inc Copyright 2012 Lantronix Inc All Rights Reserved waw lantronix com 3 Click the Printer Drivers link to get to the Printer Driver Download page You will see a list of
13. firmware to be uploaded directly from the Lantronix Web services website or through a USB flash drive Figure 5 1 Firmware Update Options D yn 4 Q arm sar A A q A AN A XFrinfoervel LANIT YONI X Home Jobs Printers Users Logs Log Off Firmware Update Running Version 3 0 0 16 Admin Firmware Check for Firmware Update Update Firmware from USB xPrintServer is a trademark of Lantronix Inc Copyright 2012 Lantronix Inc All Rights Reserved www Iantronix cam Updating Firmware via the Lantronix Web Services Website Note Internet access is reguired for firmware updates This chapter provides directions for updating firmware which may be necessary from time to time Only the Admin user may perform a firmware update through the xPrintServer user interface 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user 2 Click the Admin tab to access the Admin menu A list of all available Admin user configuration options appears to the left of the screen see Figure 4 10 3 Click the Firmware link on the left side of the page The firmware you are currently running will display 4 Click the Check for Firmware Update button to check if a firmware update is available at this time After a few seconds you will receive one of two messages Firmware update is available indicating you may proceed to step 5 You are running the latest version of the firmware indicating no firmware upd
14. into the large square field in the Printer IP Addresses page Figure 4 15 Printer IP Address Page xPrintServer LANTRONIX Admin Jobs Users Log Off Printer IP Addresses Click inside to edit type ae printer IP PRE addresses coves Save Update the Printer IP Addresses by adding a new printer IP address modifying an existing IP address or deleting an address To add more than one printer IP address enter one address per line Separated by a paragraph break using the Enter key on the keyboard Click Save to save added or modified IP address es Click OK in the confirmation popup xPrintServer User Guide 45 4 Configuration Viewing and Exporting Print Jobs The Admin user may use these steps to view and export print jobs and the details on a specific print job Non Admin users may only view and print their own print jobs and the details of their print jobs xPrintServer maintains a list of the last 50 printed jobs by default 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In 2 Click the Jobs tab to access the Jobs page All Active Jobs are listed here The information on this page is refreshed every 15 seconds 3 Click the desired link to left to view a desired job category Active to show all jobs that are currently active default view Completed to show all jobs that have been completed All to show all jobs active or completed 4 Utilize Navigation as necessary in situations where there are multiple
15. page The firmware you are currently running will display Note The firmware version is also visible beside the xPrintServer logo on top of all xPrintServer pages Click the Update Firmware from USB button to check if a firmware update is available at this time After a few seconds you will receive one of two messages Firmware update is available indicates you may proceed to step 5 You are running the latest version of the firmware indicates no firmware update is necessary at this time Click Upgrade Firmware Click Yes in the confirmation popup that appears Wait a few minutes while firmware upgrades When the upgrade is complete the xPrintServer device will automatically restart bringing you back to System Status on the Home Page The list of discovered printers created users and other custom configuration settings remain unchanged across firmware updates xPrintServer User Guide 60 6 Technical Specifications Basic device information is provided in this chapter Table 6 1 Technical Specifications 5V DC via supplied wall plug WERDD Normal Power Usage 1 Watt Network Interface 1 RJ45 10Base T 100Base TX Ethernet port USB Port 1 USB Port Dimensions 11 43 x 5 95 x 2 32 cm 4 5 x 2 34 x 91 in Weight 19g 4 Ibs Operating range 0 to 55 C Relative Humidity Operating 0 to 90 non condensing ilver plasti l Case Silver plastic case SNMP JetDirect AppSocket Protocols Supported Syste
16. pages of jobs 5 Utilize Search as necessary to find a particular print job 6 Click a particular job to bring up information about the job in a grey field below the job list Figure 4 16 Print Job Details xPrintServer LANTSONIX Home Admin Jobs Printers Users Logs Log Off AllJobs Printer Name User Page State Photosmart 5510 B11 testprint xprintserver 1 completed at Wed Aug 22 20 15 50 2018 Brother HL 2070N se testprint xprintserver Unkne completed at Wed Aug 22 20 14 38 2018 Export Job Log Brother HL 2070N series xPrintServer 1 completed at Wed Aug 22 20 14 38 2018 testprint Opening joblog csv You have chosen to oper i joblog csyv which is a Microsoft Office Excel Comma Separated Values File from Pip 172 19 100 165 What should Firefox do with this file Gen ern with Microsoft Office Excel default Wda Sol joblog 3 Read Only Microsoft Excel HN HI f j n T i flee Vike z a x Home Insert Pagelayout formulas Data Review View Acrobat O Ge this automatically for files like this from now on ir a wi r i 2 F General 44 Cord cnd Fom B A calibri Ju JA o as k ia Format as Table OK Cancel Paste U amp A BB E E jc za LL Er A um C FT ea E yJ B I U LLU ar alana 0 no uy cell Stes 7 Font Alignment la Mumbar a aylwi Celli Eating fr Photosmart zzi a a YY aa YY aa a YS WYNNE anlar al TE WY p YN WEINI ee YY 3 thinn wprintere Tk Unknown hel
17. 3 6 Tabs Available for Users xPrintServer LANTRONIX Admin Printers Users The Admin User has access System Status to all seven tabs of the mH r xPrintServer user interface as WHH Home Admin Jobs Name nian Printers Users Logs and See Log Off Lip time 410 mie Configured Printers 6 P r AA PTO fi Current Status Ready xrrintoerver LAN I XUN IX Time zone Pacific 4 Home ODS Log Off States Tima 1 50 7 System Status IP Address Serial Number 00 20 4A 0D OP 40 Up time Configured Printers 5 Current Status Ready Non Admin users have access to only the Home Jobs and Log Off tabs Time zone Pact Standard Time GM 3 00 Status Time Locator LED xPrintServer User Guide 20 3 Navigation and Printing Printing from an 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 nstallation 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 eer ill yma J 1 i Add to Home Screen Ur li miii far medu trw Helping yU Mare yI 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
18. 410_2 L OK__ 7 Click OK in the share info popup window to close it xPrintServer User Guide 42 4 Configuration Sharing a Printer The Admin user may use this selection to make an xPrintServer provisioned printer visible and available to iPad iPhone and other iOS devices 1 Pb Fe O Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user Click the Printer tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 Utilize Navigation as necessary in situations where there are multiple pages of printers Utilize Search as necessary to find a particular printer Click the y button beside the printer to be shared Click Share Printer in the popup command menu that appears or Cancel within the same menu if you want to back out of it Click Yes in the confirmation popup to continue or No to cancel action and the selected printer becomes visible and available on iOS devices Click OK in the second confirmation popup Hiding a Printer The Admin user may use this selection to hide an xPrintServer provisioned printer so that it is no longer visible or available on iPad iPhone and other iOS devices 1 2 3 4 5 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user Click the Printer tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 Utilize Search as necessary to find a particular printer Click the ere button beside the printer you wish to hide Click Hide P
19. 8 1 Introduction Supported Browsers Lantronix supports the latest version of Internet Explorer Mozilla Suite Mozilla Firefox Safari and Chrome Product Information You will need the serial number of your xPrintServer device 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 DAER ELI Bar Code Serial Number SN 0080A38E0063 Part Number PN 080 387 002 R REV A11 Product Revision Country of Origin MADE IN CHINA 01 08W01 4 7 Manufacturing Code Date Figure 1 3 Sample Product Information Label Type 2 Part Number XPS1002FC 01 Product Revisio Manufacturing Code Date lt a Oz tY o ee Z q E i 00204A825B84 Country Datamatrix Serial of Origin Bar Code Number Serial Number A serial number is a unigue 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 or 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 m
20. D 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 A continuous solid light indicates the power is on or the device is booting No light indicates the power is off Even blinking pattern indicates the device is printing Glow Dim Pulsating pattern of glowing and dimming light cycle occurring once every three 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 Note Codes 1 no light indicates the device is obtaining the DHCP address through 7 A repeating pattern of two flashes followed by two seconds of no dicate a light indicates there are no configured printers grouped number of flashes in the Code 3 A repeating pattern of three flashes followed by two seconds of no Orange X LED light indicates a factory default reset separated by a two second Code 4 A repeating pattern of four flashes fo
21. Detected 5 Detected Printers natn ae a anataad _ ab ddr MB MS a ME i d oa M un T xPrintServer User Guide 34 4 Configuration 4 Check Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable printer discovery as desired The auto discovery mode will automatically adjust to your selection in a few seconds and your mode choice will be remembered for subsequent xPrintServer startups Configuring Printers through Auto Discovery Auto discovery of printers happens automatically each time you startup xPrintServer so long as auto discovery is enabled prior to the startup 1 Make sure auto discovery is enabled see Enabling or Disabling Discovery above 2 Startup and login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as usual The Discovery protocol runs one time automatically upon startup 3 Click the Printer tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 All printers which were auto discovered at this startup will be listed here with Auto Discovered listed under the Location column 4 Click the Discovery link to the left of the page to reach the Printer Discovery page A Printer Auto Discovery Report will appear showing the current date and time the xPrintServer automatically discovered and configured printers and associated downloaded drivers Figure 4 8 Sample Printer Auto Discovery Report m ERT a E xrrinfoervel Admin Jobs Users Printer Discovery Auto Discovery of
22. History in the popup command menu that appears or Cancel within the same menu if you want to back out of it Click Yes in the confirmation popup to continue or No to cancel action and all print jobs not yet printed will be purged from the selected printer Click OK in the second confirmation popup Deleting a Printer The Admin user may use this selection to delete a printer that is currently configured Printers may later be added and configured according to the directions in the Adding Finding and Discovering Printers section 1 see 2 Io Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user Click the Printer tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 Utilize Navigation as necessary in situations where there are multiple pages of printers Utilize Search as necessary to find a particular printer Click the ore button beside the printer you want to delete Click Delete Printer in the popup command menu that appears or Cancel within the same menu if you want to back out of it Click Yes in the confirmation popup to continue or No to cancel action and the selected printer will be deleted Click OK in the second confirmation popup xPrintServer User Guide 40 4 Configuration Changing Printer Description The Admin user may use this selection to change the advertised printer name of a configured printer as it will be displayed to all users on their iOS devices 1 Login to the x
23. LANTSONIX xPrintServer Office Edition User Guide Part Number 900 640 R Revision A November 2012 Copyright amp 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 Lantronix6 is a registered trademark and xPrintServer M is a trademark of Lantronix Inc Windows Active Directory and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Mozilla amp and Firefox are registered trademarks of the Mozilla Foundation Chrome is a trademark of Google AirPrint is a trademark of Apple Inc and Apple OS X Safari iTunes Bonjour6 iPod iPad and iPhone are registered trademarks of Apple Inc iOS is a registered trademark of Cisco Opera is a trademark of Opera Software ASA All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective holders Contacts Lantronix Corporate Headquarters 167 Technology Drive Irvine CA 92618 USA Toll Free 800 526 8766 Phone 949 453 3990 Fax 949 450 7249 Technical Support Online www lantronix com support Sales Offices For a current list of our domestic and international sales offices go to the Lantronix web site at www lantronix com about contact Disclaimer amp Revisions The information in this guide may change without notice The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors th
24. Off Change Password User admin Current Password Home New Password Re enter new Password Change Password Password To change a non Admin user password as the Admin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user Click the Users tab to access the Users page All users are listed here Utilize Search as necessary to find a particular user Click Password button to the right of the User ID to be changed Enter the new password into both fields Password Note Passwords are case sensitive and may include up to 32 characters All printable characters maybe used with the exception of single and double Click Change Password quotation marks such as or Re enter Password Click OK in the confirmation popup that appears User password is changed Note Ifthe Admin user password is changed you will be asked to login again if you attempt to navigate to a different user interface page Figure 4 2 Changing Other User Passwords Admin User Only xPrintServer LANTRONIX Home Admin Jobs Printers Logs Log Off gt Change Password for judy Password Re enter Password Change Password a a bd T W a A hl MB dd rn Ma dyddodion xPrintServer User Guide 29 4 Configuration Adding a New User The Admin user can use these steps to create new users 1 2 3 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging
25. PrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user Click the Printer tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 Utilize Navigation as necessary in situations where there are multiple pages of printers 2 3 4 Utilize Search as necessary to find a particular printer 5 Click the a button beside the printer for which you want to change description 6 Click Change Description in the popup command menu that appears or Cancel within the same menu if you want to back out of it 7 Modify the new description for the printer in the popup window which appears Figure 4 11 New Printer Description Enter Value Enter new Description for Epson Stylus NX620 xPrintServer Epson Stylus NX620 xPrintServer OK Cancel 8 Click OK After a few seconds the printer description will be changed Changing Printer Location The Admin user may use this selection to change the advertised location of a configured printer as it will be displayed to all users on their iOS devices This command is useful for updating the location of printers initially identified as Auto Discovery 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user Click the Printer tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 Utilize Navigation as necessary in situations where there are multiple pages of printers Utilize Search as necessary to find a particular printer Click the or button beside the pri
26. Servers as well as a way to preload drivers onto the xPrintServer unit Downloading Printer Drivers from the Internet The Admin user may utilize these directions to download printer drivers from the internet 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user 2 Click the Printers tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 All printers configured to the xPrintServer are listed here 3 Click the Printer Drivers link to get to the Printer Driver Download page You will see a list of drivers that have been previously downloaded by make and model under the Loaded Drivers tab 4 Click the Drivers List tab A drop down Manufacturer menu will display on the screen Figure 4 19 Drivers List Tab xPrintServer LANTSONIX Admin Jobs Users Logs Log Off Printer Driver Download ig Driver List Printers Manufacturer APOLLO v 16 models available Type in the model name and or number in the box below to select the driver to download and then click on the Download Driver button Printer Drivers Model Download Driver xPrintServer is a trademark of Lantronix Inc Copyright 2012 Lantronix Inc All Rights Reserved www lantronix com 5 Select the desired printer Manufacturer from the drop down menu The number of printer models associated with that manufacturer and available for download will display on the screen 6 Enter the Printer Model name Once you begin typing the model name
27. a trademark p Lantronix Inc Copyright 2012 Lantronix Inc All Rights Reserved www lantronix cam 6 Expand the Detected Printers field and further expand additional available subcategories indicated with a a icon to the left to see a list of discovered printers and the status of the provisioning results Note If you expand the Printer Auto Discovery Report you may need to use the left right and up down scroll bar to see the entire contents of your report xPrintServer User Guide 36 4 Configuration Deleting All Configured Printers The auto discovery utility of xPrintServer is enabled by default so that whenever you turn on your xPrintServer device auto discovery will automatically run one time The Admin user may utilize these instructions to access the area where you can disable or re enable auto discovery 1 o SE A A P Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In Click the Printer tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 Click the Discovery link to the left of the page to reach the Printer Discovery page Click the Remove all printers button to remove all configured printers as desired Click Yes in the confirmation popup that appears Log off see Logging Off and close your browser All printers are deleted xPrintServer User Guide 37 4 Configuration Setting Real Time Clock Real Time Clock is a built in function in xPrintServer which time stamps printing related activities
28. and Printing Configuring a Default Printer This section provides instructions on setting an installed printer on your network as the default printer 1 Click Start gt Control Panel on your desktop 2 Double click to select Devices and Printers 3 Right click the printer to be set as default and select Set as default printer The selected printer is now set as the default printer cent fea G a All C Devices and Pri gt Search Devices and Pnnters p Add a device Add a printer See what s printing v Fax HP LaserJet 1UU HV_LaserJet 4UUU LP fs Sales 1 Series PS _Series_l on xprintserver Pe Wild 5 J in ir J Setas default printer Printing preferences gt I 4 i Printer properties Microsoft XPS Send To Canon MX310 Create shortcut Document Writer OneNote 2010 series 2 xPrintServer Troubleshoot 00 80 43 95 04 Remove device Canon MX310 series 2 xPrintServer 0 7 Properties Category Printer Setting Up Printing from a Windows XP Desktop This section explains how to prepare your Windows XP desktop for printing xPrintServer Office Edition supports desktop printing from Windows XP and Windows 7 Operating Systems through Bonjour Print Services You will need to download Bonjour Print Services for Windows v2 0 2 or higher Performing Add Printer Setup 1 Connect your xPrintServer according to nstallation Steps 2 Download Bonjour Print Services at http
29. 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 Figure 2 2 Sample xPrintServer Mounting Options xPrintServer User Guide 12 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 Wireless Router Switch n e a USB Printer USB Cable Network Cable 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 Pand communicates to the xPrintServer when a
30. anging any settings xPrintServer User Guide 48 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user N configuration options appears to the left of the screen see Figure 4 10 Click the Restart Unit button gt p e w 4 Configuration Click the Admin tab to access the Admin menu A list of all available Admin user Click the Restart link on the left side of the page to access the Restart Unit page Click Yes in the confirmation popup that appears or No to cancel this action Wait for the xPrintServer to reboot The xPrintServer device will restart bringing you back to System Status on the Home Page Authentication Logging In will be required to access the xPrintServer user interface Viewing Logs The Admin user may utilize these directions to view logs xPrintServer user interface provides logs for all diagnostic and access messages 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user Click the Logs tab to access the Logs page A list of all Diagnostic logs appears by default Click the Access link to the left to view only access logs Click the Job Status link to the left to view only job status logs 2 3 4 Click the Diagnostic link to the left to view only diagnostic logs 5 6 Utilize Navigation as necessary in situations where there are multiple pages of logs Note The number of logs on the bottom of the page will update each time the Diagnostic or A
31. at may appear in this guide Revision History xPrintServer User Guide 2 Table of Contents 1 Copyright amp Trademark Contacts Disclaimer amp Revisions Revision History List of Figures List of Tables Introduction Network Home and Office Editions Key Features Supported iOS Devices Supported Printers and Printer Protocols Supported DHCP Configuration Supported Browsers Product Information Serial Number IP Address 2 Installation Package Contents User Supplied Items Hardware Components Ethernet LEDs Status LEDs Installation Steps Topology Support 3 Navigation and Printing Finding the xPrintServer IP Address System Status on the Home Page Logging In Local Authentication Login Remote Authentication Login Logging Off Navigation Printing from an iOS Device Printing from a Mac OS X Lion Desktop Setting Up Printing from a Windows 7 Desktop xPrintServer User Guide OO MN DN NM a a a a uau a7 ioa om ooo o o o o o o o NN N a a a a a u U7 O 0o 0o Oo O na A MP N mp om Performing Add Printer Setup Configuring a Default Printer Setting Up Printing from a Windows XP Desktop Performing Add Printer Setup Configuring a Default Printer 4 Configuration User Administration Changing Passwords Adding a New User Deleting a User Printer Access Control Protecting Printer Access Protecting Printer Access Using MS Active Directory Services Viewing Configured Printers Conf
32. ate is necessary at this time xPrintServer User Guide 59 5 Updating Firmware Note If the Check for Firmware Update button is disabled this indicates that internet connectivity is not available Click Upgrade Firmware Click Yes in the confirmation popup that appears Wait a few minutes while firmware upgrades When the upgrade is complete the xPrintServer device will automatically restart bringing you back to System Status on the Home Page The list of discovered printers created users and other custom configuration settings remain unchanged across firmware updates Updating Firmware via a Local USB Port The latest firmware image file can be retrieved from hitp www lantronix com support downloads 1 Download firmware image to the root folder of the USB thumb drive Note Do not change the firmware file name downloaded from the Lantronix website Most USB flash drives are compatible but only FAT file systems are Supported Insert the USB thumb drive directly into the xPrintServer USB port See Table 2 7 to decipher LED behavior Note USB thumb drive must be directly inserted into the xPrintServer device and not connected through a USB hub Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as User Admin Click the Admin tab to access the Admin menu A list of all available Admin user configuration options appears to the left of the screen see Figure 4 10 Click the Firmware link on the left side of the
33. atures 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 xPrintServer User Guide 7 1 Introduction Supported iOS Devices xPrintServer supports all iOS enabled AirPrint applications AirPrint is included in all newer generation Apple6 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 periodically updated with new printers Supported DHCP Configuration xPrintServer supports both DHCP and Static IP Address Assignments The following items are configured via Static IP or DHCP xPrintServer User Guide
34. cation Figure 4 13 Show Share Info Popup Figure 4 14 Sample Printer Options Figure 4 15 Printer IP Address Page Figure 4 16 Print Job Details Figure 4 17 Changing the xPrintServer Name Figure 4 18 Logs Figure 4 19 Drivers List Tab Figure 4 20 Export Drivers Button Figure 4 21 Loaded Drivers Tab Figure 4 22 Active Directory Configuration Figure 4 23 Saving Configuration Figure 4 24 Restoring Configuration Figure 4 25 Configuring Proxy Server Figure 5 1 Firmware Update Options List of Tables Table 2 1 Status LED Top of Device Table 4 1 Comparing Admin and Non Admin User Privileges Table 6 1 Technical Specifications xPrintServer User Guide 11 61 1 Introduction The xPrintServer is a patent pending AirPrint print server which provides wireless printing 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 discover 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 fe
35. ccess link on the left is clicked Figure 4 18 Logs xPrintServer LANTSONIX Home Admin Printers Users Log Off Diagnostic Log L Date Time Message D 03 Sep 2018 05 01 44 cupsdSetBusyState Not busy D 03 Sep 2018 05 02 29 cupsdReadClient 14 POST HTTPA 1 Logs D 03 Sep 2018 05 02 29 cupsdSetBusyState Active clients Diagnostic D 03 Sep 2018 05 02 29 cupsdAuthorize No authentication data provided D 03 Sep 2018 05 02 29 Report clients 1 D 03 Sep 2018 05 02 29 Report jabs 0 D 03 Sep 2018 05 02 29 Report jobs active 0 D 03 Sep 2018 06 02 29 Report printers 5 D 03 Sep 2018 05 02 29 Report printers implicit 0 D 03 Sep 2018 05 02 29 Report stringpool string count 4748 D 03 Sep 2018 05 02 29 Report stringpool alloc bytes 1 2800 D 03 Sep 2018 06 02 29 Report stringpoal total bytes 91944 D 03 Sep 2018 05 02 29 cupsdReadClient 14 1 1 Get Jobs 1 D 03 Sep 2018 05 02 29 Get Jobs ipp localhost D 03 Sep 2018 05 02 29 Returning IPP successful ok for Get Jobs ipp Alocalhost from localhost 1 15 of 2 816 gt i xPrintServer is a trademark of Lantronix Inc Copyright 2012 Lantronix Inc All Rights Reserved www lantronix com xPrintServer User Guide 49 4 Configuration Printer Drivers The Printer Driver Download page provides two ways to download a printer driver from the internet or from a USB flash drive This page also provides a method to export printer drivers onto a USB flash drive for downloading onto other xPrint
36. ck on printer you wish to install Browse for Bonjour Printers COO Select the printer you want to use from the list below Shared printers Canon MX310 series 2 xPrintServer 0D 80 A3 95 0A 7D HP LaserJet 4000 Series xPrintServer D0 80 A3 95 0A 7D Printer information Description Location Auto Discovered USB 5 Search and select your printer by Manufacturer and Model and click Next Bonjou er Wizard mbsm Install Bonjour Printer n The manufacturer and model determine which printer software to use J o Canon MX310 series 2 xPrintServer The Bonjour Printer Wizard cannot find a driver For this printer Manually select from the list or click Have Disk if your printer came with an installation disk Manufacturer Model Brother Canon Inkjet MX300 series Canon Canon Inkjet M 310 series Epson Canon Inkjet MX700 series Fuji xerox Canon Inkjet MX7600 series Generic Canon Inkjet MX850 series Gectetner Cannan Tnkiet Penannn Use this printer as the default printer Completing the Bonjour Printer Wizard You are ready to complete the Bonjour Printer Wizard The printer has the following settings Name Canon MX310 series 2 xPrints Manufacturer Canon Model Canon Inkjet MX310 series Protocol IPP Default No To complete the installation click Finish To change these settings click Back xPrintServer User Guide 24 3 Navigation
37. crypted connection Enter the Active Directory Server Port number Enter the Domain Name Click Save to save Active Directory settings Testing Remote User Authentication Note The user name and password tested in these directions are not saved to the xPrintServer unit 1 2 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user Click the Admin tab to access the Admin menu A list of all available Admin user configuration options appears to the left of the screen see Figure 4 10 Click the Active Directory link to the left to access the Active Directory Configuration page see Figure 4 22 Enter a configured remote User Name Enter the Password for the remote User Name Click the Test button You will be notified whether the remote account was authenticated xPrintServer User Guide 54 4 Configuration Saving Configuration The Admin user may utilize these directions to save an xPrintServer configuration Saving an xPrintServer configuration saves all settings to a file which can be backed up to a computer Information saved includes all configurable parameters and printer driver files which includes printer driver files downloaded during the xPrintServer auto discovery process and those manually downloaded by the Admin user via the xPrintServer GUI This configuration file can later be used to restore the configuration on the xPrintServer or to upload settings of one xPrintServer unit onto others
38. ct Information B Troubleshooting Problems and Error Messages C Compliance Declaration of Conformity RoHS Notice D Warranty Index xPrintServer User Guide 52 53 53 54 59 56 57 58 59 59 60 61 62 62 62 63 63 64 64 65 66 67 List of Figures Figure 1 1 xPrintServer Figure 1 2 Sample Product Information Label Type 1 Figure 1 3 Sample Product Information Label Type 2 Figure 1 4 Sample Serial Numbers on Hardware Devices Figure 2 1 xPrintServer LEDs Figure 2 2 Sample xPrintServer Mounting Options Figure 2 3 Quick Connect Diagram Figure 3 1 Serial Number Figure 3 2 Redirected to Login Prompt Figure 3 3 IP System Status Information on the Home Page Figure 3 4 Login Prompt Figure 3 5 Navigating the xPrintServer User Interface Figure 3 6 Tabs Available for Users Figure 3 7 Sample View of Native Print Menu Figure 3 8 Sample View of Printer Options Figure 4 1 Changing Own Password Figure 4 2 Changing Other User Passwords Admin User Only Figure 4 3 Adding or Deleting a User Admin User Only Figure 4 4 Printer Access Control Local Users Figure 4 5 Printer Access Control Remote Users Figure 4 6 Printer Details and Pop Up Command Menu Figure 4 7 Printer Discovery Page Figure 4 8 Sample Printer Auto Discovery Report Figure 4 9 Expanding Detected Printers Information Figure 4 10 Admin Menu Defaults to Time zone Link Figure 4 11 New Printer Description Figure 4 12 New Printer Lo
39. d since Release j Cancel b org cups 5ideb amp 487747d7e1badlbuemn ns asebabidb u amp cPecanoel jnb job idea olh print 1testpemnt xprintsers Ik 1 prnressiniCaneel job org cups sited TTT e lbh se TI 7n Seb dda TS 0P rancel j obe ob_id 28 ob_printer_uri https 3 Epson Sty Lietnnint print nir 7i Unknown mplened at Fri Ang 24 10 35 11 2018 F y _ _ a all mm M O oe cr te a Mj ym a Wb rin rn NN ne ie f 7 Click Export Job Log to export all active and completed print jobs to an excel spreadsheet The same information that can be viewed on the screen will available in the exported jog log xPrintServer User Guide 46 4 Configuration Renaming xPrintServer Device As part of the initialization process the xPrintServer registers a Lantronix specific Bonjour service Type lantronix ips tcp which uses the default device name of xPrintServer As with any Bonjour discovery application you can find your xPrintServer or any Bonjour supported web browser using the URL http lt devicename gt local substituting the lt devicename gt with the name of the device Therefore you would search for your xPrintServer device with http xprintserver local by default If you change the default device name the xPrintServer URL used to access the xPrintServer web interface would also be modified For instance if the default name xprintserver Is renamed to printer1 the browser URL address would be http printer1 local
40. drivers that have been previously downloaded by make and model under the Loaded Drivers tab 4 Insert USB flash drive with printer driver files into your PC See Exporting Printer Drivers for directions on exporting printer drivers onto the USB flash drive Note The file name of the printer driver must be printerdrivers bin A so the xPrintServer will only recognize USB flash drives formatted with a FAT file system 5 Click the Add Drivers from USB button xPrintServer will begin an automatic search and download of drivers on the USB flash drive You will be notified when the driver has been downloaded or if there was any Kind of error 6 Click OK xPrintServer User Guide 52 4 Configuration Managing Active Directory The Admin User may utilize the following directions to configure and enable xPrintServer to use MS Active Directory Services for user remote authentication The xPrintServer uses MS Active Directory Services for xPrintServer Printer Access Authentication 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 Updating Active Directory Configuration 1 2 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user Click the Admin tab to access the Admin menu A list of all available Admin user configuration options appears to the left of the screen s
41. ee Figure 4 10 Click the Active Directory link to the left to access the Active Directory Configuration page Check Enable use of Active Directory to enable or disable Active Directory use and remote authorization If enabled additional Active Directory configuration fields will become available Continue with remaining steps below Note The Active Directory server must be enabled on the xPrintServer in order to authenticate remote users established in Active Directory If disabled only the Enable use of Active Directory checkbox option is available on the Active Directory Configuration page Skip steps 5 8 below Figure 4 22 Active Directory Configuration Jobs Printers Users Logs Log Off Active Directory Configuration When Enable use B p of Active v Enable use of Active Directory S Di Active _ Irectory IS Directory 1721821115 checked Server additional fields become available for configuration Encrypted Connection Active Directory Server Port 389 Domain me patdomain local Test Active Directory Configuration User Name Active Directory Password xPrintServer is a trademark of Lantronix Inc Copyright 2012 Lantronix Inc All Rights Reserved www lantronix com Modify the Active Directory Server address as necessary xPrintServer User Guide 53 O P EU o 4 Configuration Check Encrypted Connection to enable or disable en
42. erandSpiderDuo 0 0 0 J 0 J 0 J O0 UBox 5 5 S 0 0 0 o y O y O UDS1100and2100_ _ J 0 0 0 J 0 J J o0 J O WiBox ooo 0 0 0 0 y 50 y O y O WiPot S 0 0 0 y 0 _ o 0 O z xDirect 5 S 0 1 0 1 0 59 _ y 0 50 0 PxPico 5_ 5 0 0 0 0 y 0 50 0 XPot 1 09 1 0 0 y 0 _ 0 O XPressDR_ amp XPress DR 0 0 0 J J 0 _ J 0 xPrintServer J 0 0 0 J _ o 0 O 0 ixSenso 5 1 0 0 09 _ _ 0 0 0 O O toxic or hazardous substance contained in all of the homogeneous materials for this part is below the limit reguirement in SJ T11363 2006 X toxic or hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogeneous materials used for this part is above the limit reguirement in SJ T11363 2006 xPrintServer User Guide 65 D Warranty For details on the Lantronix warranty go to our web site at http www lantronix com support warranty index html xPrintServer User Guide 66 Index A A P 13 Access Log 49 Access Point 13 Active Directory 53 Activity LED 11 Adding a Printer IP Address 45 Address IP 9 Addresses 8 Admin User 28 Advanced Options 34 Agency Approvals 64 AirPrint 7 8 61 Apple 8 Assign Static IP Address 39 Auto Discovery 34 Auto printer discovery 7 B Bonjour 34 47 Bonjour Print Services Windows 7 OS 23 Bonjour Print Services Windows XP OS 25 Bonjour Service Type 47 C Cab
43. ethod or can be manually configured with a static IP address xPrintServer User Guide 9 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 Cable 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 Aworking 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 Components There is one USB port one power input one Ethernet port and two types of LED indicators on the xPrintServer The LEDs provide information about device activity and status Figure 2 1 xPrintServer LEDs MI Power Input Right LED Ethernet Port USB Port Left LED xPrintServer User Guide 10 2 Installation 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 Activity OFF No Ethernet Link Right LE
44. he current date and time of the current discovery and configuration of printers and associated downloaded drivers 5 Expand the SNMP field to see configuration information about the discovered printer s An example of what you may see in the SNMP field Figure 4 9 Expanding Detected Printers Information xPrintServer LANTSONIX Home Admin Jobs Users Logs Log Off Printer Discovery Auto Discovery of Printers Enabled Disabled Printers E r Printer Auto Discovery Report Date Time run Fri Aug 24 15 47 53 UTC 2018 Configured Printers Before Discovery 5 Discovery 3 SNMP SNMP network bjnp 4 172 19 100 262 8611 Canon MX410 series Canon MX410 series 172 19 100 252 MFG Canon CMD BJL BJRaster SNMP network Ipd 172 19 100 1 515 PASSTHRU Epson Stylus NX620 EPSON Epson Stylus NX620 MFG EPSON CMD ESCPL2 BE Queue override to socket 172 19 100 1 SNMP network Ipd 172 19 100 89 515 PASSTHRU EPSON Artisan 810 EPSON Artisan 810 MFG EPSON CMD ESCPL2 BDC D4 D4 j Queue override to socket 172 19 100 89 SNMP network socket 172 19 100 182 Brother HL 2070N series Brother HL 2070N series 172 19 100 182 SNMP network socket 172 19 100 22 9100 HP Photosmart 5510 series Photosmart 5510 B111a MFG HP MDL Photosmart 5510 serie Loaded Drivers 4336 Printers Detected 5 J Detected Printers 5 Provisioning Canon MX410 series 172 19 100 252 on socket network bjnp 172 19 100 252 8611 Already Configured xPrintServer is
45. he 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 AIl 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 X 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
46. ick OK to dismiss a confirmation popup indicating success of the restoration Your xPrintServer will automatically reboot after a few moments xPrintServer User Guide 56 4 Configuration Proxy Server Configuration The Admin user may utilize these directions to manage the outbound internet reguests made through a proxy server User authentication may be enabled as a prereduisite to processing any requests Once configured and enabled all data request for Lantronix Web Services will be redirected to the configured Proxy Server 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user 2 Click the Admin tab to access the Admin menu A list of all available Admin user configuration options appears to the left of the screen see Figure 4 10 3 Click the Proxy Server link to the left to access the Proxy Configuration page 4 Click the Enable Proxy Server checkbox to enable or disable the proxy server Check the checkbox to enable the proxy server and make additional proxy configuration fields available In order to continue configuring the proxy server this checkbox must be checked Uncheck the checkbox to disable the proxy server and hide proxy configuration fields Figure 4 25 Configuring Proxy Server xPrint gt erve LANTSONIX Proxy Configuration When Enable 7 Enable Proxy Se 1 mt Proxy Server is checked 4 additional fields E become available for configuration 80
47. ific printer to access a pop up command menu of options available for that printer Each of these options is explained in greater detail under Admin Printer Configuration Options xPrintServer User Guide 33 4 Configuration Configuring Printers Note Discovery of the xPrintServer from a PC reguires Bonjour which may be installed via iTunes or Safari or Bonjour Print Helper at www apple com All printers are added and configured to the xPrintServer via discovery where the xPrintServer discovers and provisions all network connected printers as AirPrint printers Discovery happens in one of two ways Auto Discovery This is the automatic method of printer discovery and provisioning Auto discovery is enabled by default so that each time the xPrintServer starts up or a printer is connected to the USB port the Discovery protocol automatically runs one time discovering and provisioning all printers connected since the last start up This automatic feature can be disabled Discovery This is the Admin user activated method of discovering and provisioning printers that can be initiated after the xPrintServer is up and running This method is useful in situations where printer s have been added since the last xPrintServer start up A user may wish to discover and provision the printer s at a particular moment rather than waiting until the auto discovery opportunity at the next xPrintServer startup Note Only printers listed among the Lan
48. iguring Printers Enabling or Disabling Discovery Configuring Printers through Auto Discovery Configuring Printers through Discovery Deleting All Configured Printers Setting Real Time Clock Assigning a Static IP Address to the xPrintServer Admin Printer Configuration Options Printing a Test Page Purging Job History Deleting a Printer Changing Printer Description Changing Printer Location Showing Shared Printer Information Sharing a Printer Hiding a Printer Setting Printer Options Updating Printer IP Addresses Viewing and Exporting Print Jobs Renaming xPrintServer Device Resetting the xPrintServer to Factory Defaults Via the User Interface Via the Hardware Reset Button Restarting the xPrintServer Viewing Logs Printer Drivers Downloading Printer Drivers from the Internet Exporting Printer Drivers xPrintServer User Guide 23 25 25 25 2 28 28 28 30 30 31 32 33 34 34 35 36 37 38 39 39 39 40 40 41 41 42 43 43 44 45 46 47 48 48 48 48 49 50 50 51 Downloading Printer Drivers from a USB Flash Drive Managing Active Directory Updating Active Directory Configuration Testing Remote User Authentication Saving Configuration Restoring Configuration Proxy Server Configuration Testing Proxy Server Connectivity 5 Updating Firmware Updating Firmware via the Lantronix Web Services Website Updating Firmware via a Local USB Port 6 Technical Specifications A Technical Support Diagnostic Support Conta
49. ind My xPrintServer Em moe Roe HON Enter your Serial Mumber into this form and it will redirect you to your sPrint5ereer Please enter your Printserver Serial Number below 0080A36817F3 Example 00E0AZ300000 1 Go Software amp Unies 1T Management Finding the xPrintServer IP Address and Initial Login Wise these directions to find the IP address of a new xPrintServer device l Enter the serial number found on the product information label attached to your xPrintherver packaging It Is an alphanumeric set of 12 characters 2 Enter only one serial number and click GO Gad e cyl be radluectad to tage Pringserverg yie 4ogjn wipdayes ee eel all ee sell a xPrintServer User Guide 14 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 Lantronix xPrintServ W amp 172 19 100 101 Admin User Default Login UserName admin Password PASS Authentication Required The server 172 19 100 101 80 requires a username and password The server says xPrintServer User Name Password 6 Enter the default Admin user login information Note Upon initial login modify the default PASS password as soon as possible for security reasons Password PASS See Changing Passwords User Name admin You will be redirected to
50. ings under the single heading tab General The printer to the right General Printer Features Common Output Control Common has several more modifiable Media Size Lots Colcr Model Sot Coor v settings organized beneath each Mynydda of the three dark blue heading Pan Y Saa tabs Clicking any of the blue A I re heading tabs brings you to the a aM ee ee ee eee a printer setting options organized under that tab 6 Click through available tabbed headings all in dark blue and make changes as desired 7 Click Save Changes to save A note verifying that settings have been saved successfully will appear on the screen Changes to printer settings will remain in place until changed through xPrintServer 8 Click the Return to Printer List button at any time to return to the Printers gt List page xPrintServer User Guide 44 4 Configuration Updating Printer IP Addresses The Admin user may use this feature to update printer IP addresses on the xPrintServer This feature allows auto discovery of printers outside the current subnet 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user 2 Click the Printers tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 3 Click the Printer Address link on the left side of the Printers page A list of existing Printer IP Addresses will appear in the Printer IP Addresses page if any were previously established Click
51. intServer device has a unigue identifying serial number that can be found on the product information label see Figure 1 2 As part of the initialization boot up process the xPrintServer will automatically register its IP address and associated serial number with the Lantronix Web Services website htip www lantronix com findmyxprintserver which in turn provides the unique IP address of the xPrintServer device You may then use the xPrintServer IP address to log into the user interface for printing management Use these directions to find the IP address of a new xPrintServer device 1 Open an internet web browser See Supported Browsers 2 Enter http www lantronix com findmyxprintserver into the web browser address bar 3 Press Enter on the keyboard You will be prompted for the xPrintServer serial number 4 Enter the serial number of your xPrintServer The serial number can be found on the product information label attached to your xPrintServer packaging see Figure 1 2 lt is an alphanumeric set of 12 characters Figure 3 1 Serial Number Lantronix gt xPrintServer gt Find My xPrintServer Mozilla Firefox E IG x Eile Edit View History Bookmaks Tools kelp CLarircnix gt sbrintserver gt Fi gt F at ew Janibrenis com i i LANTSONIX Partners Careers Investors GY a IG sare D Solutions Support Newsroom Resources About Us How to Buy reer gt ANG hy PTET Device Networking F
52. lays Energy Keyboard Mouse Trackpad Print amp Scan Sound Saver internet amp Wireless ae Oo N EO 6 a iCloud Mail Contacts MobileMe Network Biuetooth Sharing amp Calendars System 2 amp e Gg A o O amp Users amp Parental Date amp Time Software Speech Time Machine Startup Disk Groups Controls Update Other Growl Quark Update 4 Click on the button on the lower left corner A list of printers appears an Prim A Scan Brother ML 14 85 HP Color Laserjet 470 Tian rinan HP Photepmart 5510 ws Dipinti Suppli Kid oiber H AJG Gylmnprewb 2 imhun Bir Shane thin printer on the meteor Jaire Fehr Defaailt piner Last Printer Used Default paper ilze LU Letter rr CHUA the loca to prevent further changes xPrintServer User Guide 22 3 Navigation and Printing 5 Select the printer you wish to add A nN Add Printer 3 zi a i p Ga 208 lt gt AF TWNG WE UU hU SOY Yw HP Photouwarndt 5 10 series PrintServer 00 20 4A DD Lexmark T632 Pro890 Pr10900 Series TOSHIBA 6 STUDIO 3 30C 069642744 TOSHIBA e STUDIO3S5S 06981136 TOSHIBA e STUDIOT5 S9 0698271 15 TOSHIBA e STUDIO355 06986268 gt n our Xerox DocuPrint N2125 xPrint5erver 00 20 4400 02 F4 Bonjour Sogo E a PFFSFSSTFIF aadd gt TER CE Name hp color Laserjet 4610 DECE38 Location Print Using Generic PostScript Printer The selected printer software is
53. ling 13 Case 61 Change Password 29 Change Printer Description 41 Change PrinterLocation 41 Change Time Zone 38 Chrome 61 Compliance 64 Configuration 7 28 Contact Information 62 Contacts 2 Copyright 2 D Declaration of Conformity 64 Delete a Printer 40 Delete All P rinters 37 Deleting a Printer IP Address 45 DHCP 8 11 Diagnostic Log 49 Diagnostic Support 62 Dim 11 Dimensions 61 xPrintServer User Guide Discovery 34 35 36 Download Printer Drivers 50 E Emissions 64 Ethernet 61 Ethernet Cable 10 Ethernet LEDs 11 Ethernet Port 11 Export Print Jobs 46 Export Printer Drivers 51 F Factory Defaults 48 Firefox 61 Firmware 59 G Glow 11 H Hide a Printer 43 Hub 13 Installation 10 Installation Steps 12 Internet Explorer 61 iOS 7 8 13 IOS 13 IP Address 9 IP Address 14 iPad 7 iPhone 7 IPP 61 J JetDirect 61 Job History 40 Job Status Log 49 K Key Features 7 L LED 7 11 LEDs 10 61 Links 20 67 Linux OS 64 Lion 7 Local Authentication Login 18 Logging In 17 Logging Off 18 Logout 20 Logs 49 LPD 61 LPR 61 M Mac OS 7 Management 61 Manufacturer s Name amp Address 64 Modifying a Printer IP Address 45 N Navigation 19 Network Interface 61 Non Admin User 28 P Package Contents 10 Password 28 Power Input 61 Print Job 13 Print Jobs 46 Print Test Page 39 Printer Access 31
54. llowed by two seconds of no interval where light indicates a successful firmware update the light is off Th ifi Code 5 A repeating pattern of five flashes followed by two seconds of no He seated iaht indi failed fi d code number of ight indicates a failed firmware update flashes Code 6 A repeating pattern of six flashes followed by two seconds of no PAN A 7 light indicates a printing error 7 a LED light interval Code 7 A repeating pattern of seven flashes followed by two seconds of indicates a no light indicates printer discovery is in process specific status as xPrintServer User Guide 11 2 Installation A repeating pattern of eight flashes followed by two seconds of no described in the light indicates USB device printer or flash drive discovery is in grey cells to the progress left 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
55. m Software Zeroconf Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 8 and 9 Firefox Version 7 Safari Version 5 Chrome Version 16 1 Status LED xPrintServer User Guide 61 A Technical Support This chapter provides directions and contact information for getting live technical support for your xPrintServer device The xPrintServer user interface provides an easy way for you to directly send helpful diagnostic information to Lantronix Calling Technical Support after they have received this information will help them better and more quickly assist you Diagnostic Support The Admin user may follow the directions below to send diagnostic support information about your xPrintServer device to the Lantronix Technical Support before calling for assistance 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user 2 Click the Admin tab to access the Admin menu A list of all available Admin user configuration options appears to the left of the screen see Figure 4 10 3 Click the Diagnostic link on the left side of the page 4 Click Send Diagnostic Information Wait a few moments while diagnostic information is sent to Lantronix Technical support 5 Click OK in the confirmation popup that appears Diagnostic support information is sent Contact Information Technical Support U S Phone 800 422 7044 Please check our online Knowledge base or send a question to Technical Support at http www lantronix com suppo
56. ment See Also Image Writer xPrintServer User Guide 27 4 Configuration This chapter describes how to configure your xPrintServer using the xPrintServer user interface Admin user the default and permanent master user login for the xPrintServer The Admin user has complete access of the xPrintServer user interface functionality including user printer and job management and configuration capabilities as compared to non Admin users who can only change their own password have access to their own print jobs and view basic xPrintServer information Table 4 1 Comparing Admin and Non Admin User Privileges Access to functionality in the Home Access to Home Admin Jobs Printers Users and Logs and Jobs tab in the xPrintServer tab pages which includes all the functionality available user interface through the xPrintServer user interface Change user password Change all user passwords View and modify own print jobs View and manage information about all print jobs not the print jobs of other printers and user logins users Ability to update firmware reset device to default View basic information about the settings add delete printers and users manage printer xPrintServer system status access modify time zone restart the device view and send diagnostic information update the name of the xPrintServer unit and monitor logs User Administration The Admin user is able to create new users delete users specify u
57. models with the characters you have typed will appear on the screen 7 Select the correct model from the list of models 8 Click Download Driver to save the file directly to your PC You will be notified when the driver has been downloaded or if there was any kind of error 9 Click OK xPrintServer User Guide 50 4 Configuration Exporting Printer Drivers The Admin user may utilize these directions to export printer drivers from the xPrintServer Once exported you may move the printer driver onto a USB flash drive This is useful in situations where you may wish to use the printer driver on other xPrintServer devices 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user 2 Click the Printers tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 All printers configured to the xPrintServer are listed here 3 Click the Printer Drivers link to get to the Printer Driver Download page You will see a list of drivers that have been previously downloaded by make and model under the Loaded Drivers tab Note You must have already downloaded printer drivers under the Loaded Drivers tab 4 Insert USB flash drive to which the printer driver files are to be saved Note The file name of the printer driver must be printerdrivers bin A so the xPrintServer will only recognize USB flash drives formatted with a FAT file system 5 Click Export Drivers A popup window will appear 6 Click OK to save the file
58. mware 60 USB Port 61 User 30 User Administration 28 V View Print Jobs 46 68 Index W X Warranty 66 xPrintServer 7 8 11 13 39 64 Weight 61 xPrintServer User Guide 69
59. n 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 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 xPrintServer User Guide 18 3 Navigation and Printing Navigation Basic navigation features for the xPrintServer user interface are outlined in this section Figure 3 5 Navigating the xPrintServer User Interface Tabs allow you to move between xPrintServer pages and to Log Off xPrintServer LANTSONIX Home Admin Jobs Users Logs Log Off table information by Printers column heading Make Model Description Location Status er Brother HL 2070N series xPrintServer Auto Discovered Lantronix xPrintServer Idle 4 Canon MX410 series 172 19 100 252 xPri Auto Discovered Canon PIXMA MX410 Idle ed Printers Li nks ut EPSON Artisan 810 xPrintServer Auto Discovered Epson Artisan 810 Ep Idle gt IS avai lable for each Access Epson Stylus NX620 xPrintServer Auto Discovered Epson Stylus NX620 Idle Sh Clicki ng the page are listed here Discovery Photosmart 5510 B111a xPrintServer Auto Di
60. n t from the manufacturer and may not let you use all the features of your printer Add 6 Click on the Add button The printer is now added in your available list of printers and is ready to print Eh Fi Pret amp ran ask cnw All firother HL 1499 ae HF Cosor Lager 470 Chen Prine Daui He ebr HP Pro mit S510 CH ng amp Sappii Brother PE 4 14b Coni wi 3 imun hh Where thet pitata aon Che petak Wiirry Prior Delisi preter Last Printer Used Dela paper flee US Letter fin bw brig im pest lurne hanget Setting Up Printing from a Windows 7 Desktop This section explains how to prepare your Windows 7 desktop for printing xPrintServer Office Edition supports desktop printing from Windows 7 and Windows XP Operating Systems through Bonjour Print Services You will need to download Bonjour Print Services for Windows v2 0 2 or higher Performing Add Printer Setup 1 Connect your xPrintServer according to nstallation Steps 2 Download Bonjour Print Services at http support apple com kb DL999 following prompts as instructed 3 Launch Bonjour Printer Wizard Through Window s Start Menu by clicking Start gt Control Panel gt Bonjour Print Services gt Bonjour Print Wizard _ By double clicking the Bonjour Print Wizard icon on your desktop The Bonjour Printer Wizard appears with a list of discovered printers xPrintServer User Guide 23 3 Navigation and Printing 4 Cli
61. nce Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer s Name amp Address Lantronix Inc 167 Technology Drive Irvine CA 92618 USA Tel 800 526 8766 Tel 949 453 3990 Fax 949 450 7249 Product Name Model xPrintServer Conforms to the following standards or other normative documents Emissions FCC Part 15 Class B VCCI Class B EN 55022 CISPR22 ICES 003 Safety Agency UL CE Mark and C Tick Agency Approvals RoHS Reach Linux OS xPrintServer User Guide C Compliance RoHS Notice All Lantronix products in the following families are China RoHS compliant and free of the following hazardous substances and elements Lead Pb Mercury Hg Polybrominated biphenyls PBB Cadmium Cd Hexavalent Chromium Cr VI Polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDE Product Family Name Toxic or hazardous TEE and Elements Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated Pb Hg Cd Chromium Cr VI biphenyls PBB diphenyl ethers PBDE aS 10905 O y O es eee Il 2 1 91 2 mntellBox ___ S 0 0 0 J_ 0D 0 y O MatchPot tO 0 1 0 y 0 7 0 0 0 Micro 0 0 0 J_ 0 50 0 Mssiog 5580h 0 0 0 UD0_ y 0 pp O PremierWave 00 0 0 J D0 0 0 500 0 SCS 5 S 0 0 0 _ b0 o 0 Secrebo S 0 0 0 50_ y 0 50 0 SLB S 0 0 0 J_ 0D o y O SC 5 D__ 5 0 0 0 1 0 y 0 0 y O SEP S 9 1 0 0 y 0 _ 0 y O Spid
62. nter with location to be changed oe O MD Click Change Location in the popup command menu that appears or Cancel within the same menu if you want to back out of it 7 Modify the printer location in the popup window which appears Figure 4 12 New Printer Location Enter Value Enter new Location for Epson Stylus NX620 xPrintServer Auto Discovered OK Cancel 8 Click OK After a few seconds the printer location will be changed xPrintServer User Guide 41 4 Configuration Showing Shared Printer Information The Admin user may use this selection to make an xPrintServer provisioned printer visible and available to iPad iPhone and other iOS devices Up to 10 network attached printers can be seen and shared at a time 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user Click the Printer tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 Utilize Navigation as necessary in situations where there are multiple pages of printers Utilize Search as necessary to find a particular printer Click the ig button beside the printer information to be shared SS p 2 Db Click Show Share Info in the popup command menu that appears or Cancel within the same menu if you want to back out of it An information popup window appears showing the printer as it is shared Figure 4 13 Show Share Info Popup Information i The printer is shared as http 4 1 72 19 100 165 printers Canon_MxX
63. o Factory Defaults page 4 Click the Reset to Factory Defaults button 5 Click Yes in the confirmation popup that appears or No to cancel this action The unit automatically restarts in order to complete resetting to factory defaults 6 Wait for the xPrintServer to reboot When the reset to factory default process is complete and the device restarted you will be brought back to System Status on the Home Page Authentication Logging n will be reguired to access the xPrintServer user interface Via the Hardware Reset Button Use these directions to reset the xPrintServer to factory default settings utilizing the Reset button on the bottom of the xPrintServer device This button is accessible through a hole in the case To reset the unit to factory defaults perform the following steps 1 Place the end of a paperclip or similar object into the reset opening pin sized hole on the bottom of the device and press for a minimum of 10 seconds Within the 10 seconds the X Status LED on top of the xPrintServer unit will display a solid orange light to indicate the device is rebooting see Table 2 1 after which it will begin to blink 2 Remove the paperclip to release the button This procedure restores factory default settings to the configuration and reboots the unit Restarting the xPrintServer The Admin user may utilize these directions to restart the xPrintServer device through the xPrintServer user interface and without ch
64. ols and _ Changing the Name will restart the unit 5 Click the Change Name button to submit the new name xPrintServer User Guide 47 4 Configuration 6 Click Yes in the confirmation popup to continue or No to cancel action renaming your xPrintServer device 7 Wait for the xPrintServer to reboot When the renaming of your unit is complete the xPrintServer device will automatically restart bringing you back to the Change xPrintServer Name page where your new device name will display Resetting the xPrintServer to Factory Defaults Resetting the xPrintServer to factory default wipes out all configuration information and resets the xPrintServer configuration parameters to the original factory settings There are two ways to reset the xPrintServer to factory default settings through the user interface or utilizing the reset button on the xPrintServer device Via the User Interface The Admin user may utilize these directions to reset the xPrintServer to factory default settings through the Reset Unit to Factory Defaults page of the xPrintServer user interface A device restart automatically follows a reset 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user 2 Click the Admin tab to access the Admin menu A list of all available Admin user configuration options appears to the left of the screen see Figure 4 10 3 Click the Default link on the left side of the page to access the Reset Unit t
65. on It will only use the locally configured user database for the xPrintServer GUI authentication Figure 3 4 Login Prompt Authentication Required eo A username and password are being requested by http 172 19 100 101 The site says PrintServer User Name Password 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 xPrintServer local 3 Enter your login information when prompted User Name Password You are logged into the xPrintServer user interface when you see System Status on the Home Page xPrintServer User Guide 17 3 Navigation and Printing 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 authenticatio
66. opier v52 3 Canon w Canon PS Nx20W _ Use this printer as the default printer 6 Click Finish to complete the installation Bonjour Printer Wizard Completing the Bonjour Printer Wizard You are ready to complete the Bonjour Printer Wizard The printer has the following settings Mame Canon Mad series 2 xPrintS Manufacturer Canon Model Canon MX310 series Printer Protocol IPP Default No To complete the installation click Finish To change these settings click Back xPrintServer User Guide 26 3 Navigation and Printing Configuring a Default Printer This section provides instructions on setting an installed printer on your network as the default printer 1 Click Start gt Control Panel on your desktop 2 Double click to select Printers and Faxes 3 Right click the printer to be set as default and select Set as default printer The selected printer is now set as the default printer Printers and Faxes File Edit View Favorites Tools Help o Back Q S ys Search Wy Folders E s S Printers and Faxes Printer Tasks TN _ Set as Default Printer Gal See what s printing Generic Printing Preferences aE y 172184 Select printing z preferences j Pause Printing Pause printing 2 Share this printer mi Rename this printer XX Delete this printer ay Set printer properties Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties i Microsoft Office Docu
67. p Up Printer Command Menu for that printer Printing a Test Page The Admin user may use these directions to print a test page for a selected printer 1 2 3 4 o Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user Click the Printer tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 Utilize Navigation as necessary in situations where there are multiple pages of printers Utilize Search as necessary to find a particular printer Click the 3 button beside the printer through which you want to print a test page xPrintServer User Guide 39 4 Configuration Click Print Test Page in the popup command menu that appears or Cancel within the same menu if you want to back out of it and a test page print job will be sent to the selected printer Click OK in the confirmation popup providing a print job ID Purging Job History The Admin user may use this selection to purge all printed job history information Otherwise by default xPrintServer maintains a list of the last 50 printed jobs 1 D nm p VN Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user Click the Printer tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 Utilize Navigation as necessary in situations where there are multiple pages of printers Utilize Search as necessary to find a particular printer Click the ore button beside the printer with the job history you want to purge Click Purge Job
68. print job is ready to be processed The xPrintServer communicates with network attached printer s the printers may either be wired or wirelessly 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 http www lantronix com resources xPrintServer User Guide 13 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 may log into your xPrintServer device Internet access is reguired Every xPr
69. rinter in the popup command menu that appears or Cancel within the same menu if you want to back out of it Click Yes in the confirmation popup to continue or No to cancel action and the selected printer becomes invisible and no longer available on iOS devices Click OK in the second confirmation popup xPrintServer User Guide 43 4 Configuration Setting Printer Options The Admin user may use this selection to view and modify settings in an xPrintServer provisioned printer 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user 2 Click the Printer tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 3 Utilize Search as necessary to find a particular printer 4 Click the ore button beside the printer you wish to set printer options 5 Click Set Printer Options in the popup command menu that appears or Cancel within the same menu if you want to back out of it Available printer settings will appear Different printers will have different printer settings available for modification Some printers will have multiple heading tabs by which all the setting options are organized Figure 4 14 Sample Printer Options xPrintServer _LANTRONIX Every printer has different setting options available organized under one or more heading tab s as exemplified by the options available in these printers did mr ee ae a ee a a aS The printer above provides only five modifiable sett
70. rt Technical Support Europe Middle East Africa Phone 33 138 930 4172 Email eu_techsupp lantronix com or eu_support lantronix com Firmware downloads FAQs and the most up to date documentation are available at http www lantronix com support When you report a problem please provide the following information Your name and your company name address and phone number Lantronix model number Lantronix serial number MAC address Firmware version on the first screen shown when you Telnet to the device and type show Description of the problem Status of the unit when the problem occurred please try to include information on user and network activity at the time of the problem xPrintServer User Guide 62 B Troubleshooting Some of the errors encountered setting up or using the xPrintServer are addressed in this appendix When troubleshooting always ensure that the physical connections power cable network cable are secure When troubleshooting the following problems make sure that xPrintServer is powered up and connected to a good network connection Problems and Error Messages LED lights display Make sure that the network printer correctly but printer does not print job Is powered on Has a good network connection wired or wireless This includes proper cabling correct IP addressing and or WI FI connection configuration settings and proper routing if going across routed network environments
71. rt Alto Discovered AJ Users Printers List EPSON Atisan 810 xPrintServer Aito Detcovered All Users Epson Stylus NX620 PrintServer Auto Descovered All Users hn M4 Discovery Photosmart 5610 B1112 xPrirtServer Ado Discovered All Users SN h aaa Wc Md MP Mb MB Mr d rr a xPrintServer LANTSONIX Home Admin Jobs Printers Users Logs Log Off O Allow access to all users Permitted Users for Brother HL 2070N series xPrintServer User ID Full Name judy judy Printers List grace gace Save Cancel TE E a MB AM T T a xPrintServer User Guide 31 4 Configuration 6 To allow all users access to this printer check the Allow access to all users checkbox at the top of the screen Individual User ID checkboxes that may have specified user access will disappear 7 To allow specific users access to this printer uncheck the Allow access to all users checkbox at the top of the screen if not already unchecked Individual User ID checkboxes will appear to allow you to select users allowed access to this printer Check the User ID checkbox of users you wish to grant printer access for this printer Uncheck the User ID checkbox of users you do not wish to grant printer access for this printer 8 Click Save or Cancel if you want to cancel this action The Printer Access Control page list of printers will re appear with the Allowed Users column immediately updated to show your latest modification
72. scovered HP Photosmart 5510 Idle ed re button beside a Printer Address Epsof Stylus NX620 xPrintServer Auto Discovered particular table list i j Epsoh Stylus NX620 Epson Inkjet Printer Driver ESC P R for Linux Idle Printer Drivers 5 band P item will pull up the ns ccckgt 14 8 IJ popup command menu associated i with that item 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 xPrintServer LANTSONIX Printer Epson Stylus NX620 xPrintServer ae u EDGE Fr Print Test Page xPrintServer is a trademark of Lantronix Inc Copyright 2012 Lantronix Inc All Rights Reserved www lan Purge Job History Delete Printer Change Description Home Admin Jobs Printers Users Log Off Change Location Diagnostic Log Show Share Info L Date Time Message i Share Printer D 24 Aug 2018 10 01 47 Script header X Status OK D 24 Aug 2018 10 01 47 Script header Hide Printer Logs D 24 Aug 2018 10 01 47 cupsdSetBusyState Not busy D 24 Aug 2018 10 01 47 PID 1465 usr lib cups cgi bin ips cgi exited with Set Printer Options ug 10 01 usr lib cups cgi bin ips cgi exited with no errors g Ea D 24 Aug 2018 10 01 52 cupsdReadClient 30 GET ips OP rpc amp c cat 20 tmp printerStateC ount amp a 08x 1 881966126 HTTP 1 i amp D 24 Aug 2018 10 01 52 cupsdSetBusyState Active clients Job Stat
73. ser access to particular printers and update local and remote user passwords The Admin user may also utilize the Search feature as necessary to find a particular user Non Admin users may only modify the password of their created account Changing Passwords The Admin user and non Admin users may use the To change your password directions below to change their user password The Admin user may use the To change a non Admin user password as the Admin directions below to change the password for any non Admin user Password changes are effective immediately To change your password 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In 2 Click the Password link on the left side of the Home page The Change Password page will appear displaying the User for which the password change is being made 3 Complete the following fields Current Password Note Passwords are case sensitive and may include up to 32 characters All printable characters may be used with the exception of single and double Re enter new Password quotation marks such as or New Password 4 Click Change Password xPrintServer User Guide 28 4 Configuration 5 Click OK in the confirmation popup that appears Your password is changed Note You will be asked to login again if you attempt to navigate to a different user interface page Figure 4 1 Changing Own Password xPrintServer LANTSONIX Admin Jobs Printers Users Logs Log
74. ss 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 operational since powered on or last restarted Configured Printers The number of total discovered printers available for use on iOS devices Current Status The current status of the xPrintServer xPrintServer User Guide 16 3 Navigation and Printing 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 nstallation 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 authenticati
75. st to retrieve additional information on that printer In Figure 4 6 below the fourth printer in the list was clicked and the associated printer details displayed in a grey field at the bottom of the list of printers Figure 4 6 Printer Details and Pop Up Command Menu xPrintServer LANTRONIX Pop Up Command Menu Bikita for selected printer Printer Epson Stylus NX620 xP rintS arver Print Test Page Users Logs Description Locetion Make Model Status Brother HL 2070N series xPrintServer Auto Discovered Lantronix xPrintServer dle Canon Mx410 series 172 19 100 252 xPri Auto Discovered Canon PIXMA Mx410 ale Printers EPSON Artisan 010 xPrintGerver Auto Discovered Epson Artisan 010 Ep dle ESE ET ee Punge Job Histon AW WW g Epson Styfus NX620 aPrintServer Auto Discovered Epson Stylus NX620 kile Delete Printer UU ery Photosmag 6610 B11ta PrintServer Auto Discoventd HP Photosmart 6610 idle Change Description Ss j ess pon Stylus NX820 PrintServer son Stylus NX620 Epson Inkjet Printer Driver ESC P R for Linux ile a Ie P Y Change Localion Show Share Info Share Printe Hide Printer pocket 172 18 100 1 Details of Selected Printer pson Stylus MIXBZU xPrintserver Auto Discovered Name pson Stylus NX620 Epson Inkjet Printer Driver ESC P R for Linux IP Address socket 4 72 19 100 4 6 Click the button to the right of a spec
76. such as identifying the time of log activities or print jobs Real Time Clock is automatically on and syncs time with pool ntp org Network Time Protocol and is set it at GMT 800 PST Pacific Standard Time To modify the Time zone 1 2 gt 2 ge o Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user Click the Admin tab to access the Admin menu A list of all available Admin user configuration options appears to the left of the screen see Figure 4 10 The Select Time zone page is the default page the Admin user will get to upon clicking on the Admin tab This page can also be accessed by clicking the Time zone link on the left side of the Admin page Figure 4 10 Admin Menu Defaults to Time zone Link xPrintServer LANTSONIX Home Jobs Printers Users Logs Log Off Select Time zone NOTE Changing the Time zone will restart the unit Select Time zone Pacific Standard Time GMT 08 00 v M Time zonS Change Time zone xPrintServer is a trademark of Lantronix Inc Copyright 2012 Lantronix Inc All Rights Reserved www lantronix com Select a new time zone from the Select Time zone drop down menu Click the Change Time zone button Click Yes in the confirmation popup that appears Wait for the xPrintServer to reboot When the time zone is changed the xPrintServer device will automatically restart bringing you back to System Status on the Home Page The unit is now set to your new chosen time zone
77. support apple com kb DL999 following prompts as instructed 3 Launch Bonjour Printer Wizard Through Window s Start Menu by clicking Start gt Control Panel gt Bonjour Print Services gt Bonjour Print Wizard _ By double clicking the Bonjour Print Wizard icon on your desktop The Bonjour Printer Wizard appears with a list of discovered printers xPrintServer User Guide 25 3 Navigation and Printing 4 Click on printer you wish to install Bonjour Printer Wizard Browse for Bonjour Printers Select the printer you want to use from the list below Shared printers Canon MX310 series 2 xPrintServer 00 80 A3 95 0A 7D HP LaserJet 4000 Series xPrintServer 00 80 43 95 04 7D Printer information Description Location Auto Discovered USB 5 Search and select your printer by Manufacturer and Model and click Next Bonjour Printer Wizard Install Bonjour Printer ss The manufacturer and model determine which printer software to use J o Canon MX310 series 2 xPrintServer The Bonjour Printer Wizard cannot find a driver for this printer Manually select from the list or click Have Disk if your printer came with an installation disk Manufacturer A Model Apple Canon MX310 series FAX APS PS Canon MX310 series Printer AST Canon MX410 series FAX AT amp T Canon MX410 series Printer Brother Canon PS IPU Color Laser Copier v52 3 Bull Canon PS IPU Kanji Color Laser C
78. ting Printer Access When a printer is protected the user on the iOS device must be authenticated before printing is allowed The user is prompted for a userid and password on the IOS device after the selecting the printer with a padlock icon Protecting Printer Access Using xPrintServer Local User Database The Admin user can use the steps below to change local user access to a specific printer Note xPrintServer will only validate the Admin user account against the xPS Local User Database even if MS Active Directory is enabled Printer Access Control does not apply to MS Windows OS printing since MS Windows printing does not currently support a mechanism for prompting users for print job authentication challenges 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In 2 Click the Printers tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 3 Click the Access link to the left of the Printers page A list of configured printers on the network will be listed here 4 Utilize Search as necessary to find a particular printer 5 Click the 3 button to the right of the specific printer with user access to be viewed or modified Figure 4 4 Printer Access Control Local Users xPrintServer LANTSONIX Home Admin Jobs Printers Users Logs Log Off Printer Access Control Description Location Allowed Users Brother HL 2070N series xPrienvtServer Ato Discovered Restricted Canon MxX410 series 172 19 100 252 xFri
79. to a previously saved xPrintServer configuration These steps can also be followed to overwrite configurations on other xPrintServer units Note The configuration filename can include alphanumeric and special characters with the exclusion of the following lt gt double quotes included Filename plus path information cannot exceed 250 characters 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user 2 Click the Admin tab to access the Admin menu A list of all available Admin user configuration options appears to the left of the screen see Figure 4 10 3 Click the Save Restore link to the left to access the Configuration Save and Restore page 4 Insert a USB flash drive on which to retrieve the stored xPrintServer configuration 5 Click the Configuration Restore tab Figure 4 24 Restoring Configuration Jobs Printers Users Logs Log Off Configuration Save and Restore UE Configuration Restore gt More Information CADocuments and Setiii Browse Restore Configuration Save Restore xPrintServer is a trademark of Lantronix Inc Copyright 2012 Lantronix Inc All Rights Reserved www Iantronix com 6 Click Browse A popup window will appear 7 Browse to the configuration on your PC or a USB flash drive 8 Double click the configuration file 9 Click Restore Configuration 10 Click Yes to confirm to overwriting the current xPrintServer configuration 11 Cl
80. tronix xPrintServer published list of printers will be auto provisioned after Discovery see http www lantronix com it management mobile print servers supported printer list html Configuration options to manually add a printer and modify advanced printer settings are available under Printers gt Advanced Use these advanced options only if instructed to do so by Lantronix Technical Support Enabling or Disabling Discovery The auto discovery utility of xPrintServer is enabled by default so that whenever you start up your xPrintServer device auto discovery will automatically run one time Auto discovery can be disabled or re enabled at any time The Admin user may utilize these instructions to access where you may disable or re enable auto discovery 1 Login to the xPrintServer user interface see Logging In as Admin user 2 Click the Printer tab to access the Printers gt List page see Figure 4 6 3 Click the Discovery link to the left of the page to reach the Printer Discovery page The current auto discovery mode will be displayed at the top of the page Figure 4 7 Printer Discovery Page Admin Jobs Users Logs Log Off Printer Discovery Auto Discovery of Printers Enabled Disabled Remove all printers Re run Discovery Printer Auto Discovery Report Date Time run Fri Aug 24 16 47 53 UTC 2018 Printers Configured Printers Before Discovery 5 Discovery amp SNMP Loaded Drivers 4336 Printers
81. us TPR os 6 24 Aug 2018 10 01 52 cupsdAuthorize Authorized as admin using Basic D 24 Aug 2018 10 01 52 CGI argv 0 usr lib cups cgi bin ips cgi D 24 Aug 2018 10 01 52 CGI argv 1 OP rpe amp c cat Atmp printerStateCount amp az0D amp x 1881865126 D 24 Aug 2018 10 01 52 CGI envp 0 CUPS_CACHEDIR var cache cups D 24 Aug 2018 10 01 52 CGI envp 1 CUPS_DATADIR usr share cups D 24 Aug 2018 10 01 52 CGI envp 2 CUPS_DOCROOT usr share doc cups D 24 Aug 2018 10 01 52 CGI envp 3 CUPS_FONTPATH usr share cups fonts Sometimes multiple pages are D 24 Aug 2018 10 01 52 CGI envp 4 CUPS_REQUESTROOT tmp cups requests necessary to list all the items in D 24 Aug 2018 10 01 52 CGI envp 5 CUPS_SERVERBIN usr lib cups the Printers Jobs and Logs 4 4 14500675 A pages In these circumstances page navigation features will become available at the bottom of xPrintServer is a trademark of Lantronix Inc Copyright 2012 Lantronix Inc All Rights Reserved www lantronix com th e SC re en 4 1 15 nf 575 d Go to the first page Go to the last page Go backward one page Go to the next page xPrintServer User Guide 19 3 Navigation and Printing 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 t
82. 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 xPrintServer User Guide 15 3 Navigation and Printing System Status on the 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 xPrintServer LANTSONIX Admin Jobs Printers Users Logs Log Off System Status Edition Office Version 3 0 0 16 Name xPrintServer IP Address 172 19 100 165 DHCP Serial Number 00 20 4A 9D 02 40 Up time 10 min Configured Printers 5 Current Status Ready Time zone Pacific Standard Time GMT 08 00 Status Time 10 50 20 Locator LED U xPrintServer is a trademark of Lantronix Inc Copyright 2012 Lantronix Inc All Rights Reserved www lantronix com The System Status information includes your IP address along with other important system status information Edition The edition of xPrintServer Office Edition Version The current version of your firmware Name The configurable name for the xPrintServer device The default name is xPrintServer IP Addre

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