Lantronix 900-603 manual

x Print Ser ver ™ Network Ed ition User G uide Part Number 900 - 603 Revision B January 2 013[...]

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Table of Conte nts Cop y rig ht & Tr ademark ___________________________________________________ 2 Con tacts _______________________________________________________________ 2 Disc laim er & Re vision s ___________________________________________________ 2 Revis ion His tor y _________________________________________________________ 2 List o[...]

Creating a New Us er _________________________________________________ 19 Deleting a User _____________________________________________________ 20 Changing U ser Ac cess to a Printer ______________________________________ 20 Discover ing New Printers ________________________________________________ 20 Configur ing Printer s thro ugh Disco very ____[...]

C: Compli ance 39 Declarat ion of Conf orm ity ________________________________________________ 39 RoHS Notice __________________________________________________________ 40 D: Warr ant y 41 Index 42 List of Figures Figure 1 - 1 xPr intServer _____________________________________________________________ 6 Figure 1 - 2 Sam ple Produc t Inf ormation L[...]

1: Introduct ion The xPr intServer is a paten t - pending AirPrint print ser ver w hich pr o vides wire less print ing capabil i ties for iPad , i Pho ne and othe r d evic es wit h iO S - enabled Air Print ap plicati ons for unlim ited network printers . Sim ply plug an x PrintSer ver to a wired network with Wi - Fi loca l subnet ac cess and a ll n[...]

1: Introduc tion Support ed iOS Devices xPrintSer ver supp orts all iO S -e na bl ed Air Print ap plications . AirP r in t is inc lu d ed in all newer generati on App le ® de vices with iOS 4.2 and later. T hes e include :  iPad (a ll versions )  iPhone ( 3GS or la ter)  iPod T ouch (3r d gener ation or later) Sup ported Prin ters and Pri[...]

1: Introduc tion Product Inform a tion and I P Add ress You wi ll nee d the s erial nu mber of your xPri ntS erv er devic e when s etting u p your xPrintServ er user inter face. T he serial num ber can be f ound on the produc t inform ation la bel adhere d to your device. O ne of t wo types o f produc t inform ation labels will b e adhere d to your[...]

2: Installation This c hapter descr ibes ho w to instal l your x PrintSer ver. Packa ge Conte nts Your xPr intServer product pack age includes t he fol lowing :  One (1) x PrintSer ver  One (1) Q uick Star t Guide  One (1) RJ 45 Ether net Cab le (3 ft)  One (1) Un iversal Power S upply User - Supplied Ite ms Y ou also ne ed the f ollowi[...]

2: Instal lation Ethernet LEDs There ar e two LEDs locat ed on the upp er left and r ight c orners of the Ethern et sock et (see Figure 2-1 ) . Thes e indicate th e st atus of the c onnect ion. Left LED  Green ON , 1 00Mbps Ethernet L ink  Green Bli nk ing , 1 00M bps Ac tiv it y  Orange ON , 10Mbps Ethernet L ink  Orange Blink ing , 10[...]

2: Instal lation Inst a llation St eps W ith all xPr intServer pack age contents a nd the re quisi te user - s upplied items listed abov e, you may begi n instal lation. 1. Connect the xPrin tServer t o the net work with t he Ethe rnet cab le. The xPr intSer ver can be connecte d to a rou ter, s witch or hub a nywhere on your ne t wor k . 2. Po wer[...]

3: Navig ation a nd Printi ng This c hapter exp lains how t o navigat e and us e your xPrintS erver us er interf ace includ ing directions on how to login and log out, ho w to chang e your pass word, an d m ost importan tly, how to print f rom your iOS devic e. Finding the xPri ntSer ver IP A ddre ss Use these direct ions to f ind your de vice IP a[...]

3: Navigat ion and Printin g 6. Enter the Ad m i n Us er D ef ault L ogin inform ation.  User Nam e: admi n  Password: P AS S You will be redirec ted to your x PrintServer device UR L wher e you will see t he Sys tem Stat us on the Ho me Page . 7. Tak e note of the IP addres s of your xPrintS erver de vice for all futur e logins . Note: Your [...]

3: Navigat ion and Printin g  Up time The am ount of t ime the x PrintServer has been operat i ona l since po w ered on or las t restarted .  Configured Pr inters Th e number of total discov ered printers avail able for use on iOS devices .  Current S tatus The c urrent status of the x PrintSer ver.  Time Zone The c onfigured tim e zone[...]

3: Navigat ion and Printin g Navigat ion Basic nav igation f eatures for the x PrintServer user int erfac e are outlined in th is section . Figure 3 -4 Nav igating t he xPrint Server U ser Interfac e Clicking the button bes ide a particu lar table list ite m will p ull up the popu p command menu associated wit h that item. Sometimes multiple pa ges[...]

3: Navigat ion and Printin g As illustr ated above, basic nav igation f eatures for the xPrint Server user interf ace inclu de the follo wing:  Tabs All the f unctiona lity of your xPrint Server us er interf ace is divided bet ween th e Home , Ad m in , Jobs , Printe rs , Users , Lo gs and Log-Off tab s locat ed acr oss the t op of the us er int[...]

3: Navigat ion and Printin g Print ing This section exp lains ho w to prin t from your iOS d evic e (e.g., i Pad, iPod). Be sur e to ha ve complete d the f ollowing b efore att empting to print:  Installat ion of the x PrintSer ver d evice to an internet - c onnecte d net work s y stem with a Mac or pc.  Physical installat ion and c onf igura[...]

4: C onfigur ation This c hapter descr ibes ho w to config ure your x PrintSer ver usi ng the x PrintSer ver user interfac e. Ad m in u ser : the defau lt and per manent m aster user login f or the xPr int S erver. T he Adm in user has com plete acces s to the xPrint Server user interf ace f unctionalit y including user, pr inter an d job managem e[...]

4: Confi guration 5. Click OK in the c onfirm ation popup that ap pears. Your pass word is c hanged. Note: You will be asked to login agai n if you a ttempt t o navig ate to a diff erent us er interf ace page. To change a non - Admin user password as the Ad min: 1. Login to th e xPri ntServer user inter face as A dm in (see Loggin g In ). 2. Click [...]

4: Confi guration Deleting a User The Adm in user c an use th ese steps to delet e users. 1. Login to th e xPri ntServer user inter face (s ee Loggin g In ). 2. Click the U sers tab to ac cess the U sers pag e. All use rs ar e listed her e. 3. Utiliz e Search as necessar y to fi nd a part icular user . 4. Click the Del ete but ton to t he right of [...]

4: Confi guration  Discover y: The Admin use r ma y activate D iscover y at will thr ough the x PrintSer ver user interfac e an y t ime af ter the x PrintServ er is up a nd runn ing . Note: Only printers listed among the Lantr onix xPr intServ er publishe d list of printer s will be auto - provisio ned after D iscover y (see http ://www.lantr on[...]

4: Confi guration Figure 4 - 3 Samp le Print e r Auto Discover y Report 5. Click the Re - run Disco v er y but ton within the Printer Auto D iscovery Report to m anually check for any new pr inters t hat hav e since be en add ed. 6. Expand th e SNM P field to see c onfigur ation inf orm ation about the discov ered prin ter(s) . An exam ple of what [...]

4: Confi guration Sett ing Real Tim e Clock Real T ime Clock is a built - i n function in xPrin tServer which tim e - s tam p s printing - r elat ed ac ti vities such as id entif ying the tim e of log activities or print jo bs . Real T ime Clock is autom atically on and syncs tim e with p ool.nt p.org (Network Tim e Protocol) and is set i t at GMT [...]

4: Confi guration 2. Click the Ad m i n t ab to acc ess the Admin menu. A lis t of all available Adm in user configurat ion opt ions app ears to the left of the sc reen (s ee Figure 4 -5 ) . 3. Select I P Address to acc ess the Admin > IP Address page. 4. Click the Stat ic rad io butt o n ne ar the top of the p age to ac cess s tatic IP ad dress[...]

4: Confi guration 1. Login to th e xPri ntServer user inter face (s ee Loggin g In ) as Admin. 2. Click the Printers tab to acc ess the Printers > List page (see F igure 3 - 4 ). 3. Utiliz e Navigation as neces sary in situat ions where ther e are m ultiple pa ges of pr inte rs. 4. Utiliz e Search as necessar y to fi nd a part icular prin ter. 5[...]

4: Confi guration 8. Click Sav e . After a f ew sec onds, the pr inter des criptio n will be ch anged. Changing Printer L ocation The Adm in user m a y use th is select ion to cha nge the l ocation of a config ured pr inter . T his comm and is usef ul for upd ating the l ocation of printer s initiall y identif ied as “A uto Disc overy”. 1. Logi[...]

4: Confi guration Sharing a Printer The Adm in user m a y use th is select ion to m ake an x PrintServer - pr ovision ed print er visi ble an d avail able t o iPa d, iPhone and ot her iOS d evices. 1. Login to th e xPri ntServer user inter face (s ee Loggin g In ) as Admin. 2. Click t he Printers tab to ac ces s the Printers > List page (see F i[...]

4: Confi guration 4. Update th e Print er IP Addr esses b y adding a new prin ter IP addres s , m odifying a n existing I P address or deletin g an addr ess . To add m ore than one print er IP addr ess, enter one a ddress per line (s eparat ed by a par agraph br eak us ing the Ent er k ey on the ke yboard). 5. Click Sav e to save add ed or m odifie[...]

4: Confi guration Renam i ng xPri ntSe rver De vice As part of the init ializatio n proces s, the xPri ntServ er regis ters a Lantr onix - s pec if ic Bonj o ur Service T ype ( lantronix-ips._tcp w hich uses the defau lt devic e nam e of xPrintServer ). As with an y Bonj our disc overy appl ication, you can f ind your xPrintS erver or an y Bonjo ur[...]

4: Confi guration Reset ting the xPrintS erv er to Fa ctor y Defaults Resetting t he xPr intServer to fac tory defau lt wipes out all conf iguratio n inform ation and res ets the xPr int Server conf igurati on param eters to the orig inal factor y settin gs. Ther e are two ways to reset the x PrintSer ver to f actor y default sett ings: thro ugh th[...]

4: Confi guration R estart ing the xPr intSe r ver The Adm in user m a y use th ese direct ions to r estart the xPrint Server de vice thro ugh the xPrintSer ver user i nterfac e and without ch anging a ny setti ngs. 1. Login to th e xPri ntServer user inter face (s ee Loggin g In ) as the Adm in user. 2. Click the Ad mi n tab t o acces s the A dmin[...]

4: Confi guration Printer D riv ers The Printer Driver Downloa d page allows you to do wnload a printer dr iver: f rom the internet to allow oper ation of the xPr intServer where inter net acc ess is not poss ible. This page als o provides a met hod to expor t printer drivers o nto yo ur P C dr ive for do wnloadin g ont o other xPrintSer vers as we[...]

4: Confi guration Exporting Printer D rivers The Adm in user m a y utilize these dir ections t o export printer dr ivers f rom the x PrintSer ver. Once exported, you m ay move th e printer dr iver f rom y our p c to an alt ernativ e locat ion . T his is usef ul in situations where you m ay wish to use t he print er drive r on other xPrintS erver de[...]

5: Updating F ir m ware Note: Internet acc ess is requ ired for firmw are upda tes . This chapter pro vides d irections for up dating f irmware, which may be necessar y from time t o tim e . Only the Admin us er m ay perform a firm ware update through t he xPrint Serv er user interfac e. 1. Login to th e xPri ntServer user inter face (s ee Loggin g[...]

6: T echn ica l Sp ecificat ion s Basic dev ice inf orm ation is provide d in this chapter . Table 6- 1 Tec hnica l Specifi cations Category D escription Pow er Inpu t 90 - 264 VAC on b arrel conne cter (5V power supply) Efficiency: 87% Normal Pow er Usage: <1 Watt Network I nterface 1 RJ45 10Ba se - T/100B ase - TX Ethernet por t Dimension s 11[...]

A: T echnic al Sup port This c hapter pro vides direc tions and contac t infor mation f or getting live techn ical s upport for your xPrintSer ver device . Th e xPrintSer ver user interf ace provides an eas y way for you to direc tly send helpf ul diag nostic inf ormation t o Lantron ix. C alling T echnical Su pport af ter th ey have received t his[...]

Co ntac t Infor mation Technical S upport U.S. Phone: (8 00) 422 - 7 044 Please chec k our online k nowledge base or s end a qu estion to T echnica l Suppor t at http://www .lantron ix.com /support . Technical S upport Europe, Middle Ea st, Africa Phone: ( 33 ) 13 - 9 30 - 4172 Em ail: eu_t echsupp @lantronix .com or eu_s upport@lantr onix.com Firm[...]

B: Tr oubles hooti ng Some of the errors encount ered sett ing up or using t he xPrint Server are addres sed in th is appendix . W hen troublesh ooting, al ways ensur e that the ph ysical con nections ( power c able, network cable) ar e secure. W hen troubleshoo ting th e follo wing prob lems, make sure tha t xPrintSer ver is p owered u p and co nn[...]

C: Complianc e Dec larat io n of Conf or mit y Manufacturer’s Name & Address : Lantronix 167 Tec hnolog y Drive, Ir vine, CA 92 618 USA Tel: 800 - 526 - 8766 Tel: 949 - 4 53 - 3990 Fax: 949 - 4 50 - 7249 Product Nam e Model: x PrintSer ver Conform s to the f ollowing s tandards or other n orm ative docum ents: Emissions FCC Part 15 Class B , [...]

C: Compliance RoHS Notice All Lan tronix products in the f ollo wing f amilies are Chi na RoH S - compl iant and free of the f ollowing hazard ous su bstanc es and elem ents: • Lead (Pb) • Mercury (H g) • Polybrominate d biphenyls (PB B) • Cadm ium (Cd) • Hexavalent Chr omium (Cr (V I)) • Polybrominate d diphenyl ethe rs (PBDE) Product [...]

D: Warranty For details on the L antronix warrant y replac ement po licy, g o to our web site at http://www .lantron ix.com /support/ warrant y/index.ht ml xPrintSer ver User Guide 41[...]

Index A A/P, 11 Access P oint, 11 Activit y LED, 10 Adding a Printer I P Addres s, 27 Admin Us er, 18 A ge ncy A pprov al s , 39 AirPrint, 6, 7, 35 Apple, 7 Assign Sta tic IP A ddress, 2 3 Auto Disco very , 20 Auto pri nter disc overy, 6 B Bonjour, 20, 29 C Cabling, 1 1 Case, 35 Change P assword , 19 Change Time- Zone , 23 Changing Printer Descript[...]

Index N Navigatio n, 15 Network Interfac e, 35 Non - Adm in User, 18 P Pack age Contents, 9 Pages , 16 Password, 18 Passwords , 18 Power Inp ut, 9, 35 Print Job, 11 Print Jobs , 28 Printer, 26 Printer A uto D iscovery Report , 22 Printer Co nfigurat ion, 24 Printer Driv ers, 32 Printer IP Address , 27 Print ing, 1 7 Printing a T est Pa ge, 24 Probl[...]