Lantronix 900-603 manual Installation Steps, Topology Support

2: Installation

Installation Steps

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

1.Connect the xPrintServer to the network with the Ethernet cable. The xPrintServer can be connected to a router, switch or hub anywhere on your network.

2.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.

3.Monitor the LEDs on the xPrintServer for activity and status information (See Table 2-1 Status LED, Top of Device).

Topology Support

The xPrintServer is hardwired (via standard CAT-5) cabling to a router, switch or hub. The system requires an Access Point (A/P) be also hardwired and connected to the network. The iOS devices associates with the A/P and communicates to the xPrintServer when a 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/.

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