Lantronix 900-633-R Configuring Printers

4: Configuration

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Configuring Printers

Note: Discovery in t he xPrintServer from a PC requires 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 xPr intSer v er

discovers and provisions all network-connected printers as AirPrint print ers. 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 pr inter is

connected to the USB port, the Discovery protocol automatically runs o ne time, discovering

and provisioning all printers connected since the last start up. This automatic feature can be

disabled.

 Discovery: This is the user-activated method of discovering and provisioning printers that

can be initiated after the xPrintServer is up and running. This method is us eful in situations

where printer(s) have been added since the last xPrintServer start up. A user ma y wish to

discover and provision the printer(s) at a particular moment rather than wa iting until the auto

discovery opportunity at the next xPrintServer startup.

Note: Only printers listed among the Lantronix xPrintServer published list of pri nters 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 pr inter and modify

advanced printer settings are available under Printers > Advanced. Use these advanced options

only if instructed to do so by Lantronix Technical Support.

The auto discovery utility of xPrintServer is enabled by default so that wh enever you start up your

xPrintServer device, auto discovery will automatically run one time. Auto discovery may be

disabled or re-enabled at any time. Utilize these instructions to access where you m ay disable or

re-enable auto discovery.

1. Login to the xPrintServer user interface (see Logging In).

2. Click the Printer tab to access the Printers > List page.

3. Click the Discovery link to the left of the page to reach the Printer Di scovery page. The

current auto discovery mode will be displayed at the top of the page.

Figure 4-2 Printer Discovery Page