Xerox Workcentre 7970 User Manual

 
 
 
 
 
Using Apple
®
 AirPrint™ with  
Xerox
®
 Devices Built on Xerox
®
 
ConnectKey
®
 Technology 
User Guide 
February 2016 
  

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Table of Contents 
What is Apple® AirPrint™? ........................................................ 1 
What new AirPrint capabilities are Available with Xerox® 
ConnectKey® Technology? ....................................................... 1 
What are the requirements for using AirPrint™? ....................... 2 
Network Requirements...

 
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What is Apple® AirPrint™? 
AirPrint is Apple’s driverless printing/job submission technology. It enables Apple devices 
including the iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch® and even Mac® OS X® to print/fax to AirPrint-
enabled devices, without installing drivers or downloading software. AirPrint uses well-
established, familiar technologies already in use today including Apple Bonjour®, IPP 
(Internet Printing Protocol), PDF...

 
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What are the requirements for 
using AirPrint™? 
Network Requirements 
AirPrint requires that devices are discoverable via the Bonjour® protocol. Bonjour is 
Multicast DNS (mDNS) based. In some networks, mDNS traffic is not allowed to be 
passed across subnets. In these instances, a device will only be discoverable if the 
Apple® device and the AirPrint-capable Xerox® device are on the same subnet. 
Xerox® Device...

 
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How is AirPrint™ enabled and 
configured on a Xerox® device? 
AirPrint is enabled on Xerox® devices by default. If, however, AirPrint has been disabled 
on the Xerox® device, an administrator can re-enable it following the steps below: 
 You will need the device IP address or DNS name to access the AirPrint 
configuration Web interface from your browser. You can find the IP address at the 
device UI screen. From...

 
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 This will open the AirPrint™ configuration page. 
 
 
 On the AirPrint page, under AirPrint Enablement, select the radio button for On. 
Note: AirPrint™ requires IPP and Multicast DNS Registration services. W hen AirPrint 
is enabled, these services are automatically enabled. 
 Configure a Device Name, Device Location and Geographic Location. These 
attributes distinguish the AirPrint printer as seen from the...

 
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How do I send a print job over 
AirPrint™ from an Apple® iPad®? 
 Select something to print (such as an email or a photo) from an Apple iPad. You can 
print from these Apple iOS applications: iBooks®, Mail, iPhoto® and Safari®. These 
applications are available from the Apple App StoreSM and support printing. 
 You can initiate printing by selecting the Share icon (i.e., the arrow) at the bottom/top 
of the app....

 
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 Configure the printer options: 
– You should now see configuration options for the printer that you selected under 
Printer Options. Adjust these as desired for the print job. 
  
– In general, there are a few print options (depending on the printer and the file 
type): 
a) Number of copies: Select the number of copies of the document or image 
that you want to print. 
b) Double-sided printing: You can choose to...