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IRELESS
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WPS-1 v1.0
User Guide
©2015 DNP I
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PN: DOC-U-WPS-R01
MAGINGCOMM
MERICA
OROPRATION
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REV: 05.28.2015
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  • Page 1 IRELESS RINT ERVER WPS-1 v1.0 User Guide ©2015 DNP I PN: DOC-U-WPS-R01 MAGINGCOMM MERICA OROPRATION REV: 05.28.2015 LL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 2 CONDITIONS, DO NOT DOWNLOAD OR USE THIS SOFTWARE. This Software License Agreement (the “Software License Agreement”) is an agreement entered into by and between you (hereinafter referred to as “You” or Your”) and DNP Imagingcomm America Coropration (DNP IAM) (the “Licensor”) for any and all software and documentation provided by the Licensor (the “Software”).

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Connecting to the WPS-1 Wireless Network ........
  • Page 4 Adding the New Border to the WPS-1 ........

  • Page 5: Before You Begin

    When in doubt, stop what you are doing and reassess the safety of the situation or procedure. Never continue with a step or procedure when there is the slightest doubt regarding safety.  Save these instructions for future reference. DNP Imagingcomm America Coropration...
  • Page 6 Important Safety Instructions WPS-1 User Guide DNP Imagingcomm America Coropration...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    What is WPS-1? DNP’s Wireless Print Server (WPS-1) allows you to print glossy and matte photos from DNP printers. Using WPS-1, you can send prints wirelessly to DS40, DS80, DS620A, and RX1 printers. You can also print on up to two (2) DNP printers simultaneously.

  • Page 8: System Requirements

    System Requirements WPS-1 User Guide System Requirements WPS-1 supports the following: Windows 7 and 8.1 OS X 10.6 and later iOS 8 or later iPhone™/iPad™ Version 4.4 (KitKat) or later Android™ DS40 Supported Printers DS80 DS620A DS40 4”x6”, 5”x7”, 6”x8”...

  • Page 9: Installation

    Setting Up the WPS-1 System No te Be sure you plug in and turn ON the printer before you connect to the WPS-1 device. When WPS- 1 starts, it automatically configures the network for the connected printers. If you change printer connections, unplug and plug the WPS-1 unit back in to reconfigure the network for the new printer(s).

  • Page 10: Connecting To The Wps-1 Wireless Network

    WPS-1 User Guide 3. Connect the printer(s) to USB port labeled USB-1 on the back of the WPS-1 device. If you are connecting only one (1) printer to the device, connect the printer USB cable to the port labeled USB-1 first.

  • Page 11: Configuring The Wps-1

    FTP is built on a client-server architecture and uses separate control and data connections between the client and the server. FTP transfer is best used when transferring images from a mobile device to the WPS-1 for printing. To do this, you must have a FTP client application installed on your mobile device.

  • Page 12: Web Services Transfers

    Configuring Mobile Devices for WPS-1 There are two transfer methods you can use to configure your mobile device to use the WPS-1 network - FTP or web services. Currently, web services requires the use of a WPS companion app.
  • Page 13 If you are prompted to enter a transfer option, select Binary. If you select ASCII, your images will not print correctly. 4. Click Save to save your settings. 5. If you have not already, connect to the WPS-1 Wi-Fi network. DNP Imagingcomm America Coropration...

  • Page 14: Configuring Your Android™ Phone/Tablet For Wps-1 (Ftp Transfers)

    Not e If the login was successful, a dialog box is displayed, confirming the connection. 7. Once you connect to the WPS-1 network, you can now print your images wirelessly. Please note that WPS-1 only prints JPEG and PNG file formats.

  • Page 15: Configuring Digital Cameras For Wps-1

    WPS network. (Recommended solution.) 2. If you have a digital camera that has an option for FTP transfer, you can also use this option with the WPS-1 network. While some cameras do allow direct FTP transfers, you can also use a third party product.

  • Page 16: Configuring Digital Cameras For Wps-1 (Wi-Fi Transfers)

    Not e If the login was successful, a dialog box is displayed, confirming the connection. 7. Once connected to WPS-1, you can now begin to print your images wirelessly. Please note that WPS-1 will only print JPEG and PNG file formats.

  • Page 17: Configuring Computers For Wps-1

    Configuring Computers for WPS-1 The easiest way to transfer images from your computer to your WPS-1 network is using the HFP transfer option. You can also set up the native print drivers for the WPS-1 device to print from your photo editing applications. Use the following sections to configure your PC or Mac computer to use WPS-1.

  • Page 18: Configuring A Windows Pc Using Native Print Drivers

     Add the print sizes. Connecting to the Wi-Fi Network 1. Connect to the Wi-Fi signal created by WPS-1. Not e The signal is labeled WPSxxxx, where xxxx is a unique number for your device. 2. When prompted, type the following password: DNP20153 Adding the New Printer 1.
  • Page 19 Configuring a Windows PC using Native Print Drivers WPS-1 User Guide Under the Devices and Printers section, click Add a Printer. 4. Click Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. DNP Imagingcomm America Coropration...
  • Page 20 1-size, where WPSxxx is the name of the printer, DSxx is the type of printer (i.e., DS40, DS80, etc.), 1 is the number of printers attached to the WPS-1 device, and size is the type of media loaded in the connected printer (i.e., 5”x7”, 6”x8”, etc.)
  • Page 21 Adding the Driver Files 1. Open a file explorer window. (Be sure you are not opening an internet browser) 2. Type \\192.168.43.1 in the address bar in the explorer window. This accesses the WPS-1 directories. 3. Double-click the PPD folder.
  • Page 22 8. From the Locate File dialog box, navigate to your Desktop and select the file named DNPWPS.inf. 9. Click the Open button and then click OK. 10. In the Add Printer Wizard dialog box, select DNP WPS Driver and click OK. 11. Click the Next button and then click Finish.
  • Page 23 1. Navigate to your PC Control Panel and click on Hardware and Sound. 2. Click on Device and Printers. 3. From the listed devices, select your DNP printer. 4. Click the Printer server properties button at the top of the window.

  • Page 24: Configuring A Mac To Use The Wps-1 Native Print Drivers

    Configuring a Mac to use the WPS-1 Native Print Drivers WPS-1 User Guide 9. You are now ready to print to your WPS-1 network from any of your usual photo editing programs. Configuring a Mac to use the WPS-1 Native Print Drivers You can also print your images with native print drivers.
  • Page 25 Configuring a Mac to use the WPS-1 Native Print Drivers WPS-1 User Guide 9. Repeat these steps for each paper size to be added. Connecting to the WPS-1 Wi-Fi Network 1. From the Desktop, select Go. 2. Select Connect to Server.
  • Page 26 Configuring a Mac to use the WPS-1 Native Print Drivers WPS-1 User Guide 7. When the Finder window is displayed, make note of the WPS-1 device name. 8. Repeat steps 1 - 5 again and select PPD as the volume you want to mount.
  • Page 27 If you have more than one (1) printer attached to your Mac, you should give the printer attached to the WPS-1 device a name that designates the printer as being attached to WPS-1. 9. In the Use field, select Other. A dialog opens where you can select your printer driver files.
  • Page 28 Configuring a Mac to use the WPS-1 Native Print Drivers WPS-1 User Guide 11. Select the PPD file for the WPS-1 device. 12. Click and drag the file into the default directory in your printer driver window. 13. Highlight the PPD file and click the Open button.
  • Page 29 Configuring a Mac to use the WPS-1 Native Print Drivers WPS-1 User Guide 17. Click OK. Adding the ICM File On Macs running OS 10.7 and up, the folder where the ICM files are located may be locked by default. To add ICM files, you must first unlock this folder before you can install printer profiles.
  • Page 30 16. Select each icm file for your connected printer(s) (i.e., DS40.icm, DS80.icm, etc.) and drag the file(s) over to the Profiles folder. 17. You are now ready to print to your WPS-1 network from any of your usual photo editing programs. DNP Imagingcomm America Coropration...

  • Page 31: Printing With Wps-1

    After installing the FTP client application to your device(s) and configuring WPS-1, you can now begin printing your images. When WPS-1 powers, it will auto-detect the connected printer(s) and the media loaded. It will also set up the appropriate folder (hot folder) from which images will be printed. As noted earlier, WPS-1 can be connected to two (2) printers simultaneously.

  • Page 32: Printing From Mobile Devices

    Use the following steps to print images from your iPad/iPhone. If you have not already configured your device to connect to WPS-1 through a FTP client app, please see “Configuring Mobile Devices for WPS-1” on page 12 for more information.

  • Page 33: Printing With An Android™ Phone/Tablet

    Printing with an Android™ Phone/Tablet Use the following steps to print images from your Android phone/tablet. 1. Select your WPS-1 device from the Settings icon. This is located in the Wi-Fi portion of the Settings screen. Not e The signal is labeled WPSxxxx, where xxxx is a unique number for your device.

  • Page 34: Printing From A Digital Camera

    WPS network. (Recommended solution.) 2. If you have a digital camera that has an option for FTP transfer, you can also use this option with the WPS-1 network. While some cameras do allow direct FTP transfers, you can also use a third party product.

  • Page 35: Printing From A Computer

    Printing from a Windows PC (HFP Transfer) Attention Any custom cropping must be done before printing as WPS-1 only “center crops” to maximize print size and eliminate white spaces. Custom cropping can be accomplished via the capture and edit functions found in standard applications like Photoshop, Lightroom, iPhoto, etc.

  • Page 36: Printing From A Mac (Native Print Driver)

    1. Open your image with your photo editing software. 2. From the File menu, select the Print option. 3. When the Print Preview window is displayed, verify that you are printing to the WPS-1 device. 4. From the Paper Size Option drop-down menu, select your desired print size.

  • Page 37: Printing Errors

    1. If you receive this error, try to reprint the image. If the image doesn’t print the second time, verify your network connections, then try again. Not e WPS-1 has been built for RGB, JPEG, or PNG files only. Make sure your images are in one of these formats before sending them to the WPS-1 for printing. DNP Imagingcomm America Coropration...
  • Page 38 Printing Errors WPS-1 User Guide DNP Imagingcomm America Coropration...

  • Page 39: Wps-1 Companion Apps

    WPS-1 Companion Apps DNP offers three (3) companion apps to help you manage and use your WPS-1 and attached printers. The apps can be ® found on the Apple App Store™, the Amazon™ app store for Android™, and on Google Play™.

  • Page 40: Printer Icon

    Printer Icon WPS-1 User Guide Printer Icon Clicking the Printer icon allows you to view the following information regarding your attached printer(s):  Status: Shows the status of the connected printer(s):  Green: Printer is in a workable state. ...

  • Page 41: Server Icon

    Clicking on the Server icon allows you to view the following information:  Software Version: Displays the installed WPS-1 software version.  Last 5 Jobs: Lists the name of the last 5 images printed, as well as the manner in which they were sent to the printer, i.e., FTP.

  • Page 42: Setup Button

    Setup Button WPS-1 User Guide Setup Button As mentioned earlier, the Status screen displays whether your attached printer(s) have a high level (green light), low level (yellow light), or extremely low level (red light) of remaining media. Using the Setup button, you can set the threshold for when the low media warnings are displayed.

  • Page 43: Wps Camera App

    When using this app, the images you take will not be saved in your photo gallery or camera roll. If you have the image archiving functionality turned on, and a SD card plugged into the WPS-1 device, your image is saved to the SD card.
  • Page 44 WPS Camera App WPS-1 User Guide DNP Imagingcomm America Coropration...

  • Page 45: Wps Print App

    5. From within your device’s photo gallery/album, select the image you wish to print. 6. The image is automatically sent to the WPS-1 device for printing and you are returned to the app’s home screen. DNP Imagingcomm America Coropration...
  • Page 46 WPS Print App WPS-1 User Guide DNP Imagingcomm America Coropration...

  • Page 47: Advanced Actions

    Changing the settings covered in this chapter can cause your WPS-1 device to not function in the manner in which you intended. Your WPS-1 device ships with recommended settings from the factory. Only make the changes covered in this chapter if you are trying to customize a setting for your specific needs.

  • Page 48: Changing The General Configuration Settings

    Setting Up Image Archiving You can archive your images to a SD card once you have printed them. WPS-1 is set to archive your images by default. 1. To archive your images, insert a SD card in the slot on the side of the WPS-1 device.
  • Page 49 8. Wait three minutes and then re-connect to the WPS-1 Wi-Fi network. 9. Refresh the Configuration Web Page. A message is displayed, saying your WPS-1 is connected to the network. 10. Click on the Configuration button to confirm the change has been made.
  • Page 50 10. Click on the Configuration button to confirm the change has been made. Setting Up Print Finishes You can print your images with either a matte or glossy finish. WPS-1 is set to Glossy by default. If you wish to print your images with a matte finish: 1.

  • Page 51: Configuring Ftp Settings

    FTP is built on a client-server architecture and uses separate control and data connections between the client and the server. FTP transfer is best used when transferring images from a mobile device to the WPS-1 for printing. To do this, you must have a FTP client application installed on your mobile device.
  • Page 52 8. Wait three minutes and then re-connect to the WPS-1 Wi-Fi network. 9. Refresh the Configuration Web Page. A message is displayed, saying your WPS-1 is connected to the network. 10. Click on the Configuration button to confirm the change has been made.
  • Page 53 8. Wait three minutes and then re-connect to the WPS-1 Wi-Fi network. 9. Refresh the Configuration Web Page. A message is displayed, saying your WPS-1 is connected to the network. 10. Click on the Configuration button to confirm the change has been made.

  • Page 54: Configuring Hfp Settings

    HFP, or Hot Folder Printing, is a transfer method where a hot folder (or “watched folder”) is continuously monitored by the WPS-1 system. Images copied into this folder are automatically printed and then removed. Hot folders are used both for manual image imports (copying and pasting files into the hot folder) and for integration with third party software (often via FTP to the hot folder).
  • Page 55 8. Wait three minutes and then re-connect to the WPS-1 Wi-Fi network. 9. Refresh the Configuration Web Page. A message is displayed, saying your WPS-1 is connected to the network. 10. Click on the Configuration button to confirm the change has been made.

  • Page 56: Configuring The Networking Options

    8. Wait three minutes and then re-connect to the WPS-1 Wi-Fi network. 9. Refresh the Configuration Web Page. A message is displayed, saying your WPS-1 is connected to the network. 10. Click on the Configuration button to confirm the change has been made.

  • Page 57: Adding And Configuring Borders

    Adding and Configuring Borders WPS-1 User Guide 9. Refresh the Configuration Web Page. A message is displayed, saying your WPS-1 is connected to the network. 10. Click on the Configuration button to confirm the change has been made. Changing the File Lock Wait Time Changing the file lock wait time locks the transferred image file for the selected number of seconds.

  • Page 58: Adding The New Border To The Wps-1

    11. Wait three minutes and then re-connect to the WPS-1 Wi-Fi network. 12. Refresh the Configuration Web Page. A message is displayed, saying your WPS-1 is connected to the network. 13. Click on the Configuration button to confirm the change has been made.
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