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How
does it work?
My iPhone says “Error connecting to the
server”. It can’t find the WePrint server
What
is
“Server
address”
and
“Server
port” in the Add print server screen?
What
printers
can
I
print
to?
How do I print an address label
on my DYMO LabelWriter
How
do I print when using a 3G network, or outside my own WiFi network?
How
do
I
change
the
photo
printed size?
My
print job appears in Weprint but goes no further?
When
I
print
I
get
a
blank page or my printer shows an error, what do I do?
Can
I
see
my
Safari
bookmarks?
Can
I
print
SMS/Text
messages?
Can
I
print
from
other
applications?
What
about
printing
from
the
Apple
Calendar?
Can
I
print
direct
to
a
WiFi printer without WePrint?
How
can
I
restrict
printing
access
on WePrint?
I
am an iPhone Application developer. Can my application use “Print” to
print documents from my application?
How
does it work?
“Print” for iPhone requires a separate
helper application, called “WePrint” to be running on your laptop or
desktop computer. The WePrint software is free and can be downloaded
here
“Print” for iPhone sends documents to the
WePrint server software to print to local or networked printers. The help page has more information.
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My iPhone says “Error connecting to the server”.
It can’t find the WePrint server
Try our Interactive Troubleshooter. for assistance or Contact Us
- On rare occasions connection problems
occur and are usually caused by your Firewall. Check the Windows or Macintosh
help page to make sure your firewall isn’t blocking connections. Try
turning off your firewall temporarily to test it.
- Check that you have downloaded and
installed the WePrint helper application.
- Check that the WePrint helper application
is running and the status field shows “Running”
- Check that your iPhone WiFi network is
active in the iPhone settings.
- Make sure the “Server address” and
“Server port” displayed in your WePrint window are the same is
displayed in the Add print server screen of your iPhone.
- Press the “More...” button in the WePrint
window to see any additional server address that your computer may use
and type these into your iPhone.
- If you are using Windows and you haven't
installed iTunes, you may need to install Bonjour
to make network setup easier. It is not required, but does allow the
iPhone to find the server automatically in most instances.
- Check that you the iPhone and the WePrint
server are in the same network. On the iPhone in the Add Server screen,
you will see the iPhone address in the bottom of the screen. The last
number can be different, but if the first 3 groups numbers of the IP
address and the WePrint server aren’t the same, you are in a different
network. Then see below for network setup.
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What
is
“Server
address”
and
“Server
port” in the Add print server screen?
The server address and port tell your iPhone
where your WePrint server is so it can communicate with it. The main
window of the WePrint server (on your desktop or laptop computer) will
display these values so you can copy them to your iPhone.
You can change the port number by clicking
on WePrint -> Settings
-> Advanced -> Use custom server port number. Try changing the
port to 8081 or 8082
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What
printers
can
I
print
to?
You can print to any printer that your
computer can print to. Printers can be connected to your computer via
USB cable, network, WiFi or other means.
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How do I print an address label on my DYMO
LabelWriter?
Click on "Contacts", select a contact and tap Print. In the Print
screen select your DYMO LabelWriter by pressing the blue arrow in the
"Printer" box. Scroll to the bottom of print
screen and tap on "Contact layout", select the correct label that is
loaded in your DYMO LabelWriter and either the work or home address
option.
If you have the LabelWriter Twin you can select the right or left roll
in the "Tray selection" at the bottom of the print screen.
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How
do I print when using a 3G network, or outside my own WiFi network?
Generally, when you are in your local
network “Print & Share” will automatically find your WePrint server
in your network and allow you to print straight away.
If you are not in the same network as the
WePrint server, you can use the “Print via Proxy” option
in the WePrint settings. Click here to see
our help page on setting this up.
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How do I change the photo printed size?
You can set the printed photo size in the
WePrint settings -> Images Tab
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My
print job appears in Weprint but goes no further?
When I print I get a blank page or my printer shows
and error, what do I do?
It appears as if your printer doesn't
support the standard background printing without a print dialog. Go to
WePrint Settings -> Advanced and try changing your WePrint setting
to "Compatibility Printing mode"
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Can
I
see
my
Safari
bookmarks?
The iPhone operating system has restrictions
in place to prevent applications from accessing data in other
applications. You can setup your own bookmarks in “Print”, but the
“Print” application is unable to access files outside of its own space.
Can I print SMS/Text messages?
Due to iPhone O/S restrictions, applications
can't access SMS messages, only Apple can. There is however a basic
workaround using a screenshot.
To take a screenshot, view your SMS message
and hold down the home button in the bottom of your iPhone and then
push the button on top of your iPhone. The screen will flash and the
resulting image will be placed on your photo gallery. Open the Print
application and view your photo album and select the screenshot to
print.
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Can
I
print
from
other
applications?
What
about printing from the Apple Calendar?
Our software can't provide a printing
service to other applications due to the iPhone operating system
restrictions. Other applications can be modified to provide printing
functionality using the WePrint software, but it is up to the
manufacturer to modify their own software. We would be happy to talk
with any application developer who wants to include printing for their
software.
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Can
I
print
direct
to
a
WiFi printer without WePrint?
Printers require print drivers to print and
if none are available, then you can’t print directly from the iPhone.
However some WiFi printers and computers support CUPS/IPP (direct connection) and you won’t
need to install the extra software to print using this app, but because of the lack of printer drivers this method is limited
both in terms of document types & printers supported. This means you can print without using extra software if your printer supports it and if you only
want to print basic document types - but installing WePrint will allow you to print ALL document
types to ALL the printers that you can print with your computer.
Using WePrint will give you the most functionality and compatibility, it runs in the background so you don’t
have to go to your computer to print something you see on your iPhone. Also using WePrint enables you to print
remotely from anywhere using 3G/Edge without having to be on your home WiFi network. You can print to most office
printers even if your iPhone is not allowed to connect to your office network. Your computer needs to be on and WePrint
needs to be running to use the WePrint printing features.
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How
can
I
restrict
printing
access
on WePrint?
The WePrint application has a setting to
require a password to print or share files. Once this is set, iPhone
users will need to enter the password before they can print or view
files. For additional security, the WePrint server can specify that the
password is not saved on the iPhone. This will mean that the user will
need to enter the password each time they start the “Print” application
and access the WePrint server.
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I
am an iPhone Application developer or customer. Can my application use
“Print” to print documents?
We can provide an interface to print
documents from other applications, but the distributor needs to include
it. Please contact us or get your application distributor to contact us
for more information.
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