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Installation
Running
Configuration
App Installation
Running App
File
and
document
transfer
Mount
iPhone/iPod as a disk
Setup iDisk/WebDav
access
Printing
Email
Setup
Add a WePrint Server
Setup
Print via Proxy - Print remotely over 3G
Troubleshooting
Contacts
Installation
Once you have downloaded the WePrint
helper software, you can double click on the downloaded file to open
the installer.
Install the application “WePrint Server” to
your hard disk, or to a USB drive if you wish to use it while
traveling.
Running
Double click on the WePrint helper
application to launch it. It should then show the WePrint window.
If an error message is displayed, you may
need to configure the preferences (below).
You can start and stop the server with the
start/stop button. There is a preference to start the server
automatically when launched.
The “Pause Printing” button will pause the
server and still allow documents to be sent from the iPhone, but will
queue them for printing later.
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Configuration
The WePrint software will usually configure itself, but you may
have to change some settings.
WePrint software uses a “Server port” to
configure a connection for the “AltaMail” iPhone application.
A server port is much like the room number in a hotel. All the port
numbers are in the same computer, but point to different applications.
By default, the print server use port 8080.
If this number is in use by some other application, you may need to
change it. Open the preferences and select the “Use custom server port
number” option. A field will appear which you can type a new port
number in - try using 8081 or 8082.
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App Installation
“AltaMail” can be downloaded
and installed from iTunes.
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Running App
Open the "AltaMail" application and then you can choose what
type of document to print.
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File and document transfer
You can store files & documents in the “Files” section of
“AltaMail” for later use. These file can be saved from photos,
emails, or moved from your computer directly as a shared network drive,
or via the WePrint server software.
WePrint
has
a
setting
to share a selected directory on
your desktop/laptop with the “AltaMail" application. The default
folder is on your Desktop called "WePrint Files", any documents &
files you place in there will be available to import to your
iPhone/iPod. You can change the folder buy going to WePrint settings
-> Sharing -> Choose.
In the Files screen, you can click the add
button  at the
bottom of the screen and then “Import” and select a WePrint
server in the next screen. Select one or more of
the
available files
and press the “Save” button to save the selected files to your Files
screen.
Select one or more files from your Files
screen and click Print to be taken to the print summary screen.
Files and Folders can be view by double
tapping them, or by selecting one or more files and pressing the View
button 
Folders can be created by pressing the add
button at the
bottom of the screen and selecting “New folder”. You can drag files and
folders by touching their icons and then dragging them to folders. You
can also press the Move button  to move any selected files or folders to other
folders.
Text files can be created and edited by
pressing the add button and then selecting “New text file”. You can also edit a
text file by first viewing it, then pressing the Edit button in the
bottom of the screen.
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Printing
Once a document has been selected to
print, you will be taken to the print summary screen. If you have
already set up your WePrint application, you can simply press the
“Print” button.
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Email Setup
You can setup one or more email accounts to collect and print your
emails. Unfortunately iPhone applications are blocked from accessing
Apple's Mail application so you will have to enter your email account
details in “AltaMail”. To add a new account, press + at
the top of the email account screen and select an email account type
from the list.
If your email account type is not in the
list, use the
“Other” type and proceed to the edit account screen.
You will then need to enter your User Name,
Password and Host Name with your incoming server details (if
not already filled). If you need to use SSL then slide the “Advanced”
button to show the additional fields. You can also set a custom port
number there too.
Here are some common emails settings
Comcast - Click here for setup
BellSouth - Click here for setup
Verizon - Click here for setup
SBCglobal - Click here for setup
“AltaMail” will also access most
Exchange 2007 servers using OWA. Exchange OWA uses a web interface to
access to your Exchange account.
To set up Exchange OWA, you need to enter the web address of your
Exchange login page in the field called “OWA Url” (usually something
like http://email.mycompany.com/exchange). To trouble shoot your OWA
connection click
here
Enter your User Name
and Password as you would on the web page for your Exchange login.
Sometimes the login address changes from the first address you type in.
You may need to use the last address shown in your browser when the
login screen appears.
You can access Yahoo email either via the
Yahoo Premium account subscription or through the Yahoo Classic account
type.
If you are using the Yahoo Classic email account type, then you will
need to make sure your web based email layout is in the “Classic” mode.
Press the “Test” button to test your new
settings.
You can filter your IMAP/OWA emails by age
by using the field in the advanced section. This will allow you to only
view emails in the last week, or month etc.
Pressing the “Accounts” button in the top
left of the screen will take you back to the Accounts screen where you
can click on the new account to see the emails. Press the Refresh
button  to get
the latest list of emails. You can also set the auto-refresh setting in
the application preferences.
If you wish to send email as well, you can
use the “Outgoing Mail Server"” section at the bottom of the account
settings.
Email accounts can be edited by pressing the
"Wrench" button at the top of the screen and click edit on the account
name. You can also delete an
account by pressing the “Delete account” button at the bottom of the
edit screen
When viewing emails, press on an email to
view its contents. You will be able to see its message and any
attachments. Select one or more parts of the email and press Print to
print them out. You can also press the View button to view the selected
parts. Press the Save to Files button to save the selected parts to
your Files screen,
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Add a WePrint Server
T o add a print server, click on the blue button to the right of the
“Printer” label. This will start a search for the local WePrint
servers. Make sure your Print Server software is running and started.
When “AltaMail” finds a server, it will allow you to select
which printer to print to. If there is only one printer, that one will
be selected by default and you won't have to choose.
If “AltaMail” doesn't find a print
server, you can enter the server details yourself. The “Add Server”
screen allows you to enter the server address and server port values.
These are displayed in the window of your Print Server software. The
name field is optional. Press “Connect” to test the connection. If
there is an error connecting, see the troubleshooting section below.
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How to setup "Print via Proxy"
Print via Proxy will allow you to print via an email or WebDAV server
so you don't need direct network access between your iPhone and your
WePrint computer.
The easiest way is to set up a Gmail account
in the WePrint settings. You can use another
email account but it is much easier to create a Gmail account and use the default settings.
On the iPhone, when you get the Print
screen, press the blue arrow
beside the printer name and then press the “Add Server” button. Press
the “Print via Proxy” tab and enter the same email account as WePrint.
Press “Save” to save the settings.
If you have an office network with a
firewall that blocks email server access, you could use iDisk or
another WebDAV server such as http://box.net
Tap on the "Type" field in the Print via Proxy tab on the iPhone, or
select the type drop down in the WePrint settings to select iDisk or
WebDAV. If you use box.net, the URL is http://box.net/dav
WePrint doesn't need to be running to print
via proxy, is generally not
restricted by firewall's, and can be started later to collect the
printed documents, so is great when traveling
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Troubleshooting
Check out our FAQS for information on
solving any issues you may have.
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Contacts
Contacts can be selected from your
contact list. Select a group to view its contacts.
When viewing the Contacts screen, you can
select one or more contacts and then press Print to print them.
Press the Sort by “First” and “Last” buttons
to change the sort order. Enter some text in the Search field to filter
the list of contacts you want to see.
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Web Pages
You can enter a web page address at the top of the screen to display
that web page. Click on links within the web page to navigate to other
pages. Once you have the page you want to print, press the “Print”
button in the top right of the screen to go to the print summary screen.
Press the Add button  to add the current
page to your bookmarks. Press the Bookmarks button  to view and edit
your bookmarks.
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