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How to print with Snappic using the Snappic Windows Print Server

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Written by Nicholas
Updated over a week ago

This article will show you how to set up your printer with the Snappic Windows Print Server.
Option 1: Setting up a wireless connection (using a wifi network to connect the iPad and Windows device/laptop)
Option 2: Setting up a wired connection (wired referring to the iPad being plugged into the Windows device/laptop)


Wireless Printing

Step 1a - Download DNP Drivers onto the Windows device/laptop. Please select the correct drivers and install them. Drivers

Step 1b - Download the Snappic Windows Print Server onto the Windows device/laptop you will be connecting your printer to. The Snappic Windows Print Server is under your account dashboard's "Resources" tab.

Step 2 - Now install Bonjour on your Windows device/laptop  
(Download Bonjour for Windows).

Step 3 - Ensure you do not have any firewalls on the Windows device/laptop, as they will block communication with the iPad.

Step 4 - Connect your printer via USB to the Windows device/laptop, make sure it is powered on, and set it as the default printer.

Step 5 - Ensure that your iPad and Windows device/laptop are connected to the same hotspot/wifi connection.


(Note: we do not recommend using the wifi supplied at the venue (Public WiFi) as this connection can have a security setting that blocks the communication between the iPad and print server). 

Step 6 - Now, you can open the Print Server on your Windows device/laptop and configure the printer for Standard and Strip prints - to read more about this, scroll to the section Configuring the Snappic Windows Print Server at the bottom of the article.

Step 7 - You can now configure the printer on the iPad by opening the event on your iPad and tapping on the "Configure Printer" button. A pop-up will appear.

Step 8 - On the pop-up, select the "Photo Booth Print Server" option with the word "wireless". 


Wired Printing

Step 1 - Download the Snappic Windows Print Server onto the Windows device/laptop you will be connecting your printer to. You can find the Snappic Windows Print Server under your account dashboard's "Resources" tab.

Step 2 - Now install Bonjour on your Windows device/laptop  
(Download Bonjour for windows) 

Step 3 - Connect your printer via USB to the Windows device/laptop and make sure it is powered on and set as the default printer.

Step 4 - Now download iTunes onto the Windows device/laptop and open it. 

Step 5 - Connect your iPad to the Windows device/laptop with a lightning cable and ensure that the iPad is showing up on iTunes (this just ensures that the iPad is connected properly to the device). 

Step 6 - Now, you can open the print server on your Windows device/laptop and configure the printer for Standard and Strip prints - to read more about this, scroll to the section Configuring the Snappic Windows Print Server at the bottom of the article.

Step 7 - You can now configure the printer on the iPad by opening the event on your iPad and tapping the "Configure Printer" button. A pop-up will appear.

Step 8 - On the pop-up, select the "Photo Booth Print Server" option with the word  "USB" underneath.


How to configure Print Server

Step 1 - To configure the Snappic Windows Print Server, you will need to:
For standard prints (for 6x4/4x6 printouts) - click on the tab that says "Standard Config" and then click the "Edit" button, and the below window should pop up.

If you want to print strips (2x6) - click on the tab that says "Strip Config" and then click the "Edit" button, and the below window should pop up.

Step 2 - Next, you will click the "Advanced" button and select your paper size. If you are under the "Standard Config" tab, you will choose 4x6/6x4, and if you are under the "Strip Config" tab, then you will choose the 4x6x2 option or simply enable the 2inch cut on a 4x6 depending on what printer you are using. 

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