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  • Periscope
    New Member
    • May 2013
    • 3
    • Uk
    #1

    Remote, on site printing

    I would like to use an ipad to create invoices 'in the field', I've also got a STAR tsp600 thermal printer from my shop counter days, question is, how can I print an invoice/ sales receipt from my vehicle in remote locations? Any genius, preferably cheap and simple solutions? Thought about laptop and inverter etc but I need to print and be off, not wait forever for a boot up since I would be doing so some ten to a dozen times, minimum per day. I know someone out there has a solution, there is a market for this,
    Regards. P
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    • Elysarian
      Badcaps Veteran
      • Mar 2013
      • 200
      • United Kingdom
      #2
      Re: Remote, on site printing

      Something like this:

      http://www.waeplus.co.uk/item/5488/E...FdDJtAod2DQABQ

      Might help acheive what you want - you will have to set up port forwarding in your home/office router to the IP of the print server (on port 661).

      You also may want to set up a dynamic DNS for the home/office too if you have an IP address that changes often via DHCP to save you having to reset the IP for the IPP printing on the iPad every time it changes.

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        • Uranium-235
          Comrade Glimmer
          • Aug 2007
          • 5042
          • US
          #3
          Re: Remote, on site printing

          isn't that a text printer? You might be able to get away with making a new printer using the windows generic text driver, and then routing IP printing to the windows box. Question is, will IOS play nice with IP printing.
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            • Periscope
              New Member
              • May 2013
              • 3
              • Uk
              #4
              Re: Remote, on site printing

              Not an easy solution then? ;-) thanks for your input on this one

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                • Uranium-235
                  Comrade Glimmer
                  • Aug 2007
                  • 5042
                  • US
                  #5
                  Re: Remote, on site printing

                  blame apple and the printer manufacturer for this one

                  as far as the laptop, why not just set it to sleep when closing the lid do you don't have to reboot it up every time. Mine takes 1 second to boot from a sleep state (there is a setting to have it hibernate after a number of hours of sleep, turn that off)

                  you could always get a windows tablet
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                    • brethin
                      Badcaps Legend
                      • Dec 2008
                      • 1907
                      • USA
                      #6
                      Re: Remote, on site printing

                      If your iPad has WiFi then a WiFi printer and inverter in your vehicle would be the fastest and one of the best options to use. Another option to try might be a printer with a card reader?

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                        • Uranium-235
                          Comrade Glimmer
                          • Aug 2007
                          • 5042
                          • US
                          #7
                          Re: Remote, on site printing

                          but he needs a receipt printer

                          I'd say get a cheap laptop and car inverter, unless you already have the ipad
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                            • brethin
                              Badcaps Legend
                              • Dec 2008
                              • 1907
                              • USA
                              #8
                              Re: Remote, on site printing

                              He said he wanted to use a iPad so my guess is he has one. For $75 he can go the Inverter and WiFI All in One Printer and do everything plus more from any vehicle.

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                                • ratdude747
                                  Black Sheep
                                  • Nov 2008
                                  • 17136
                                  • USA
                                  #9
                                  Re: Remote, on site printing

                                  Google is your friend

                                  I didn't know star still made printers... but would that work?
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                                    • goontron
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                                      • Dec 2011
                                      • 4108
                                      • US
                                      #10
                                      Re: Remote, on site printing

                                      how about google cloud print?
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                                        • Periscope
                                          New Member
                                          • May 2013
                                          • 3
                                          • Uk
                                          #11
                                          Re: Remote, on site printing

                                          Pen and paper it is then :-) Thanks everyone for all your thoughts.

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