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Web Server Direct Print

Server Direct Printing allows you to obtain the print data from the Web server and print out the data on a TM-Intelligent (OmniLink) enabled printer or regular Epson TM printers, which are connected to the TM-Intelligent printer through Wi-Fi or Ethernet.

When Server Direct Print is set to active using TMNet WebConfig utility, the TM-Intelligent printer sends an HTTP request to the Web server periodically, e.g. every 60 sec. If the Web server has the data to be printed, the Web server application sends the HTTP response to print. The print data should be in the ePOS-Print XML or ePOS-Device XML format.

When printing is finished, the TM-Intelligent printer sends a print completion request.

As TM-Intelligent printer supports Printer Hub function, the print data not only for the TM-Intelligent printer, but also other TM printer(s) that are connected through Wi-Fi or Ethernet is downloaded and printed at the certain printer.

Using Server Direct Print, you can reduce much of the development, deployment, and/or support costs for a POS system with Internet shopping Web site, or a POS system with the server on the cloud , because you need to manage only the local printer IDs and print data at both sides. For more details, please refer to Server Direct Print User's manual.

[Note] TM-T20II-i is supported from TM-i Firmware Ver.4.3.

Web Printer Hub

The Printer Hub process is the print data conversion and transfer function at a TM-Intelligent printer of print data from a print job. With this function, an application can send the print data in XML data not only to a TM-Intelligent (OmniLink) printer but also normal Epson TM printers, which are connected to the TM-Intelligent printer through Wi-Fi or Ethernet.

When a TM-Intelligent printer receives XML print data from an application, which is running at a PC, a tablet PC, or another mobile device, then the data is pointing not to its own printer ID, but to another external printer ID, that has been configured by TMNet WebConfig, the TM-Intelligent printer converts the print data from XML data to ESC/POS command data, then transfers it to the target printer.

Using this function, you can control multiple TM printers at an application through one TM-Intelligent printer. This gives you flexible printer configurations to meet the customer's requirement for the Tablet POS system at retail or hospitality market. One TM-Intelligent printer can control up to 20 TM printers on the same network.