<s>
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
is	O
a	O
term	O
used	O
by	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
to	O
describe	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
printing	O
technologies	O
developed	O
for	O
(	O
mobile	O
)	O
computing	O
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
and	O
laptops	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
technologies	O
use	O
cloud	O
resources	O
to	O
provide	O
mobile	O
printing	O
capabilities	O
for	O
specific	O
HP	O
ePrint-enabled	O
printers	O
and	O
MFPs	O
and	O
for	O
other	O
printers	O
using	O
applications	O
that	O
provide	O
network	O
printing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
portfolio	O
includes	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
via	O
Email	O
is	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
most	O
HP	O
printers	O
and	O
MFPs	O
that	O
enables	O
printing	O
documents	O
attached	O
to	O
email	O
messages	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
ePrint-capable	O
printer	O
or	O
MFP	O
must	O
be	O
registered	O
to	O
an	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
cloud	O
service	O
called	O
,	O
which	O
assigns	O
a	O
unique	O
email	O
address	O
to	O
the	O
printer	O
or	O
MFP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
via	O
Email	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
a	O
print	B-Application
driver	I-Application
installed	O
on	O
the	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
public	O
cloud	O
renders	O
the	O
printing	O
data	O
from	O
each	O
separate	O
attachment	O
into	O
a	O
suitable	O
print	O
data	O
stream	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
PCL3	O
,	O
PCL	B-Language
5	I-Language
,	O
or	O
PostScript	B-Language
,	O
and	O
,	O
subsequently	O
,	O
sends	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
enabled	O
printer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
email-capable	O
client	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
,	O
a	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
email	O
client	O
,	O
can	O
submit	O
print	O
jobs	O
to	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
via	O
Email	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
device	O
which	O
can	O
send	O
email	O
to	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
,	O
it	O
can	O
printout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Registered	O
users	O
can	O
also	O
log	O
into	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Center	O
to	O
manage	O
and	O
view	O
their	O
print	O
jobs	O
,	O
their	O
printers	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Center	O
provides	O
options	O
to	O
create	O
lists	O
of	O
users	O
approved	O
to	O
print	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
includes	O
spam	O
filters	O
to	O
prevent	O
unwanted	O
print	O
requests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
also	O
change	O
the	O
email	O
address	O
of	O
the	O
HP	O
ePrint-enabled	O
printer	O
or	O
MFP	O
by	O
requesting	O
a	O
new	O
one	O
(	O
each	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
email	O
address	O
must	O
be	O
unique	O
and	O
thus	O
,	O
must	O
be	O
approved	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Figure	O
1	O
shows	O
how	O
data	O
flows	O
from	O
the	O
email	O
client	O
to	O
the	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
public	O
cloud	B-General_Concept
server	I-General_Concept
(	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Center	O
)	O
for	O
rendering	O
into	O
an	O
acceptable	O
print	O
stream	O
format	O
and	O
then	O
forwarded	O
to	O
the	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
enabled	O
printer	O
or	O
MFP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Public	O
Print	O
Locations	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
printing	O
service	O
that	O
prints	O
from	O
the	O
cloud	O
using	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
mobile	O
device	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Public	O
Print	O
Locations	O
is	O
meant	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
use	O
printers	O
while	O
travelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
apps	O
are	O
free	O
and	O
include	O
versions	O
for	O
Apple	O
iPhones	B-Device
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
find	O
it	O
at	O
iTunes	B-Application
App	I-Application
store	I-Application
or	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
Blackberry	O
mobile	O
devices	O
from	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
App	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
apps	O
lists	O
various	O
registered	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
public	O
printers	O
at	O
locations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
hotels	O
,	O
airports	O
,	O
and	O
print	O
shops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
user	O
submits	O
a	O
print	O
job	O
to	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Public	O
Print	O
Locations	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
returns	O
a	O
notification	O
email	O
message	O
with	O
an	O
authorization	O
code	O
that	O
is	O
required	O
for	O
printing	O
at	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Service	O
app	O
uses	O
GPS	O
coordinates	O
to	O
locate	O
and	O
map	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
public	O
printers	O
nearby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
can	O
use	O
smartphone	B-Application
navigation	O
features	O
for	O
directions	O
to	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Public	O
Print	O
Location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Public	O
Print	O
Locations	O
supports	O
the	O
following	O
file	O
formats	O
for	O
printing	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Public	O
Print	O
Locations	O
service	O
maintains	O
a	O
database	O
of	O
public	O
print	O
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
provider	O
,	O
upon	O
receiving	O
a	O
print	O
request	O
,	O
renders	O
the	O
print	O
data	O
accordingly	O
and	O
sends	O
the	O
print	O
data	O
stream	O
(	O
PCL	B-Language
or	O
Postscript	B-Language
)	O
to	O
a	O
destination	O
print	O
queue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Enterprise	O
is	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
large	O
networks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
in	O
SMB	O
,	O
large	O
corporations	O
,	O
or	O
academic	O
environments	O
where	O
IT	O
departments	O
can	O
manage	O
private	O
cloud	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Enterprise	O
also	O
supports	O
direct	O
email	O
printing	O
from	O
a	O
corporate	O
email	O
service	O
to	O
HP	O
and	O
non-HP	O
printers	O
and	O
MFPs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Enterprise	O
(	O
service	O
)	O
app	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
submit	O
print	O
jobs	O
to	O
private	O
company	O
printers	O
or	O
to	O
public	O
print	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
must	O
be	O
registered	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
’s	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Enterprise	O
server	O
to	O
view	O
the	O
company	O
’s	O
private	O
printers	O
in	O
the	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Enterprise	O
(	O
service	O
)	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Enterprise	O
server	O
is	O
an	O
ASP.NET	B-Application
application	O
that	O
is	O
supported	O
on	O
Windows	O
Server	O
2003/2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
send	O
print	O
jobs	O
to	O
any	O
network-connected	O
printer	O
capable	O
of	O
PS	B-Language
,	O
PCL5	O
,	O
or	O
PC3-GUI	O
language	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
are	O
system	O
requirements	O
for	O
the	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Enterprise	O
server	O
application	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	O
,	O
or	O
BlackBerry	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	O
mobile	O
devices	O
use	O
a	O
direct	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Enterprise	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	O
devices	O
access	O
the	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Enterprise	O
network	O
resources	O
indirectly	O
via	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
Server	I-Application
(	O
BES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Enterprise	O
is	O
scalable	O
to	O
adapt	O
to	O
varying	O
workloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
reliability	O
and	O
scalability	O
features	O
are	O
essential	O
for	O
successful	O
cloud	B-General_Concept
computing	I-General_Concept
architectures	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Enterprise	O
supports	O
the	O
following	O
plain	O
data	O
file	O
formats	O
for	O
printing	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Enterprise	O
server	O
accepts	O
print	O
jobs	O
using	O
two	O
primary	O
protocols	O
:	O
http/https	O
and	O
SMTP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Enterprise	O
private	O
cloud	O
printing	O
service	O
accepts	O
a	O
print	O
job	O
message	O
,	O
it	O
converts	O
the	O
print	O
job	O
into	O
an	O
appropriate	O
printer	O
language	O
(	O
PCL	B-Language
or	O
Postscript	B-Language
)	O
via	O
an	O
internal	O
rendering	O
process	O
and	O
submits	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
printer	O
or	O
MFP	O
via	O
TCP	O
port	O
9100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Enterprise	O
server	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
processing	O
multiple	O
print	O
jobs	O
simultaneously	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
message	O
queue	O
service	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
track	O
the	O
progress	O
of	O
each	O
individual	O
print	O
job	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Enterprise	O
server	O
has	O
a	O
Web-based	O
administration	O
console	O
,	O
which	O
any	O
authorized	O
user	O
can	O
access	O
using	O
a	O
Web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Enterprise	O
can	O
be	O
configured	O
for	O
guest	O
user	O
access	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Enterprise	O
administrators	O
can	O
limit	O
printing	O
access	O
to	O
company	O
devices	O
by	O
user	O
(	O
guest	O
or	O
regular	O
)	O
as	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Wireless	O
Direct	O
Printing	O
is	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
some	O
HP	O
printers	O
and	O
MFPs	O
that	O
connects	O
directly	O
to	O
mobile	O
devices	O
for	O
printing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
HP	O
printer	O
or	O
MFP	O
that	O
has	O
the	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Wireless	O
Direct	O
Printing	O
feature	O
behaves	O
as	O
a	O
wireless	O
access	O
point	O
where	O
the	O
mobile	O
device	O
connects	O
as	O
though	O
it	O
were	O
on	O
any	O
wireless	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	O
(	O
4.2	O
or	O
later	O
)	O
includes	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Airprint	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
can	O
print	O
using	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Wireless	O
Direct	O
Printing	O
once	O
the	O
mobile	O
device	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
printing	O
device	O
wireless	O
access	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
and	O
other	O
platforms	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
an	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Wireless	O
Direct	O
printing	O
device	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
print	O
only	O
with	O
supported	O
apps	O
such	O
as	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Operating_System
AirPrint	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
print	O
subsystem	O
included	O
with	O
iOS	O
4.2	O
and	O
later	O
(	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPad	O
,	O
and	O
iPod	O
touch	O
)	O
that	O
can	O
find	O
available	O
printers	O
and	O
send	O
them	O
print	O
jobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
HP	O
collaborated	O
to	O
develop	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
AirPrint	I-Operating_System
which	O
enables	O
iOS	O
devices	O
to	O
print	O
to	O
many	O
HP	O
branded	O
printers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Operating_System
AirPrint	I-Operating_System
creates	O
a	O
PDF	B-Application
internally	O
,	O
an	O
HP	O
filter	O
(	O
pdftopcl	O
)	O
then	O
renders	O
the	O
PDF	B-Application
into	O
PCL	B-Language
data	O
that	O
the	O
printer	O
can	O
process	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
the	O
printer	O
prints	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Operating_System
AirPrint	I-Operating_System
begins	O
when	O
the	O
user	O
selects	O
the	O
Action	O
button	O
and	O
chooses	O
the	O
Print	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Operating_System
AirPrint	I-Operating_System
searches	O
the	O
network	O
for	O
available	O
printers	O
using	O
the	O
mDNS	O
network	O
protocol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
includes	O
three	O
mobile	O
printing	O
apps	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Software	O
(	O
formerly	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Mobile	O
Print	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
print	B-Application
driver	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
or	O
Macintosh	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
cloud	O
printing	O
,	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Wireless	O
Direct	O
printing	O
,	O
and	O
local	O
area	O
network	O
(	O
LAN	O
)	O
direct	O
printing	O
from	O
any	O
application	O
to	O
any	O
HP	O
printer	O
or	O
HP	B-Application
ePrint	I-Application
Public	O
Printing	O
Locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
can	O
print	O
directly	O
to	O
network	O
connected	O
HP	O
Postscript	B-Language
printing	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
