Samsung MobilePrint

Convenient, easy printing and scanning from mobile devices

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Contents

Introduction 

Mobile solution for printing, scanning

and file sharing

Connect all devices

Print a variety of documents

Expand print options

Print web pages

Print Google Docs 4

Scan with MobilePrint 4
Select a scanner and settings

Share files 5

Full functionality to print and scan

various types of content from
various sources

Printer models

Conclusion7
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

For more information

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Print and scan directly from mobile

devices.

This white paper describes how Samsung MobilePrint is

used to conveniently print and scan from mobile devices.

Introduction
Smartphones and tablet computers are essential in business today, and the increasingly mobile workforce needs
the ability to print and scan from these devices. Virtually
every executive and individual contributor uses one or more
mobile devices to access email and websites. A QuickPoll
Survey and Study conducted by International Data
Corporation (IDC) in June 2011 (Document #228811) found
that over 80 percent of respondents indicated some level
of mobility in their jobs. The trend toward using mobile
tools for business tasks, including printing and scanning, is
expected to rise.

Connect all devices

Users can still automatically detect and connect to devices
on the same network as the mobile device, but now locally
connected (USB-connected) devices can also be connected
to make printing quick and easy. Samsung MobilePrint
works by connecting a mobile device to a network-connected Samsung printer or wireless printer through a Wi-Fi
access point that the application automatically detects.
Devices that are not automatically detected can be added
using other methods:

Based on the 2011 IDC survey and study (Document

#228811), mobile printing consists of two basic models:
peer-to-peer printing and cloud printing. In the peer-to-peer
model, a mobile device or computer communicates directly
with a printer or multifunction printer (MFP). In the cloud
model, documents are processed by a cloud-enabled application, which can be public or private.

Printing is not a simple task on most smartphones or

tablets. A printing tool on a mobile device is usually limited
in what it offers, or it requires an external server or PC to
complete the printing task. Samsung MobilePrint gives business professionals the ability to print and scan directly to
and from any Samsung printer on a local area network with
a secure Wi-Fi access point using Android, Microsoft
Windows Mobile, or Apple iOS smartphones or tablets,
without the need for an external server or PC.

Print a variety of documents

IP address. With an IP address, users can add devices

that are on another subnet.
Server Message Block (SMB). With SMB, users can
add devices that are shared in a Windows environment.
Internet Printing Protocol (IPP). With IPP, users can
add devices that are shared in a Linux or iOS environment.

Instead of having to carry a stack of paper or keep track of a

USB device to access important documents, users can print
directly from their mobile device.

Android
For Android devices, a list of all available files that can be
printed displays in the Documents menu on the Launch
screen. Any compatible file stored on the devices secured
digital (SD) card can be printed. Samsung MobilePrint for
Android supports printing for Adobe Portable Document
Format (.pdf), Microsoft Office (.ppt, .doc, .xls), text files
(.txt) and Hangul Editor (.hwp) files.

Mobile solution for printing, scanning and file

sharing
Samsung MobilePrint is a convenient printing and scanning
application for the modern work environment. The application allows business professionals to scan from and print to
a network-connected Samsung printer or wireless printer
through a Wi-Fi access point.

Most email attachments can also be opened and printed

with MobilePrint if the email client supports this option. Any
third-party application that supports sharing can also share
documents with MobilePrint and print them through sharing.

Samsung MobilePrint is compatible with Android, iOS

and Windows Phone smartphones. Samsung MobilePrint
supports devices such as the iPod Touch and Android and
iOS-based tablets. Users install the Samsung MobilePrint
application and it automatically detects compatible
Samsung printers.

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Users can easily find documents with

the filtering feature.

Print web pages

New Android features available in the latest version of

Samsung MobilePrint include:

The availability of information anywhere at any time from a

mobile device is a significant technological development.
Until recently, users still had to connect to a computer to
print web pages. Samsung MobilePrint now gives users
even more control over web page printing needs. It is one of
the only free mobile printing applications to currently offer
web printing for Android and iOS mobile devices.

N-up document printing (printing more than one document on the same page)
Image size selection when printing images
Print Job Manager for managing multiple print jobs
An interface for third-party developers to integrate their
application with MobilePrint
Options for enterprise customers:
o Confidential printing
o Job accounting

With Android and iOS devices, users can enter a URL

and preview a printed web page. Other functions include
navigating the website, setting a home page and loading
bookmarks stored in the browser.

iOS

iOS

For iOS devices, files scanned in as PDF files or uploaded to

MobilePrint from a PC can be printed. Samsung MobilePrint
for iOS supports printing for Adobe Portable Document
Format (.pdf), Microsoft Office (.ppt, .doc, .xls), text files
(.txt) and Hangul Editor (.hwp) files.

Web printing for iOS devices is made possible through

the MobilePrint clipboard. To print web pages from an iOS
device, users can select a URL from a list and then select
a printer. The clipboard stores the web page content and
sends it to the selected device.

New iOS features available in the latest version of Samsung

MobilePrint include:

Print Google Docs

InBuilt Gallery for selecting multiple images

Google Docs printing and features
Document (doc) printing
Preview screen for multiple pages
Option to select pages to be printed
Clipboard to copy and paste multiple photos, text, and
web pages
Ability to take a snapshot and print it
Ability to choose area and size while scanning

Users can print Google Docs files from Android and iOS
devices with Samsung MobilePrint by logging in to a Google
Docs account and printing any file stored by itself or in a
collection.
Users who have many documents in Google Docs can easily find what they are looking for by filtering only starred files
or by sorting the files by type, date or title. The page range
feature is also available for Google Docs printing; so users
can print only what is needed and nothing more. The Android
Account Manager, which is only available with Android devices, allows multiple users to access this print feature.

Expand print options

The latest version of MobilePrint has added the page range
option. Now, in addition to number of copies, duplex options, paper type, size and orientation, users can select
specific document pages to print. In addition, they can now
tap on any page and use the print preview screen to zoom
in for a better look before printing.Other functions include
navigating the website, setting a home page and loading
bookmarks stored in the browser.

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Transfer files from a mobile device to

a PC or email.

Scan with MobilePrint

Share files

With Samsung MFPs, business professionals can scan

documents directly to their smartphone or tablet. Scanning
is supported for Android, iOS and Windows Phone mobile
devices. Scanning formats include PDF, JPG and PNG, and
scanning can be done in black and white or color at different
image-quality levels and sizes. A previewing option saves
time. For professionals needing multipage documents, the
scanning function works on Samsung MFPs equipped with
Automatic Document Feeder (ADF). Scans can be uploaded
to email, Google Docs or web-based file-sharing sites, such
as SugarSync1, YouSendIt2, FTP sites3, MobileMe4, or to
an internal document server on a PC or Mac.

File sharing from a mobile device to a PC or email is available for Android applications. Samsung MobilePrint is the
only mobile printing application to offer this much versatility.

iOS
Users can enter the iOS device address in a web browser
on a network-connected PC. WebDAV is used to transfer
files by mapping the device as a network drive. Microsoft
documents are also accessible.

Android
The Android application offers the Share With feature. By
pressing, holding and releasing a selected document, users
can send the file to installed networking and file-sharing
applications such as Facebook, Twitter, Gmail or
Picasa.

iOS
For iOS devices, users can select any scanner on the
network, and then select scanning options for image type,
quality and file format. If only Photo is turned on, the document is automatically scanned as a JPG file and saved in
the Photo Album. If Document is turned on, the user can
select from the JPG, PDF or PNG file formats to save the
scanned image in MobilePrints document utility. After
scanning, the user can view scanned documents on an iOS
mobile device.

Full functionality to print and scan various

types of content from sources
Samsung MobilePrint provides the fullest functionality possible for devices running on the Android, iOS or Windows
Phone operating systems. Available functions include printing photos, PDF files and web pages, and scanning documents in the JPG, PNG or PDF format to the mobile device.

Android and Windows Phone

For Android and Windows Phone devices, users can select
a scanner on the network and indicate how the document
is to be scanned. Options for image type, quality and file
format are also included. Scanned images are conveniently
saved in My Documents with the Android application and in
the isolated MobilePrint storage with the Windows Phone.
Both are accessible from the Scan screen. Saved images
can be shared through the photo gallery, Facebook and
Twitter.

Not only does Samsung MobilePrint provide the same basic

features across all platforms, it also provides the ability to
print from Facebook, Twitter, Google Docs (for Android)
and web pages. No other free mobile printing application
provides this feature.
For security-minded users, emailing a document to a computer and then printing it later creates unnecessary security
risks. Samsung MobilePrint eliminates that security concern
because users send sensitive data directly to the printer.

Select a scanner and settings

To scan a document to a mobile device, users go to the network or wireless MFP, place the document in the document
feeder or on the scanner glass, and select how the image is
to be scanned. If the document has multiple pages and the
ADF is being used, the pages are included in one PDF file.
Several scanner settings are available for all three operating
system applications. Users can scan the image in color or
black and white, change the image quality and change the
file type of the image, all directly from a mobile device.

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Printer models that support Samsung

MobilePrint

Printer models
The following Samsung printer models currently support
Samsung MobilePrint.
Category

Model name

Monochrome Laser Printer

ML-1630W, 1670, 1865W, 2250, 2251 NP, 2525W, 2550, 2570, 2580, 2850, 2853, 2855, 3050,
3310, 370, 3475, 3560, 3710, 405x, 451x, 455x, 501x, 5510, 6510, 8850, 8950, 8x00 Series
Wired/Wireless Models

Color Laser Printer

CLP-310, 320, 350, 360, 410, 610, 620, 660, 670, 680, 770 Series Wired/Wireless Models

Monochrome Laser MFP

SCX-3200, 4500W, 4623, 4623FW, 4650, 4725, 4x20, 4x21S, 4x24, 4x25, 4x26, 4x28, 4x33,
5x30, 5x37, 5635, 5x30, 5835, 5835X, 5935, 5935X, 6545, 6545X, 6x22, 6x45, 6x55, 6x55X,
8030, 8040, 8123, 8128, 8230, 8240 Series Wired/Wireless Models

Color Laser MFP

CLX-3170, 3180, 3300, 4190, 6200, 6220, 6240, 6250, 6260, 8380, 8385, 8385X, 8540, 8540X,
8640, 8650, 9250, 9252, 9350, 9352, 92x1, 93x1 Series Wired/Wireless Models

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Print and scan from mobile devices with

Samsung MobilePrint.

Conclusion
Although mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets,
have given business professionals the ability to be more
productive while away from the office, the biggest shortcoming of these devices is that they are unable to deliver
printed output for review or signature.
The free Samsung MobilePrint application for Android and
iOS devices solves this problem by enabling compatible
smartphones and tablets to print directly to any networked
or Wi-Fi enabled Samsung MFP or printer on a network with
wireless access. In addition to offering a wide array of printable documents, such as web pages, Google Docs, PDF
files, images, emails and Microsoft Office documents, the
Samsung MobilePrint application enables business professionals to scan directly from a Samsung MFP to mobile
devices, making it fast and easy to get contracts, purchase
requisitions, estimates and other documents into the system
for processing.

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Legal and additional information

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in
semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and
digital convergence technologies with 2011 consolidated
sales of US$143.1 billion. Employing approximately
222,000 people in 205 offices across 71 countries,
the company operates two separate organizations to
coordinate its nine independent business units: Digital
Media & Communications, comprising Visual Display,
Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems,
Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, and Digital Imaging; and
Device Solutions, consisting of Memory, System LSI and
LCD. Recognized for its industry-leading performance
across a range of economic, environmental and social
criteria, Samsung Electronics was named the worlds most
sustainable technology company in the 2011 Dow Jones
Sustainability Index. For more information, please visit
www.samsung.com.

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To learn more about MobilePrint and Samsung printing

solutions, see your Samsung representative or visit
www.samsung.com/printers.

1. SugarSync: An instant and secure online file sync and backup for your PC,
Mac, or mobile device.
2. YouSendIt: Sync your files and folders for access offline and on mobile
devices.
3. FTP Sites: Sites that allow File Transfer Protocol (FTP) storage of files and
documents.
4. MobileMe: Access and manage email, contacts, calendar, photos and files
on the web.
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