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Set up - Use a Browser or download the App

Star printer models: MCP31L & MCP31LB

How to set up a Star mC-Print3 printer to print from any device using SplitAbility POS on a LAN.

The mC-Print can be configured using either:

A web browser.

Note: Some configuration setting can only be accessed via the mC-Print Utility App.
e.g. Memory Switch Setting.
The mC-Print Utility App (down-load from the Play Store or App Store).

Connect the printer to LAN using an Ethernet Cat 5 or Cat 6 patch cable (RJ45 connector).

Perform a "Self Test" to check the settings of the printer:

Turn the printer off - Hold down the power button on the right side of the operation panel for 1 second or more.
While holding down the FEED button, press the Power button, and release it.
Release the FEED button when Self-Printing has started.
The first print contains the printer settings, a short time after the second will give the interface settings of the printer.

Set the printer to use a static IP address:

Connect the printer to the LAN.
Perform a "Self Test" on the printer, see above procedure, the printer will claim a dynamic IP address.
Browse to the printer: e.g. In a browser URL: http://192.168.0.123 (Use the IP address of printer).
Log in using the default username “root”, password “public”.
Network Configuration -› IP Parameters.
Set the IP address of the printer to be a static IP address (e.g. 192.168.0.250 or 10.0.0.250).
[Subnet Mask -› as per the self test settings e.g. 255.255.255.0 ]
[Default Gateway -› as per the self test settings e.g. 192.168.0.1]
Save the printer settings then exit.
Alternatively use the App to perform the same configuration.

Set SplitAbility to send prints to the above static IP address:

Setting - Admin - Printing.
Select the printer type and add the IP address.

Optional:

Reserve the static IP addresses for your printers in your router's LAN Setup.
This is done in the router's "LAN IP Setup" - "Address Reservation" section.

Trouble shooting:

If the printer does not claim a dynamic IP address.
Ensure you have DHCP enabled on your router so that the printer will automatically be allocated an IP address (This is usually the default setting).
Test the connection to the printer by "pinging" it: e.g. From a command prompt: "ping 192.168.0.250" (Use the IP address of printer).
If the ping test is successful, browse to the printer: e.g. In a browser URL: http://192.168.0.250 (Use the IP address of printer).

To reset a Star WebPRNT printer to factory default settings:

Power down the printer (Hold down the power button on the front of the printer for 1 second or more).
Insert a pen tip into the reset hole at the rear of the printer.
While holding down the RESET switch, press and release the power button.
Hold down the RESET switch until the Network LED (green) in the center of the operation panel flashes.
Hold down the FEED button to execute initialization of communication settings.

Note: MCP31LB models must NOT use Bluetooth.

For detailed information, refer to Star's on-line manual: mC-Print3 Online Manual