Associating This Machine with an iOS Terminal Using Bluetooth LE

Enabling the Bluetooth LE function of this machine

The Bluetooth LE is the standard for power-saving near-field communication that is used for connection between handheld terminals or other devices several meters away each other.

Configure a setting to support Bluetooth LE on this machine. If you move the iOS terminal closer to this machine, you can connect the iOS terminal to this machine easily using the application.

Select [System Settings] - [System Connection Setting] - [Mobile Connection Settings] in administrator mode of Web Connection (or in [Utility] - [Administrator] of this machine), and configure the following settings.

Setting

Description

[Simple Connection Setting]

Configure functions to associate with a mobile terminal.

  • [Enable Bluetooth LE]: When using the Bluetooth LE, set this option to ON (default: OFF).

Tips
  • To use Bluetooth LE, the installation of the required option and the setting by the service representative are required. For details on the required option, refer to [Communication options] .

Connecting an iOS terminal to this machine via Konica Minolta Mobile Print using Bluetooth LE

This section describes how to connect an iOS terminal to this machine using Konica Minolta Mobile Print installed in the iOS terminal.

preconditionEnable the Bluetooth LE terminal setting of Konica Minolta Mobile Print.

preconditionEnable the wireless connection and Bluetooth LE for iOS terminal.

preconditionEnable the Bluetooth LE function of this machine ( [Enabling the Bluetooth LE function of this machine] ).

preconditionConfigure a setting to display the QR code on this machine because network information of this machine is read with the QR code ( [Enabling the QR code display function of this machine] ).

preconditionCheck that this machine and the iOS terminal are connected to the same wireless LAN environment.

preconditionThe steps below must be executed near this machine.

  1. Start the application on the iOS terminal, and display the screen that enables you to register this machine.

  2. Display the list of devices compatible with Bluetooth LE communication, then select this machine.

  3. Display the QR code on the screen of this machine, and read the QR code using the application.

    supplementary explanationTo display the QR code, tap [Utility] - [Device Information] - [QR Code Display] on this machine.

    This starts a pairing with this machine, and registers this machine in the application.

Tips
  • For details on how to operate the application, refer to Help of the application.

Connecting an iOS terminal to this machine via bizhub Remote Access using Bluetooth LE

This section describes how to connect an iOS terminal to this machine using bizhub Remote Access installed in the iOS terminal.

preconditionEnable the wireless connection and Bluetooth LE for iOS terminal.

preconditionEnable the Bluetooth LE function of this machine ( [Enabling the Bluetooth LE function of this machine] ).

preconditionEnable Bonjour in [Bonjour Setting] ( [Bonjour Setting] ).

preconditionEnable SNMP in [SNMP Setting] ( [SNMP Setting] ).

preconditionIn [bizhub Remote Access Setting] ( [bizhub Remote Access Setting] ), permit a connection with this machine using bizhub Remote Access.

  1. Start the application on the iOS terminal.

  2. Search for devices on the screen of the iOS terminal, then select this machine from the list of Bluetooth LE devices displayed in the search results.

    The terminal can be connected to this machine by operating from the application.

Tips
  • For details on how to operate the application, refer to Help of the application.