Hardware & setup

Choosing between 4G, Wi-Fi and Ethernet, turning an existing USB printer into a cloud printer with a Raspberry Pi, understanding why port 1883 has to be open: these articles cover the hardware side of cloud printing: the side that decides whether the ticket actually comes out.

Turning an existing USB printer into a cloud printer

The printer on the counter is usually fine. What it lacks is a way to be reached from the internet, and that is an adapter rather than a replacement.

Choosing a thermal printer for cloud printing: 4G, Wi-Fi or Ethernet

The specification that decides everything is not print speed or resolution. It is how the printer reaches the internet, and who has to be involved when it stops.