Enable Remote and Home Office Printing with Universal Print

Even in today's increasingly digital workplace, business processes still require printed documents such as contracts, forms, applications, and drawings.
Managing printing in remote work environments remains a challenge for many organizations.
Epson bridge for Universal Print at Home is a business service that enables printing from home offices and satellite offices to be managed through Universal Print.

From compact and affordable Epson Connect-enabled printers to office printers, devices can be managed through Universal Print, helping organizations support printing in remote work and hybrid work environments.

Universal Print is a cloud printing service included with eligible Microsoft 365 subscriptions, enabling centralized printer management without traditional print server infrastructure.

Are you facing any of these challenges?

• Need to print files from company systems while working from home
• Need to print documents at customer sites using mobile printers
• Need to maintain security when printing remotely
• Want IT administrators to monitor and manage printing activities in home or satellite offices
• Want to provide employees with printing capabilities while working remotely
• Want to manage compact and affordable printers through Universal Print

What this solution enables

• Securely print company documents from home or customer locations
• Monitor and manage printing activity during remote work
• Assign available printers on a per-user basis
• Use compact and affordable Epson Connect-enabled printers under Universal Print management

Benefits for Administrators and Deployment Teams

Easy to add to existing environments

Printers located at home or remote locations can be integrated into environments already using Microsoft 365 and Universal Print.
Epson Connect-enabled printers can be incorporated into existing Universal Print management.

In addition to office printers, compact and affordable Epson Connect-enabled printers can also be utilized, making it easier to build printing environments for remote workers.

Centralized print management through Universal Print

Printing activities inside and outside the office can be consolidated through Universal Print, providing greater visibility into print usage.
This enables printing-related business processes to continue in remote and satellite office environments.

Reduced administrative burden

There is no need for individual support related to driver deployment or home network configuration.
Employees can register printers themselves through a dedicated web portal using a simple process.

Start easily with low cost

Flexible pricing based on the number of registered printers allows organizations to start small.
A one-month free trial is available before production deployment.

Existing Epson Connect-enabled printers can be utilized, helping reduce investment in additional printing hardware.

Getting Started

1. Configure the service
2. Register printers with the service
3. Add registered printers to PCs

Pricing Example

Available from JPY 330 (tax included) per printer per month. Charges are billed through Microsoft.

Example Purchase

For 25 printers
Purchase a 20-printer plan and a 5-printer plan: JPY 8,250 per month (tax included)

Requirements

• Use an Epson Connect-enabled printer (supported by many Epson inkjet printers)
• Must have, or be able to obtain, a Universal Print license
  License information: https://learn.microsoft.com/universal-print/fundamentals/universal-print-license
• Windows 10 or later