Photo booth operators
iPad booths print 4×6 photos and 2×6 strips with no laptop. Connect AirCastPro to a hotspot and the booth can text and share while it prints.
AirPrint like
you mean it.For your photo printers.
The fastest wireless print server for photo printers. A pocket-size box that puts your DNP, Citizen, Mitsubishi, HiTi or Sinfonia dye-sub printer, or a Liene PixCut S1 sticker printer, on its own network. Pick it in your booth app and print. No laptop in the booth, no drivers to install, and no need for venue Wi-Fi.
- No laptop
- Works without internet
- Wireless or wired
$449.99 MSRP5 · sold by authorized dealers worldwide
Plug & print
From box to first print
in minutes.
AirCastPro finds your printer, installs it, and shares it on its own Wi-Fi network. Your booth app sees an AirPrint printer, so there is nothing to install on the iPad.
Plug in the printer
Load media, then connect the printer to a USB port on AirCastPro.
Power on
AirCastPro starts by itself and opens its own Wi-Fi network within about a minute.
Join the network
Connect your iPad to the
AirCastPronetwork with the password on your setup card, or plug in Ethernet.Print
Choose the AirCastPro printer in your booth app. With 4×6 media you'll see one printer for 4×6 prints and one for 2×6 strips.
Why a print server
Take the laptop
out of the booth.
A laptop as print server
- One more computer to carry, charge and keep updated
- Printer drivers to install and reinstall after updates
- Printer sharing to configure on every venue network
- Stops printing when the venue Wi-Fi drops
- A pocket-size box that sits on the printer
- Finds and installs the printer for you
- Brings its own Wi-Fi network, so every venue looks the same
- Prints with no internet at all; add internet only when you want it
Who it's for
One box.
Three ways to work.
Permanent installations
Venues, attractions and kiosks that run unattended. AirCastPro Uptime shows each system's printers and remaining media from anywhere.
Event photographers
Print from a laptop's hot folder, straight from the camera over FTP, or let guests upload their own photos. Borders are added automatically.
Features
Every way your photos arrive.
One print server.
AirPrint iOS · iPadOS · Mac
Print from the Photos app, a booth app or any app with a Print button. Nothing to install.
Android, Windows & Linux
The same printers over IPP: Android with a print service app such as Mopria, plus Windows and Linux computers.
Hot folders
Drop images into a shared folder from a laptop, a desktop, or the Files app on iPhone and iPad.
FTP
Point a camera or app at AirCastPro over FTP, choose a print folder, and uploads print right away.
USB drives & cards
Plug in a flash drive or media card. AirCastPro finds the images and prints them.
Guest upload
Guests upload and print their own photos from a web page, with upload limits you set.
Print pools
More printers. Shorter lines.
Group printers into a pool that your app sees as one printer. Each job goes to the printer that is free or has the shortest queue, and jobs move away from a printer that stops for a jam or empty media.
- Mix makes and models; keep the print size the same across the pool.
- The first printer you add gets priority, so add your fastest first.
- Every printer in a pool stays available on its own, and you can name a backup printer.
Run the event
See every print. Reprint any of them.
The Print Queue shows a thumbnail of each image, the printer or pool it went to, and its status. The Printer List shows every printer with a gauge of the media left.
- Reprint Gallery: find an earlier print, choose copies and any configured printer.
- Photo archive: download single photos, or everything as one zip.
- Slideshow: show photos on a TV over HDMI, or in any browser on a tablet, computer or smart TV.
Finishing
Prints that leave finished.
The HEIPr™ v3 imaging engine resizes, crops and converts each image to fit the media without stretching it, and adds your borders on the way.
- Instant borders for portrait and landscape, chosen by the image's orientation.
- Overcoat watermarking etches your logo into the glossy finish (DNP DS620, DS620A, DS820, DS820A, QW410; Citizen CW-02, CW-02W, CZ-01).
- Color control: the printer's ICC profiles, or load your own.
- Print size override lets people print any size the loaded media allows, without reconfiguring.3
Connectivity
Wireless when you want it.
Wired when you need it.
Venue Wi-Fi is the most common reason booth printing fails. AirCastPro doesn't depend on it.
Its own network
A dual-band hotspot on 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz, with the network name and password you choose. Printing needs no internet.
Print and share at once
A cellular iPad on the AirCastPro network keeps its own cellular data for texting and sharing while it prints. No cellular? Connect AirCastPro to a mobile hotspot or a Wi-Fi network and your devices get internet through it.
Gigabit Ethernet
Plug AirCastPro into a wired network. Or tether an iPad straight to it, with a USB-C cable into its USB port or a USB-C to Ethernet adapter, for a fully wired booth in crowded venues.
More than one unit
Run several AirCastPro systems on one network, and choose which network interfaces offer the printers.
Event-day tip: keep the iPad joined to the AirCastPro network and turn off Auto-Join for other saved networks. Best practices for reliable printing
Panoramic printing
Panoramas from any device.
AirCastPro did it first.
AirCastPro was the first to bring panoramic printing to iOS, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux, over AirPrint and IPP. Print 2- and 3-panel continuous panoramas, or Frame panoramas you trim into a windowed set.
6×14
to 8×36inch panoramic prints on supported DNP, Citizen and Kodak printers2
to 8×36inch panoramic prints on supported DNP, Citizen and Kodak printers2
Supported printers
Check your printer.
The brands events run on.
DNP, Citizen, Mitsubishi, HiTi, Kodak, Canon, Sinfonia, Sony and more: 100+ dye-sub photo and sticker printer models from 13 makers. Plug one in and AirCastPro recognizes it, installs it, and shows its remaining media when the printer reports it.1
PixCut
Every supported model
- DNP
- DS620A · DS620 · DS820A · DS820 · DS-RX1HS · DS-RX1 · QW410 · DS40 · DS80 · DS80DX · DS621 / DS821 (Europe)
- Canon
- SELPHY CP1500 · CP1300 · CP1200 · CP1000 · CP910 · CP900 · CP820 · CP810 · CP800 · CP790 · CP780 · CP770 · CP760 · CP750 · CP740 · CP730 · CP720 · CP710 · CP600 · CP530 · CP520 · CP510 · CP500 · CP400 · SELPHY ES40 · ES30 · ES20 · ES3 · ES2 · ES1
- Citizen
- CX-02 · CX-02W · CY-02 · CZ-01 · CW-02 / OP900II · CW-01 / OP900 · CX · CX-W · CY
- Fujifilm
- ASK-300
- HiTi
- P525L · P520L · P630 / P630A / P630C · P720L · P728L · P750L · P510K · P510L · P510S · P510Si · P518A · P518S · P310W · P322W · P461 Prinhome
- JoySpace
- U826
- Kodak
- 305 · 605 · 6800 · 6850 · 7000 · 8800 · 8810 · 9810
- Liene
- PixCut S1 sticker printer
- Mitsubishi Electric
- CP-D90DW · CP-D80DW · CP-D70DW · CP-D707DW · CP-K60DW-S · CP-9550DW / CP-9550D · CP-9550DW-S / CP-9550DZ · CP-9600DW · CP-9500DW · CP-3800DW
- Primera
- Impressa IP60
- Sinfonia / Shinko
- CS2 (CHC-S6145) · S3 (CHC-S2245) · S2 (CHC-S2145) · CE1 (CHC-S6245)
- Sony
- UP-DR150 · UP-DR200 · UP-CR10L · UP-CX1
- SwiftFoto
- KSF-10R
Every model AirCastPro 3 recognizes and installs on its own when you plug it in. Print sizes by media: DNP · Citizen. Don't see your printer? Ask support before you buy.
Booth apps
Works with the booth app
you already use.
AirCastPro shows up as a standard AirPrint and IPP printer, so any app with a print button can use it. Not sure about yours? Ask us before you order.
- An AirPrint and IPP print serverAny booth app that prints to AirPrint or IPP can use it, with no plug-in or driver. Setup guides for popular booth apps are in the support center.
- 4×6 and 2×6 from one rollWith 4×6 media, AirCastPro offers a 4×6 printer and a 2×6 strip printer, ready for your app to pick.
- Any size the media allowsApps that choose their own paper size can print it without you reconfiguring anything.3
Included with AirCastPro 3
Your whole fleet.
At a glance.
AirCastPro Uptime is the online portal for your AirCastPro systems, at no extra charge. See every system and printer, how much media is left and what printed, get email alerts, and manage settings and updates remotely. It's built for operators with several units, unattended installations and booths in different places.
Live system health
Online or offline at a glance, with temperature, memory, load and uptime for each system, plus 24-hour charts.
Printers and media
Every printer across your systems with model, serial number, status and media remaining, without being on site.
Alerts your way
Email alerts in real time or as an hourly, daily or weekly digest, with quiet hours. Webhooks for your own tools.
Remote control and updates
See when an update is available and install it, reboot, reset a printer, and change hotspot, slideshow, FTP and USB settings from anywhere.
Print reports
Prints today, this week and all time; 7, 30 and 90-day volume, success rate, busiest printers and print sizes.
Support and news
Open support tickets tied to a system, and get news from the AirCastPro team, in 20 languages.
Update. Uptime needs AirCastPro 3 Build 464 or later and an internet connection.
Find your code. In your AirCastPro settings, open Advanced… → Global Settings → Show UUID for the 12-character registration code.
Register. Enter the code at uptime.aircastpro.com and create your account.
Turn it on. Back in Global Settings, check Enable Health Monitoring. Add more systems anytime.
Technical details
AirCastPro 3
specifications.
| Processor | Quad-core ARM |
|---|---|
| Wi-Fi | Dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. Built-in hotspot with your own network name and password; can also join an outside Wi-Fi network for internet |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet; also tethers an iPad directly through a USB-C to Ethernet adapter |
| USB | Two free USB ports for printers, a flash drive, or a USB-C cable to tether an iPad; add more ports with a powered USB hub4 |
| HDMI | Slideshow output to a TV or monitor |
| Printing | AirPrint and IPP, hot folders (SMB/AFP), FTP, USB drives and media cards, guest upload web page |
| Prints from | iPhone and iPad (iOS 13 or later), Mac, Android (with Mopria or a similar print service), Windows and Linux |
| Printers | 100+ dye-sub models from DNP, Canon, Citizen, Fujifilm, HiTi, JoySpace, Kodak, Liene, Mitsubishi, Primera, Sinfonia/Shinko, Sony and SwiftFoto; print pools with no set limit on printers per pool |
| Settings | Any web browser at AirCastPro.local, in 19 languages |
| Remote management | AirCastPro Uptime, included |
| Power | 5 V USB-C power supply included; no power switch, starts when plugged in |
| Compliance | CE; EU Declaration of Conformity |
| Warranty | One year |
| Updates | One year of over-the-air software updates |
| Made | Designed and assembled in the USA; software by Allen Christopher Software, New York |
| Support | support@aircastpro.com, the support center, and phone support through your dealer |
Know before you buy
Questions
we hear most.
Will it work with my photo booth app?
If your app can print to an AirPrint printer, it can print through AirCastPro. On Android, Windows and Linux it appears as a standard IPP printer. There are setup guides for popular booth apps in the support center. If you want to be sure about your app and workflow, ask us before you order.
Do I need internet to print?
No. AirCastPro makes its own Wi-Fi network and prints with no internet at all. When the iPad joins it, iOS may say "No Internet Connection"; that's expected and printing still works.
Can the booth text and share photos while it prints?
Yes. Connect AirCastPro to a mobile hotspot or Wi-Fi network from its settings, and devices on the AirCastPro network get internet through it. Keep the iPad on the AirCastPro network, not the hotspot. We don't recommend relying on venue Wi-Fi.
Can I run the booth completely wired?
Yes. Tether the iPad to AirCastPro the way you would cable it to a printer: a USB-C cable into AirCastPro's USB port, or a USB-C to Ethernet adapter and an Ethernet cable into its Ethernet port. The iPad's own Wi-Fi or cellular data stays free for internet, and other devices can still print over Wi-Fi. Wired setup guide
Can it print 4×6 photos and 2×6 strips?
Yes. With 4×6 media on a printer that cuts strips, AirCastPro sets up two printers: one for 4×6 prints and one for 2×6 strips. Larger media adds sizes such as 5×7, 6×8, 8×10 and panoramas, depending on the printer. See the print sizes for DNP and Citizen printers.
Can I use more than one printer?
Yes. Each printer can be used on its own, or grouped into a print pool that shares the jobs between printers, which helps at busy events. Pools can mix models as long as they print the same size.
Does it work with my printer?
Check the model list above. If your printer isn't there, ask support before you buy.
How do I get help?
Email support@aircastpro.com or use the support center, which has a getting-started guide in six languages and a step-by-step troubleshooter. For phone support, call the dealer you bought from.
What warranty and updates come with it?
AirCastPro 3 comes with a one-year warranty and one year of over-the-air software updates.
How do I keep it up to date?
Your build number is under Menu → About in the AirCastPro settings. The software update page lists the current build, and AirCastPro Uptime tells you when an update is ready.
Where to buy
Built for event photography.
Sold by people who know it.
AirCastPro is available only from these authorized dealers. Some also offer bundles with a printer and media.
$449.99MSRP5
North America
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
France
Germany
Netherlands
United Arab Emirates
Singapore
Help & resources
Answers when you need them.
Getting startedSet up AirCastPro, your printer and your iPad. In six languages.
Best practicesHabits that keep printing reliable on event day.
Booth app guidesSetup tips for popular iOS photo booth apps.
TroubleshootingA step-by-step guide when a print doesn't come out.
User manualUser guides in English, German, Spanish and French.
SupportKnowledge base and support tickets.
AirCastPro UptimeSign in to monitor your systems.
Declaration of conformityRegulatory and safety information.
Contact
Talk to the team
that builds it.
Questions about printers, booth apps, events or dealers? Send Allen Christopher Software a message. For help with a system you own, email support@aircastpro.com or use the support center.