Adding printers

  1. Select Printer Management in the Administration menu.
  2. Select Printers. The Add Printer page is displayed.
  3. Specify this information:
    Printer Name

    Specify the name of the printer you are adding.

    Hostname

    Specify the printer's network name or IP address.

    Note: 

    Add the printer to your local machine to use the printer's network name. Otherwise, use the printer's IP address.

    Type

    Select the type of printer that you want to add.

    • Report – A printer that prints documents on the standard 8.5 x 11 inch paper stock.

    • Label – A specialized printer for labels that uses a language to describe the layout of information on a label.

    Mobile Checkbox

    Enabled only for Report type printers.

    Company

    Select the company you make the printer accessible from.

    Company Default

    Select this check box to make the printer you are adding the default printer for the selected company.

  4. Specify this information:
    Make

    Specify the brand name of the label printer.

    Model

    Specify the model number of the label printer.

    Port

    Specify the port that the label printer is connected to.

    Protocol

    Select the printing protocol your system uses for label printers.

    LPR Server

    Specify the server your laser printer is connected to.

    Language

    Specify the name of the proprietary language the label printer uses to determine the layout of text on the label.

    User Name

    Specify your user name.

    Password

    Specify your password.

    Confirm Password

    Specify your password.

    Max Retries

    Specify the number of times that you want the label printer to retry printing if there is an error.

    Retry Timeout

    Specify the number of seconds that you want the label printer to wait before trying to print after an error.

  5. Specify this information:
    Port

    Required. Specify the port that the label printer is connected to. Default is 6109.

    Protocol

    Select the printing protocol your system uses for label printers. Default is RAWSOCKET.

    Language

    Specify the name of the proprietary language the mobile printer uses to determine the layout of text on the paper. Default is ZPL.

    Max Retries

    Required. Specify the number of times that you want the label printer to retry printing if there is an error. Default value is 0.

    Retry Timeout

    Required. Specify the number of seconds that you want the label printer to wait before trying to print after an error. Default value is 0.

  6. Click Save to save the printer information.

    The Add Printer confirmation page is displayed.