How do I connect an Intermec printer to the network via an NIC?

Tip: The following procedure should only be performed by an IT professional.

Complete this procedure if you are connecting an Intermec printer to two or more workstations via an NIC (Network Interface Card) connection. The system supports Intermec printers to print screen labels through either a serial, LPT, or NIC connection to either a print server or a client workstation. Label types include bin labels, receipt labels, control labels, parts transfers, and reports.

Tip: If you attach an Intermec label printer to a client workstation, it limits printer access from other workstations and is therefore not recommended. (If a workstation is shut down, for example, all printers attached to it become disabled.) If you attach the Intermec label printer to a print server, it can better accommodate multiple jobs and can remain in operation after workstations are shut down.

Step 1. Connect the printer to the network via a card.

Step 2. Test print a label by using a straightened paper clip to press the test button on the back of the printer. The label contains the printer's current IP.

Note: By default, the printer uses DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to obtain an IP address. If you want the printer to have a static IP address, complete steps 3–6. Otherwise, go to step 7.

Step 3. On a PC connected to the same network, start Internet Explorer and type the IP address from the test label in the Address field.

A log in screen appears.

Step 4. In the Password field, type intermec.

Step 5. Click the IP/Network settings link and change the IP address to a static IP.

Step 6. Click the Submit button, and then print another test label to verify the IP. If you have a print server, do this on the print server; otherwise, use a PC on the network.

Step 7. Install the printer drivers from the Intermec CD. (Refer to the Intermec documentation for details.)

Step 8. Share the printer.

a. From the Start menu, click Control Panel.

b. Double-click the Printers and Faxes icon, right-click the applicable printer, and then select Properties from the shortcut menu.

c. In the printer window, click the Sharing tab.

d. Click the Shared As checkbox, type LABELS in the Share name field, and click OK.

Step 9. Log in as an administrative user and create a new printer device/queue.

a. Go to System Management -> Setup -> Printers -> Printer Devices/Queues.

b. Click the Prepare For Insert button .
The screen fields become available for input.

c. Type or select the following options in each field:

Printer ID: user defined
Description: user defined
Printer type:
Label or standard: auto-populates when you select the printer type
Device/queue name: \\MACHINE_NAME\LABELS

Note: MACHINE_NAME is the name of the PC from which the printer is being shared.

d. Select the Send output to client station checkbox.

e. Leave the For messages only checkbox blank.

f. Click the Process button to update the database.

Step 10. Repeat step 9 for each label printer that you are defining.

Step 11. Add the new printer device/queue to all users who will be printing to the label printer:

a. Go to System Management -> Setup -> Access Rights -> Users.

b. On the Printers tab, filter and retrieve the user IDs to whom you want to grant label printing privileges.

c. On the Printers tab, assign the printer (or printers) that you defined in step 5 to the applicable user IDs, and then click Save to update the database.

Step 12. Test the printer using the PR:BIN LABELS screen.

Tip: Use the BIN LABEL PRINTER to print bin labels and the Bin Labels report from the Bin Labels screen. Use the RECEIPT LABEL PRINTER to print parts labels from the Quick Orders and Receipts screens, for example.

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How do I connect an Intermec printer to the network via an NIC?

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