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      Zebra Printer Configuration

      Zebra Printer Configuration

      1. Plug the power supply into the back of the Zebra printer – but leave the printer turned off
      2. Load the roll of labels into the Zebra printer
      3. Plug the network cable into the back of the printer
      4. Insert the Zebra Driver disk into a workstation on the network local to the Zebra printer

      5. Click on ZebraNet Utilities 



      6. Choose Custom & click Next
      7. Click on the down arrow to the right of the red X by “ZebraNet Connect for TCP/IP” & “Zebra Net View Java Applet 1.0” and choose “This feature, and all subfeatures, will be installed on local hard drive”.
      8. Click Next
      9. Click Install

      10. Click Finish
      11. Once the restart is complete & you are logged back in click on Start \ Programs \ ZebraNet Utilities \ ZebraNet View Java Applet
      12. A yellow bar may show up near the top of this window – click on it & choose Allow Blocked Content
      13. In the window that pops up click Yes
      14. Your window should now look like this
      15. Click on the down arrow to the right of Search Method and choose Single Device from the drop-down menu
      16. To print out a printer network configuration sheet, on the back of the printer, with a pen, press the little circular button.  It should print out 4 labels with the configuration
      17.  Back in the ZebraNet configuration, enter the IP address from the printer configuration printout into the Address window
      18. Press Begin Search 
      19. The printer should now show up in the white window to the right of Search Method –
      20. Click on the IP address below the column header. IP Address and the lower portion of this window will change 
      21. In the lower portion of the window click on Print Server and a login window will appear. Enter Admin for the username and 1234 for the password 
      22. Click OK 
      23. Click on TCP/IP Configuration 
      24. Click on the down arrow to the right of IP Address Resolution and choose Permanent from the menu 
      25. Click on Submit Changes at the bottom 
      26. Click on 'The unit must be reset for new values to take effect'
      27. Press Yes 

      Installing the Printer on the Main Server

      1. Close the above window
      2. Wait 60 seconds
      3. Place the Zebra Driver disk into the CD-ROM drive on the main server (close the autorun window that may come up)
      4. Login as Administrator
      5. Click on Start > Settings > Printers and Faxes
      6. Double click on Add a Printer 
      7. Click Next 
      8. Click Next 
      9. Click on Create a new port, and from the drop down to the right choose Standard TCP/IP Port 
      10. Click Next 
      11. Click Finish
      12. In the above window, click on the Have Disk button 
      13. Click on the Browse button 
      14. Press the My Computer icon to the left 
      15. Highlight the CD-Rom drive (Zebra Icon), and click Open 
      16. Double click on the Driver folder 
      17. Press Open
      18. Press OK
      19. In the left side window, choose Zebra EPL. In the right side window, choose Zebra TLP2824 and click Next 
      20. Name the printer “Barcode” and press Next 
      21. Share name should be “Barcode” as well. Click Next 
      22. Enter a Location if you want and press Next 
      23. DO NOT PRINT A TEST PAGE.  Click Next 
      24. Click Finish 
      25. Press Continue Anyway 


      Installing the printer on your Terminal Server or Workstation

      If you don’t use a Terminal Server, the process is the same

      1. Log onto the computer (Terminal Server or workstation) as Administrator
      2. Click on Start > Settings > Printers and Faxes
      3. Double click on Add a Printer 
      4. Click Next 
      5. Choose Network printer, and click Next 
      6. Choose Connect to this printer, and click Next 
      7. In this list of computers, double click on your servers name and the available shared printers should show up
      8. Click on Barcode to select it and click Next 
      9. Click Next
      10. Click Finish
      11. The Barcode printer should now appear in your printer list 
      Configuring the printer to work with Evosus 
      1. Right click on the printer and choose Printing Preferences 
      2. Click on the plus sign to the left of Paper/Output to expand the options 
      3. Click on the blue text to the right of Paper Size. Then on the down arrow to the right & choose 2.25 x 0.75 – (5.71cm x 1.91cm) 
      4. Click on the Customize button to the right 
      5. Change the Height dimension from 0.75 to 1.05 
      6. Click OK 
      7. Click OK 
      8. Close the Printers & Faxes window
      9. Double click on the Evosus icon and enter the Administrator username & password 
      10. Click Login
      11. Click on the Administration tab and double click on System Parameters 
      12. Click in the grid to the right of Label Paper Size Code, erase whatever is there & enter 279
      13. Click on the Printing folder in the column on the left side of the screen 
      14. Change the “Barcode Label Printer Top Margin” to 15. Change the “Barcode Label Printer Left Margin” to 30
      15. Click the Close button on the bottom right and then exit Evosus
      16. Double click on the Evosus icon and enter the Administrator username & password
      17. Click Login 
      18. Click on the Inventory tab and choose the item you want to print a barcode for 
      19. Click on the Barcode button in the upper right area 
      20. Enter the number you want to print & click OK. There should be only a single label showing in this screen regardless of the quantity you asked it to print. The quantity should show up in a window near the top right. In this case, 100 shows up as 1/100 (you are seeing label 1 of 100)
      21. Press Print in the upper left 
      22. Click Print