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admin:printer_installation [2020/03/11 12:23] – [GK420t - status light descriptions] lou | admin:printer_installation [2020/10/05 23:45] – [Setup] Craig Drown | ||
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We recommend **Zebra GK420t** label printer with a network port.\\ | We recommend **Zebra GK420t** label printer with a network port.\\ | ||
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- There are now 2 options for setting a static address | - There are now 2 options for setting a static address | ||
- (Preferred method): Configure your DHCP server to assign a static address to the printer. Note that after doing this, you may have to turn the printer off and back on to get the new address from the DHCP server. | - (Preferred method): Configure your DHCP server to assign a static address to the printer. Note that after doing this, you may have to turn the printer off and back on to get the new address from the DHCP server. | ||
- | - Alternative: | + | - Alternative: |
- | - You can now log on to the printer using it's current IP address http:// | + | - The default static address for the printer is 192.168.254.254. |
+ | - If you are connecting to that address, you must assign your own computer a 192.168.254.X address so it can connect to the printer. | ||
- Go to "Print Server Settings", | - Go to "Print Server Settings", | ||
* user: admin | * user: admin | ||
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- Manual media calibration (you most likely don't need this) | - Manual media calibration (you most likely don't need this) | ||
- | ==== GK420 Calibrating the printer ==== | + | ==== Calibrating the printer |
For various reasons the printer may need to be re-calibrated. The act of " | For various reasons the printer may need to be re-calibrated. The act of " | ||
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- | ==== GK420 Setting the label width ==== | + | ==== Setting the label width GK420 ==== |
Note that you **do not** have to do this to get the right width when printing from mSupply. \\ | Note that you **do not** have to do this to get the right width when printing from mSupply. \\ | ||
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- | ==== GK420 - print out the configuration status ==== | + | ==== Print out the configuration status |
You can print out a configuration status label with the IP address and other information once you have the printer detecting the label width correctly. | You can print out a configuration status label with the IP address and other information once you have the printer detecting the label width correctly. | ||
* Hold down the feed button - the light will flash once: immediately release the button when it flashes once. | * Hold down the feed button - the light will flash once: immediately release the button when it flashes once. | ||
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See the [[https:// | See the [[https:// | ||
- | ==== GK420t - status | + | ==== Status |
- | What is the Status light on my Zebra GK420 printer trying to tell me??? | + | What is the Status light on my Zebra GK420 printer trying to tell me??? |
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^ LED status and colour | ^ LED status and colour | ||
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NOTE: **Defragmentation** is a normal operation of the GK420t printer. | NOTE: **Defragmentation** is a normal operation of the GK420t printer. | ||
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+ | ==== Zebra TLP 2844 ==== | ||
+ | You may have an old label printer : Zebra TLP 2844 | ||
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+ | Click to download the user guide for {{ : | ||
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+ | On page 48 the manual has a guide on how to manually calibrate the printer. | ||
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