Orchard Enterprise Technical Reference Guide

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Description

Use the Network Label Printers page to add or edit the printers available to assign to locations and users in the Locations page and the Application page. Because using this feature enables the server to print the labels directly, there is no way of alerting users to any errors, so the system sends errors to the Error Log instead of displaying a message. 

Access

AdminCenter > Other Setup > Network Label Printers


Technical Manual

Label Printer List

Use the Label Printer List page to view available label printers.

Show active only

Select this checkbox to view active label printers only.

You set the active/inactive status on the Label Printer Configuration page. 

NameEnter one or more characters of the label printer name in the search field to narrow the list to those that match your entry.
AddSelect this button to add a label printer. 
RefreshSelect this button to refresh the list.
Show _ entriesIf the list is longer than one page, use the left and right arrow buttons, located above and below the list of label printers, to navigate through the list, or enter a specific value of entries in the field.
Name in listSelect the name of a label printer in the list to view or edit information on the Label Printer Configuration page.


Label Printer Configuration

Use the Label Printer Configuration page to add or edit a label printer.

NameEnter the name of the label printer in this field. This field is required.
Active

Select this checkbox to enable users to select the label printer while assigning label printers on the Locations administration page or the Applicationpage. Clear this checkbox to restrict users from selecting the label printer.

If the label printer is inactive, the system clears it from the Label Printer List list page when you select the Show active only checkbox. 

Description

Enter a description of the label printer.

For example, you may wish to describe the model or where the printer is located.

Standard Label Printer

Select the checkbox to make the printer a standard label printer.

Note

Standard printers print labels for Summary Master, Lab Master, Tube/Container, Patient, Aliquot, Aliquot Spacer, Client Services, Metacontainer, etc.

AP Cassette Label PrinterSelect the checkbox to make the printer an AP cassette label printer.
AP Slide Label PrinterSelect the checkbox to make the printer an AP slide label printer.
Microbiology Media Label Printer

Select this checkbox to indicate that this label printer is a media label printer for microbiology. 

Note

This checkbox is only available for users with a Microbiology license.

Printer Type

Select a printer type from this drop-down list:

  • EPL2
  • ZPL II
  • Labeler

 If Labeler and the Network Label Printer option (below) is selected, enter the printer name into the Network printer name field. This is required.

Label DarknessEnter a value in this field to configure the darkness of the label. The default value is 10.
Network Label Printer

Select this option if the printer being used is a network label printer.

  • IP Address: Enter the IP address of the label printer in this field. This is a required field. 
  • Test: Select this button to have the system attempt to connect to the entered IP address and port number to confirm that the settings are valid. If it cannot connect successfully, check your settings, and then select Test again.
  • Port: Enter the number of the port in this field. Note that the Port field only accepts an integer between zero and 65,536. If you leave the port number blank or set it to zero, the system uses the default port of 9,100.
RAPS Label Printer

Select this option if the printer being used is a RAPS label printer. 

If you select this option as well as the Labeler option from the Printer Type drop-down field, the network printer name is no longer a required field and a note will explain that if no network printer name is defined, labels will be printed to the default printer selected in the Labeler executable configuration.

  • IP Address: Enter the IP address of the label printer in this field. This is a required field. 
  • Test: Select this button to have the system attempt to connect to the entered IP address and port number to confirm that the settings are valid. If it cannot connect successfully, check your settings, and then select Test again.
  • Port: Enter the number of the port in this field. Note that the Port field only accepts an integer between zero and 65,536. If you leave the port number blank or set it to zero, the system uses the default port of 9,100.

See the RAPS Search topic.

Note

The system displays remote label printing jobs in the label printing outbound queue.

Harvest Workstation Label Printer

Select this option if the printer being used is a Harvest Workstation label printer.

  • Local Lab (Orchard): Select in or enter the name of the local lab in this search-as-you-type field, or select the magnifying glass icon to search manually. This field is required. 
  • Workstation Printer: Select Search to enter a workstation printer name. This is a required field. There is a language column present on the data table that filters the results down to match the selected language on the Network Label Printers page. 
Device Engine Label Printer

Select this option if the printer being used is an ODE label printer. 

When a network label printer is defined as an ODE printer, labels are sent to the ODE to be printed on the configured label printer instead of sending the label directly to the label printer. This allows labels to be printed to a label printer that the system cannot access directly on its network.

For Device Engine Label Printers, you can select from the Printer Type field EPL2, ZPL II, or Labeler. 

  • Label Printer: Select the printer from this search-as-you-type field.

    Note

    If the Label Printer's interface type is Labeler, then set the Printer Type to Labeler.

    If the Label Printer's interface type is Direct Label Printer, set the Printer Type to EPL2 or ZPL II.

SaveSelect this button to record changes and return to the Label Printer List page,
< Back to ListSelect this button to return to the Label Printer List page without saving any changes.