Printer Installation
You will learn the network setup requirements and steps needed before installing Bravo-compatible printers, including cabling and hardware recommendations.
Prerequisites for Network Printer Install
Prior to contacting Bravo for printer installation, please ensure that your internal network has been configured, based on Bravo’s Network Topology Guide , by an IT Professional. As a brief overview, the steps below will guide you in configuring your network:
Note: These steps are designed to be for small to medium sized stores.
- Obtain a modem from your Internet Service Provider(ISP)
- Obtain a router. Standard Linksys, NetGear, or Cisco small business routers are preferred.
- Depending on the size of your store, obtain an 8, 16, or 24 port switch. Switches with 16 ports are best for stores with 3 workstations.
- Connect the modem into the router's WAN port. This will be a standalone port.
- Connect the router to the switch. This can be done by putting one end of an Ethernet cable into port 1 of the router and the other end into port 1 of the switch.
- Connect all Bravo workstations and Bravo printers into the switch via Ethernet cables. This could require the store to request the help of a certified network technician to run Ethernet cables from the switch to the device.
Below you will find links to guides that can help you install your Zebra, Star, Pawn Ticket, and Reports printers. For your convenience we have attached these installation guides to the bottom of this article for download.
Links:
Installing the Star TSP 100 Printer
Reports and PawnTickets Printer Installation Information
Setting Up a Dual Tray Printer