As previously described, “Wi5stars Printer” is a particular printer containing a firmware and software specially designed for integration with Wi5stars and it requires a simple first setup.
Below you will find the various steps to be performed to enable the printer and connect it to Wi5stars.
First, you need to edit the domain and enable the products for printing Cards and/or Vouchers.
To do this, click the propertiesFirst you have to edit the domain and enable the products for printing Cards and/or Vouchers. To perform it, click on the properties button of the involved domain and select “ Edit”.
Next, navigate to Products for the Users, expand the desired products and enable Enable Printing Cards and/or Enable Printing Vouchers.
Additionally, in the Printing Group, you can enter a description for each product group to help operators make selections when multiple products are available. For example, you could use descriptions such as “Free” and “Premium”. If multiple products share the same description, the printer will display only the group code, allowing the operator to select from the products within that group.
The next step is to add the printer to the gateway including in the domain previously configured.
Click on the properties button of the gateway and choose “ Add Printer”.
Enter the data and click on ” Save”.
For further explanations of the various fields, please refer to the “Wi5stars Printer” section.
After you have followed the previous steps, now you can generate and download the printer auto-configuration file to import into the printer. Click on the properties button of printer and choose “ Download the Printer Configuration File”.
Save the file to the path that you prefer to use in the next steps.
The selection/confirmation of menu options is performed using the green u0022OKu0022 button. To cancel a procedure, press the u0022CANCELu0022 button at the top right of the printer keyboard.
The printer can be configured in two ways:
The printer is designed to connect to WiFi networks using WPA encryption. To connect the printer to the network, simply enter the WiFi network name (SSID) and password in the designated configuration fields.
Connect the printer to a WiFi network that can access the Internet using this procedure:
Press “Menu” in the upper left corner of the printer;
Press the down arrow until “Wireless LAN” appears in the display;
Press “OK”;
Select “Scan networks” and press “OK”;
Choose the desired WiFi network and press “OK”;
Enter the password (To switch between lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and numbers, press F1.);
Once the password is entered, press “OK”;
A message “CONNECTION SUCCESSFUL” will be displayed once the connection is established.
If, after about a minute, the message “Unable to get IP. Please check the router” appears, it may indicate that you are trying to connect to a non-WPA network (e.g., WEP) or that DHCP is not enabled.