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JohnS:
Mozhi,
Your subnet mask on all your computers must be 255.255.255.0
Your gateway on all your computers should be 192.168.0.1 (doesn't really matter as you have no internet connection)
IP address range for your network is 192.168.0.2-254
Server IP - 192.168.0.1
Your Kitchen printer is 192.168.0.192 which you can ping.
1. Go to (on Win XP) Control Panel -> Printers & Faxes.
2. Add new printer
3. Select local printer
4. Create New Port
5. Select Standard TCP/IP Port
6. Enter 192.168.0.192 as Hostname/IP address
7. If asked for additional port info - select Generic Network Card
8. Click Have Disk
9. Browse to C:\VENDOR THERMAL PRINTER 3.X\WINXP (if this directory is not there run the setup on the printers CD)
10. Select the printer from the list - VENDOR THERMAL PRINTER
11. Replace driver if asked.
12. Share printer as KITCHEN
13. Click Test Print button.
If that does not work, go back to the supplier for help and maybe a manual.
mozhi:
Thanks John for the detailed step. But I have actually tried the entire process after going through some videos on internet on youtube and now as you told i have called the vendor, he will be available at my home to assist me in the process.
I will update the steps in samba forum after the issue gets resolved.
wawan:
The only thing that has not been mentioned here is DNS. Do you have all devices set to the same Pri and Sec DNS?
JohnS:
--- Quote from: wawan on March 06, 2012, 07:12:04 am ---The only thing that has not been mentioned here is DNS. Do you have all devices set to the same Pri and Sec DNS?
--- End quote ---
DNS only has an impact on resolving URL's to IP's. IP addresses & NetBIOS names are not DNS dependent.
mozhi:
Hi All,
Finally got my Ethernet printer working
Thanks John for all the Support extended.
In case of ethernet/KOT printers the installation setup is not as how you do a normal parallel/USB port installation.
Find Below the procedure to setup a ethernet printer
1. First Connect your Ethernet printer to your LAN
2. Ethernet printer has to be set with a Ip address, for this reason there are softwares to write on the printers Firmware.
Usually the Machine Vendor doesn't provide it or there are very less documentations available on the internet
First Try asking your vendor for the Ip address patcher. This software has to write directly into the printers firmware.
Try this software link download,
https://www.yousendit.com/dl?phi_action=app/orchestrateDownload&rurl=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.yousendit.com%252Ftransfer.php%253Faction%253Dbatch_download%2526send_id%253D1405117546%2526email%253D972a5149ad6ba3c8432828f97c3b8db7&s=19105&cid=tx-02002208350200000000
Note: Emre/John - pls download this patch and add this to our downloads repository, as I am not sure of how long this link will be valid.
There is a pDF file which clearly explains the process of installation
Follow the Steps and set the Ip address of the printer(Remember to set an ip of your local LAN)
3. Now install your software driver and during installation select type of printer option to TCp/ip and when prompted to enter ip address provide the ip address which you have loaded on the printer firmware in step 2
4. Configure this printer on the machine(Server machine) running SAMBA pos and share it across to all terminals.
5. Send print Jobs to the printer from the printer
Trouble Shooting:
After installation these printers might be in offline mode, so in these cases your print job goes to the printer pool but doesn't gets printed.
Change your printer mode to online by deselecting use printer offline and now it starts printing.
In case of Windows 7, go to Control panel -> Devices and printers -> <Select and double click your printer>
This opens your printers Job Queue, there select printer from your Top menus and unselect use printer offline mode.
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