Good question.
I like the external print servers because they can stay in location even if the
printer itself is changed Let's say the actual printer is not working on
assembly line A. You remove the printer from assembly line A and replace it
with a similar one, leaving the print server in location. Thus, no programs or
device descriptions have to be changed. I even showed our production people
how to replace a printer if I'm not here.
I once ordered ten Zebra printers with internal print servers and at the last
minute decided to change the order to external print servers. The printers
were already on a truck and the reseller got the delivery stopped and the
ordered was changed per my request. This was one of the best decisions I ever
made in my career here because of the impact it has on production printing when
there are issues.
I do have one Zebra printer that uses a Zebra wireless print server and it
prints T.L. Ashford labels just like a wired printer. What kind of wireless
print server do you plan on using?
Bryan
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mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jeff Crosby
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 7:34 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Intermec label printer replacement
Curiosity question: Why an _external_ ZebraNet printserver?
We just bought our first 2 Zebra printers (110XiIII Plus) with internal
wired/wireless plus printservers. We're currently using them wired, but our
long-term intent is to use them wireless. The current wireless print driver
doesn't support SNMP, but the release of that driver is imminent.
Thanks.
midrange.com
