Print Servers

We recommend that clients use a print server to manage printers that the Oracle Warehouse Management Cloud application needs to access. Printers connected to an external dedicated print server (typically a Windows Server or a Linux Server) are more robust and can handle larger volumes of labels. Printers that use a built in print server (network card or dongle) may have trouble with higher volumes and may have issues with lost labels or repeated labels etc.

Users should base printing choices on the expected volume and type of use. For example, if they are going to routinely print dozens or hundreds of labels at a time from the wave, they should have a dedicated print server to avoid problems. In addition, print servers avoid the need to have multiple public IP addresses for printers.

Note:

• It is also possible for WMS Cloud to directly communicate with individual printers without a print server. The process for setting this up is basically the same as with a print server as long as each printer has a unique public IP address. This is only recommended for smaller sites that may have just one or two printers.
• Print requests from WMS Cloud will originate from certain IP addresses (or a range), and this can be used by customers to control access to their printer servers or printers.