Connecting Printers to the PAS

Before you begin

This is the third and final step of setting up the Printer Administration Server (PAS) which allows Zebra printers to be enrolled and managed by SOTI MobiControl. You must have completed the previous step, including creating an add devices rule, to complete this procedure successfully.

About this task

To establish a connection between SOTI MobiControl and a PAS:

Procedure

  1. Open an internet browser and navigate to the Zebra website.
  2. Download the Zebra Setup Utilities from the Printer section of the Zebra website.
Perform these steps in the Zebra Setup Utilities:
  1. Click Install New Computer
  2. Click Configure Printer Connectivity to open the Connectivity Setup Wizard wizard. Select the Wireless Connectivity option and complete the wizard steps.
  3. Manually restart the printer.
    The printer should connect to the computer within three minutes.
  4. Click the Open Communication with Printer button to open the Direct Communication dialog box.
  5. Enter the following command: ! U1 setvar "weblink.ip.conn1.location" "https://FQDN/zebra/weblink/"FQDN .
    Where FQDN is the fully qualified domain name of the server on which the PAS is installed.
  6. Click the Send to Printer button to finish connecting the Zebra wireless computer to the PAS.
  7. Manually restart the printer.
    The printer should connect to the computer within three minutes.

Results

Your Zebra wireless printers are now enrolled in SOTI MobiControl and ready to be managed.