Although the Datamax and Zebra printers can be operated with a local USB cable connection to a single PC, it is far more common (and useful) to install these printers onto your company network - treating them in the same way that you would any other office printer. Please be prepared to reserve static IP addresses for a list of printer Mac Addresses to be supplied either by IDI during on-site installation, or by the local Production support team who will setup the printers.

If Bartender Enterprise Edition is being installed onto a company web server, you will also be installing printer drivers on this same server machine. Doing so will eliminate the need to install printer drivers on the local PCs near the printers. Please click on the appropriate driver download link in the Software/PrinterDrivers section of this website. This download file is a compressed collection of all printer model drivers for the printer company's product family. Review the installation video link, and install drivers either for the Datamax H4606 - 600dpi printer, or any of the supported Zebra RFID printer models.

Also in the Software/PrinterDrivers section, are driver configuration files that can be downloaded and imported into the Seagull Printer Driver to auto configure default settings. Please download the appropriate file and review the linked video to understand the process.

In the Software/BartenderSuite section, there are download links and an excellent installation video from Seagull. If you are installing Bartender Enterprise Edition, you will want to install Bartender + Print Portal (but NOT the Licensing Service) onto the Web Server. The Licensing Service should be installed on a different 24/7 server machine which is accessible by all other network PCs. Without the Licensing Service running, Bartender Suite modules will still operate - but printing will be blocked after a short alert period. Once Bartender Print Portal is installed, you should communicate the URL to the Production Support staff, and assure that this link is accessible by all network customers.

If your company is using the Bartender Automation Edition, all suite components (Except the Licensing Service) will be installed on local PCs. However, the Licensing Service and Admin Console utility will again need to be installed on a dedicated 24/7 server machine which is accessible by all other network PCs.

The use of Print Portal is relatively simple from a management role perspective. It is a simple file/folder repository of user-defined structure. The primary IT support functions are listed below, but please review the detailed Print Portal Overview Video from Seagull by clicking on the image to the right.

• Define root folder location for template files/subfolders.
• Support loading of new template files to secured folder location if needed.
• Set user access defaults.
• Set user GUI file/folder navigation options.
• Define SSL and user security levels.

The Production support group should locate the Ethernet MAC address information for the printer and exchange this for an assigned static IP address from the IT Network support group. Datamax and Zebra printers are generally factory configured to initially support DHCP. Connect the printer via ethernet cable to the local network, power on the printer, and most network environments will auto assign an initial IP address. To see what this assigned IP address is, press and hold the [UP] button on the front panel. After approximately 3 seconds, the display will provide a list of system information. Scroll down to identify the current IP address and Mac Address for the printer network port. Thereafter, you should be able to open a PC browser and enter this IP address into the URL address bar to see the printer's homepage.

From this printer homepage, one can alter settings using the default admin password of "sysadm" . Although it may be more confusing, it's also possible to use the printer's LCD display and keypad to make the same changes. If one uses the printer's LCD display menu, the default admin password is 0000 . The image here shows how to switch the printer from the factory default DHCP network mode to assigning the static IP address provided by the local IT network staff for this printer's MAC address.

Please refer to the Videos link for demonstrations on how to load ribbon and RFID label/tags. Brady's AIR tags are separated by large, full-width gaps. Brady's ALLOY tags are separated by small, short oval notches toward the left side of the media. The notch location is in the tag spacer - not the RFID tag itself. In either case, the printer will be configured for "Transmissive, Gap/Notch" media sensor use.

Please refer to the Videos section of this site to review Datamax printer videos for loading ribbon & media, and setting media edge guide, media sensor position, and printhead pressure adjustments. These are the most common printer setup procedures and also the most common reasons for misprinted tags.

In addition to the mechanical printer adjustments listed above, there are numerous printer software settings that determine the proper print darkness, speed, encoding position and RF power used. There are also subtle differences in these settings between the various tag types and physical sizes. These setting adjustments can be made from the printer front panel, or its browser homepage, or even by including the settings with a print job. Which method to use is largely personal choice. However, it is important to note that printer settings included with the Bartender print job will override any default settings stored either in the Seagull printer driver, or in the printer's memory.

The Software link on this webpage banner has a tab for Printer Driver download, and a link to an instructional video regarding installation. The Producation Support staff should install the appropriate printer driver(s) on each PC from where local Bartender printing may originate.

The Hardware link on this webpage contains all TSL hardware documentation, drivers, and utilities. BEFORE connecting the TSL reader to a PC for the first time, one must load the FTDI Virtual COM Drivers for WindowsOS. There are detailed instructions on the TSL hardware link, however, the driver install file is provided here as a link

Brady Tag Assistant is PC software, used with the TSL 1128 RFID reader, to validate RFID tag information conforms to the ATA Spec2000 data standard. The Software link on this webpage banner has a tab for Brady Tag Assistant download, and a guide regarding installation and use. This software is licensed per single PC installation. License codes are provided by IDI as document attachements to our invoice. The user will be prompted for this license code during initial program use.

Brady Tag Commander is an Android RFID reader application this is normally pre-installed by IDI on the Alien ALR-H460 before shipment to the end user. The Software link on this webpage has a tab for Brady Tag Commander with links to program installation and user guides. Delivery of the actual .apk file and license code(s) are provided via download link as document attachments to our invoice.

Although the Datamax and Zebra printers can be operated with a local USB cable connection to a single PC, it is far more common (and useful) to install these printer models onto your company network - treating them in the same way that you would any other office printer.

Although the Datamax and Zebra printers can be operated with a local USB cable connection to a single PC, it is far more common (and useful) to install these printer models onto your company network - treating them in the same way that you would any other office printer.

Although the Datamax and Zebra printers can be operated with a local USB cable connection to a single PC, it is far more common (and useful) to install these printer models onto your company network - treating them in the same way that you would any other office printer.

Although the Datamax and Zebra printers can be operated with a local USB cable connection to a single PC, it is far more common (and useful) to install these printer models onto your company network - treating them in the same way that you would any other office printer.

Although the Datamax and Zebra printers can be operated with a local USB cable connection to a single PC, it is far more common (and useful) to install these printer models onto your company network - treating them in the same way that you would any other office printer.

Although the Datamax and Zebra printers can be operated with a local USB cable connection to a single PC, it is far more common (and useful) to install these printer models onto your company network - treating them in the same way that you would any other office printer.

In order to modify template artwork more quickly, we provide some optional configuration files to enhance the Bartender software interface.

Although the Datamax and Zebra printers can be operated with a local USB cable connection to a single PC, it is far more common (and useful) to install these printer models onto your company network - treating them in the same way that you would any other office printer.

Although the Datamax and Zebra printers can be operated with a local USB cable connection to a single PC, it is far more common (and useful) to install these printer models onto your company network - treating them in the same way that you would any other office printer.

Although the Datamax and Zebra printers can be operated with a local USB cable connection to a single PC, it is far more common (and useful) to install these printer models onto your company network - treating them in the same way that you would any other office printer.