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====== Auto Print Station ======

===== Tools =====


{{course:congress_setup:registration_hall:auto_print_station:datamax_e-4206p_manual.pdf|Datamax E-4206p manual}}


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  * barcode sample for print badge

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  * barcode sample for print badge


===== Logistics Items =====

^ Item ^ Qty ^ Responsible ^
| Datamax E-4206P Professional Printer with Power Adapter and cable | 1 | APAO |
| Badge Ticket Paper | 500 | APAO |
| Tablet with Congress Helper app | 1 | Questwork |
| Bluetooth scanner | 1 | Questwork |
| Scanner Stand | 1 | Questwork |
| USB Charger | 1 | Questwork | 
| Micro USB Charging cable | 2 | Questwork |
| LAN cable | 1 | Local IT |
| Ethernet Switch | 1 | Local IT |
| 4-sockets Electric Power bar | 1 | Local IT |


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60320


===== Setup =====


==== Printer ====

  * Arrange the order of the printers from first to last (192.168.88.211-214)
  * Connect Power adapter to Power bar
  * Connect LAN cable from Printer to Ethernet Switch
  * Load Badge Ticket Paper from the back of the printer
  * Switch on Printer
  * All badge printers should have a fixed IP address as 192.168.88.211-218. Print a Network report to check IP address (PRESS: Test > Network Report )
  * Feed paper to check label alignment (PRESS: Feed/Pause)
  * If need, adjust the Present Adjust to align the paper cutting (PRESS: Menu > Print Control > Custom Adjustments > Present Adjust = 13)
  * Test your printer by ping from notebook to the printer IP addresses, e.g. 192.168.88.211-214



==== Bluetooth Scanner ====

  * Mount the bluetooth scanner to the scanner stand.
  * Plug in the USB charging cable to the bluetooth scanner and USB Charger to start charging the scanner.
  * Switch on the bluetooth scanner.


==== Tablet/Phone ====

  * Mount the Tablet on the Tablet Stand
  * Connect the Tablet to the wiFi (SSID: int-congress), check if the IP address is 192.168.88.x
  * Plug in the USB charging cable to the tablet and USB Charger to start charging the tablet.
  * Open the Congress Helper app and login with the "congress code".
  * Click [Settings] and login with helper user account password.
  * Click [Bluetooth] to display a list of bluetooth devices.
  * Check the yellow label on the bluetooth scanner and click the corresponding [on/off] switch to pair it.
  * Go back to the home screen of the app.
  * Click [Print Badge] button and try scanning the barcode for testing.



==== Print Badge ====

^ Message | Delegate not found. Please inform congress staff. |
^ Description | This delegate information is not on our database. Ask him/her to go to Onsite Registration Counter to print the badge. |

^ Message | Your badge has already been printed. Please go to Onsite APAO Office for help. |
^ Description | The badge was printed in our record. Admin user could reprint it from the "Scanned Users" menu. |

^ Message | Please visit the counters for paid delegates to collect your one-day pass. |
^ Description | Delegate needs to specify the one-day in onsite registration counter. |

^ Message | Failed to print. Please ask congress staff for help. |
^ Description | Check network connectivity of the mobile and printer and inform our IT staff. |


^ Message | System Error! Please ask congress staff for help. |
^ Description | Could not connect to our server. Check network connectivity and inform our IT staff. |



===== Troubleshooting =====