How to Pair, Connect, and Configure a Zebra Link-OS Printer using the Zebra Printer Setup Utility Application

The faster you get new equipment up and running, the more quickly you can achieve your return on investment. With Zebra’s Android Printer Setup Utility, configuring your Link-OS printers to optimize performance is easy – no specialized knowledge is required.

Purpose

The purpose of the article is to provide a guide on how to Pair, Connect, and Configure a Zebra Link-OS Printer using the Zebra Printer Setup Utility Application.

Prerequisites

• Ensure that the Android device, Printer, and System are constantly connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

Steps

Step 1: To pair the Zebra Printer to any Android Phone via Bluetooth

1. Turn on the Zebra Printer.
2. Press and hold the Feed button for five seconds until Bluetooth blinks up in the Zebra Printer.
3. Turn on Bluetooth on any Android device and select Zebra Printer from the Bluetooth list.
4. Tap on Pair on the phone, and parallelly, tap on the Select button from the Zebra printer.
5. Now the device is paired with the Zebra printer via Bluetooth.

Step 2: Connect the Zebra Printer to any Android device via Bluetooth

1. Install the Zebra Printer Setup Utility from the Play Store.
2. Launch the Zebra Printer Setup Utility Application.
3. Tap on “Discover Printers”.
4. Select the printer to connect Bluetooth to the Android device.

Note: If the printer fails to connect Bluetooth with the phone, press and hold the Feed button for 5 seconds until Bluetooth blinks up in the Zebra Printer.

5. Now the Zebra Printer will be successfully connected via Bluetooth to the Android phone.
6. Once the Zebra printer is connected to Bluetooth, the power button on the printer will turn green.

Step 3: To configure WiFi to Zebra Printer from an Android Phone

1. Once the device is connected with Bluetooth, launch the Zebra Printer Setup Utility Application and tap on Connectivity Settings from the Printer Setup screen.
2. Tap on Wireless from the Connectivity Settings screen.
3. Once it retrieves the printer’s network settings, tap Next from the Wireless screen.
4. Tap on Next from the Wireless/Client ID screen.
5. Enter ESSID and Security Mode and tap on the Next button.
6. Enter the Password from the Wireless/Security screen. Tap on the Next button.
7. Enable the Save settings to file checkbox and click on the Apply button.
8. Click on the Save button to save the wifi configuration file to phone storage.
9. Tap on the Restart button. Now the printer will reboot, and WiFi will start connecting to the Zebra Printer.

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