Install Bixolon Printers To ViewTouch With The CUPS Browser Interface

Open the Firefox Browser on the ViewTouch 'Planet Earth Blue Marble Desktop'.

Select:

• INSTALL PRINTERS
• 'Administration: Installing Printers'
• 'Add Printer'

If you see a Dialog 'Authentication Required', select 'OK'.

• 'Other Network Printers' > select 'AppSocket', then select 'Continue'
• 'Connection' select 'socket'

You may see something like this: socket://192.168.1.168:9100

If so, click on it, write the IP Address down, then:

• 'Continue'

Fill in the printer details:

• 'Name': Should be a word, easy to remember, which describes the type of job the printer is to be assigned; receipt, kitchen, bar, hotline, coldline. (No Spaces)
• 'Description': Can be a reference to the model of the printer, Bixolon SRP 330.
• 'Location': Can be a reference to where the printer is located, such as Front Counter, Service Line, Hostess Station One.

• Checkmark 'Sharing', Select 'Continue'
• 'Make': Select BIXOLON, Select 'Continue'
• 'Model': Select Bixolon SRP-330II (en)
• Select 'Add Printer'
• Select 'Set Default Options'

Let's test now...

Move the mouse cursor over 'Maintenance' and select:

• 'Print Test Page'

If the printer produces a test pattern then GREAT!

• Select 'Printers'

Under Queue Names one sees a list of the printers defined for your system and the corresponding Queue Names for the types of jobs your printer(s) can do in ViewTouch.

• Select any Queue Name

to see its Connection Information (USB or IP Address)