Local Installation - Windows
This guide walks through how to install Allergen Intelligence Print Station locally for offline and/or multiple instance use on Windows only.
TIP: You do not need to install Print Station as an app. You can use Edge, Chrome, or any other Chromium based browser to use Print Station without installing it as an app. The benefit of installing Print Station is for offline and multi instance use.
Prerequisites.
Chromium Browser: Print Station works on a Chromium based browser, and so you must download and install an appropriate browser. The two most common Chromium based browsers are Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.
Download Google Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome
Download Microsoft Edge: https://www.microsoft.com/edge
Printer Setup: Please ensure that your printer is connected and has been successfully installed on your Windows machine. See this article for setting up your printer on Windows - Add a printer or scanner in Windows or alternatively please contact your printer manufacturer for a Windows installation guide. Once your printer has been added ensure that you can do a test print from Windows settings/control panel. If you are not using a Zebra priner, please also ensure that your printer is set to print using ZPL.
QZTray: QZTray is an application that Print Station uses to communicate to your printer. We have our own version of this application which can be downloaded here: https://bit.ly/42JTyUc. Please use only this version, downloading QZTray from the QZTray website will not work.
After installation right click the QZTray tray icon (beside the clock) and check "Automatically Start" so that QZTray starts with Windows.
Installation Steps.
- Using a chromium browser, Chrome or Edge, navigate to: https://ai-print.bludotcloud.com/
- Click the following icon (highlighted in orange) at the end of your address bar:
- This will install Print Station as an app on your PC.
- An Icon will be placed on your desktop. Use this to launch and run Print Station.
NOTE: On first time launch, you will need to login using your App Token. This can be obtained by logging into the portal ai-portal.bludotcloud.com and clicking on your username on the top right > account.
Initial Setup.
- Navigate to the "More" tab
- Scroll down to "Label Templates.
- Click on the label template that you want to use, and click "Make Default" on the pop up window.
- Scroll down to "Print & Label Settings"
- Click on "Connect a printer"
- On the pop up window click "Search for printers". This will search and find all printers currently installed on the Windows machine. If no printers are listed, please ensure that QZTray is installed and running.
- Click on the printer that you want to use and then click "confirm printer" on the lower left corner.
- You are now ready to print.
Additional Installations.
If you require a second instance of Print Station (you may want to setup one instance to be used exclusively with one printer, one label and one set of products) then simply repeat the installation steps using another chromium browser. E.g: If you used Google Chrome initially, then download Microsoft Edge and follow the installation steps again. This will put a second icon on your desktop.
It is a good idea to rename these in order to distinguish between the 2 instances. E.g: Print Station - Printer A and Print Station - Printer B