Printing
Ennea prepares labels in the platform and delivers print jobs through a Print Bridge inside your network. The Print Bridge is a separate application from the machine Edge Runtime. A printer installation does not need PLC connections or the full Edge Runtime.
Set up once
- Create a Print Bridge in Operations Studio → Print Bridges and pair the application on your local host.
- Add the printer in Operations Studio → Printers. Select its bridge, connection and label stock.
- Have IT permit the destination in the bridge's local connection policy.
- Check the connection, then print and scan a test label.
- Select the registered printer in a Label or Automation.
See Print Bridge installation and Configure printers.
Three separate records
| Record | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Printer | Physical destination, assigned bridge, language, DPI and stock. |
| Label | Reusable layout, published version and data bindings. |
| Print job | Resolved output, printer configuration snapshot, copies, expiry and delivery history. |
Changing a label or printer does not rewrite an existing job. Changes that make queued output unsafe require review or a new job.
What is supported
The network adapter sends ZPL or TSPL to an approved TCP printer endpoint. Use the language actually supported by the printer. A Windows host can run the bridge as a background service; Linux has its own service installation. Operators can trigger jobs from an Ennea browser on a phone, tablet or computer.
USB printing, Windows print queues, automatic discovery and IPPS are separate adapters. Do not select them merely because the host operating system supports them. The raw TCP adapter reports Sent, which means transport completed. It cannot prove that stock moved, ink was readable or a barcode scanned. See Jobs and recovery.
The bridge initiates its cloud connection. Internet access to the printer or an inbound router forwarding rule is not part of this setup. IT can inspect the exact network and data boundary in Security and the IT approval guide.
Choose the right permissions
Reading printers, managing printers, managing bridges and printing labels are separate authorities. A user who may print does not automatically gain authority to change a destination or pair another host. Permissions are evaluated in the current tenant, site and environment.