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    • 09 Apr 2024
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    Blueprint Print Center QR Codes

    • Updated on 09 Apr 2024
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    Touchless QR Code Release is simple and fast: users simply walk up to a printer and use the Pharos Print app (iOS and Android) to scan a QR code affixed to the printer. Users can manage the print jobs in their queue and confirm or change job details right from their mobile device—without ever making contact with the printer interface.

    The QR code scanner can be found on the upper right-hand side of the mobile app. If the Pharos Print App is not installed, users can scan a QR Code from their camera app, this will launch the Pharos Print Center via a web browser. After logging in, the user can release jobs in the same manner as with the Pharos Print App.

    The QR Codes section in the Secure tab allows site administrators to generate and download QR codes to attach to printers.

    Mobile Applications Settings

    Enable QR Code Scanner button - When enabled, the QR Code Scanner button will be displayed on the Pharos Print mobile app. You can find the button on the top right-hand corner of the screen. Tap this button to scan the QR code attached to the printer.

    Printer QR Code Labels - PDF file generation

    This section enables you to customize the information displayed on your QR Code labels. You can change the following elements of the QR Code label.

    QR Code Element

    Description

    Label Rendering Layout

    Select how the elements (e.g. logo, the QR code, and the printer fields) in the QR code label are laid out.

    Label Logo

    Change the logo on the QR Code. You can customize the QR Code using your company logo, for example.

    Label line 1 and Label line 2

    Select the printer fields that you want to display on your QR Code label. It can be any of the following:

    • Name

    • Model

    • Make

    • Make & Model

    Page Size

    Select the page size of the QR Code label. Your options are A4 or Letter.

    In previous versions, QR Codes for Mobile Release were rendered in A4 only. Starting with Blueprint 5.4, you can now download QR codes in Letter.

    Note: When printing labels, we recommend using Avery 8163 for Letter and Avery 3425 for A4. For best results, print with ‘Actual Size’.

    Printers

    Select the printers to create QR Code labels for. There are two options:

    • All - To create a QR code for every printer, simply select All in the Printers section of the QR Codes tab. Clicking the Download button generates a PDF of all printers associated with “SE50 Terminal Type” and “QR Release Terminal Type” in the Blueprint database.

    • Manual Selection - To manually select printers to create QR codes for, select Manual Selection. When the Continue to Download button is pressed, a dialog box opens allowing admins to manually select printers (associated with “SE50 Terminal Type” and “QR Release Terminal Type”) that will appear on the QR code labels.

    Notes:

    • If the “Advanced Mode” slider on the bottom left of this dialog is enabled, it is possible to upload a text file listing the printers to create QR codes for.

    • When specifying a manual list of devices for QR Code labels, the Terminal Name is used when searching. The return includes the Device Name unless the Device Description is populated for the device. Since the Description is not protected from duplicates, ensure that any Device Descriptions, if present, are unique to prevent ambiguous search results.

    Preview

    The Preview section shows how your QR code labels are rendered.

    Downloading QR Codes

    Note

    You will need to specify the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for the Print Center FQDN in the Print Center > Settings screen on Blueprint Administrator. The Mobile Release (QR Code) feature may not work if the Print Center FQDN is configured with a short name and DNS redirect is not set.

    To print QR Codes for each printer on to laser labels:

    1. Navigate to the Secure > QR Codes tab of Print Center.

    2. Select the printer elements (logo, labels, page size) for your QR Code label. Refer to the Printer QR Code Labels table above.

    3. Click Download to download the QR Code.

    Note: When printing labels, we recommend using Avery 8163 for Letter and Avery 3425 for A4. For best results, print with ‘Actual Size’.

    1. Print the QR code labels.

    2. Attach the QR code labels to the appropriate printers based on the labels.

    Note

    The system generates QR Codes for printers associated with QR Release or SE50 terminal type in the Blueprint database. Blueprint does not generate QR codes for printers with Generic terminal type.

    Note

    The security patch released in August 2023 will break the existing QR codes that you have already printed and attached to printers. After updating from a version prior to August 2023, you will need to regenerate new QR codes to attach to printers.

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