Configuring the BOCA Printer:
Install the BOCA Printer according to its supplied documentation and follow the configuration procedures outlined below.
Note:
- In order to ensure proper configuration, all configuration steps outlined below need to be completed. The instructions below will work for printing with 2.5" x 3.75" labels.
Create a New Visitor Badge Form for the Badge Printer:
- From the Windows Start menu, click on Control Panel.
- Click on Devices and Printers.
- Select the BOCA FGL printer and click on Print server properties (at the top).
- In the window that opens, click on the checkbox for Create a New Form to create a form for your visitor badges. Enter a Form Name that is easy to identify.
- Set the form's Width to 2.5", Height to 3.75", and set the Printer Area Margins to 0.01".
- Click on OK to save the new form.
Update Printer Settings:
- From the Windows Start menu, click on Control Panel.
- Click on Devices and Printers.
- Right-click on the BOCA FGL printer and click on Set as Default Printer, if it is not already selected.
- Right-click again on the BOCA FGL printer and click on Printing Preferences.
- Click on the Document Options tab.
- Click on the Orientation tab.
- Select Portrait for the orientation, if it is not already selected.
- Under Advanced > Paper Size, select the form that you just created in the first section above.
Update the Internet Explorer Settings:
- Open Internet Explorer and go to File > Page Setup.
- For the Page Size, select the form you created in the first section above.
- Set the page orientation to Landscape.
- Set all the header and footer settings to Empty.
- Click on OK to save your settings.
Verify the Default Printer:
- In Internet Explorer, press CTRL+P on your keyboard and ensure that your BOCA FGL printer is selected as the default printer.