Star Micronics TSP143LAN Manual

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Take-A-Number
Printer Setup
Products used:
(1) Star Micronics TSP143LAN Thermal Printer
(Old Printer version) (1) Star Micronics Wifi Power Pack (Not necessary for new version of
TSP143LAN with USB)
(New Printer version) (1) TP Link N300 Micro-Router
(1) Roll of 3M Double Faced Tape
Hardware Setup:
1. Open the thermal printer out of the box, and remove the small plate on the bottom with a phillips
screwdriver.
2. Turn Dip-switch 3 OFF and replace the plate.
3. Connect all cables including power cable, Ethernet, USB Adapter (Wifi Power Pack ONLY), USB
to Micro USB Cable. Leave all cables loose, do this because its much harder later then now.
4. Take the TP Link Micro-Router and remove the wrappings and take note of the SSID and
Password on the back of the router. (It will be handy later)
5. Mount the TP Link Micro-Router with the 3M Double Faced Tape to the back of the thermal printer
the tape should sit right below where the “Star Micronics” Name and Logo is and make sure the
Micro-Router has the Ethernet port facing towards the bottom of the printer
6. (WIFI POWER PACK ONLY) Mount USB adaptor in the pocket where the power cable plugs in on
the thermal printer with the 3M Double Faced Tape. It should be mounted in the middle section
near the printers Ethernet port.
7. Connect the loose Ethernet and micro USB to the Micro-router.
8. Mount the thermal printer to the wall with the supplied bracket.
LINKS: http://www.starmicronics.com/marketing_file/english/wifi_power_pack_guide.pdf
Micro-Router Setup:
1. Look for a light to illuminate on the micro-router.
2. Use a computer/phone/tablet to connect to the micro-router. The SSID (wifi name) should be
what was listed on the back, as well as the password.

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***NOTE do not update the router to the most recent firmware, it changes the password and
makes you manually connect via ethernet to change settings
3. 1. Open web browser and type in IP of the TP Link router (192.168.0.254)
4. Login to the router using:
a. Login as: admin
b. Password is: admin
5. 2. Select ”Quick Setup” from the menu on the left side of your screen. Click “Next”.
6. 3. Select “Client Mode”. Click “Next”.
7. 4. Once the survey window opens up (see below), Identify your WiFi network and click
“Connect”.
8. 5. Enter your network name / SSID, Select your security option and enter your password, Click
on “Survey” (see below image).
9. Complete the step mentioned below. Once completed, Select your security options, Enter
password, then Click “Next”.
10.6. Reboot router to save changes
LINKS: http://www.starmicronics.com/wifipowerpack/
Windows Setup
1. Download TSP FuturePrint Software from Star Micronics website
2. Install FuturePrint Software
3. Once installed go to programs and open Ethernet Setup Tool under Star Micronics Folder
4. Allow the program to view both public and private networds (if it ask)
5. Press Scan for Devices
6. Under “Devices and Printers” make the Star Micronics Printer the default printer.
7. Select the Star Micronics Printer and near the top of the window select “Print server properties”
8. Scroll down through the paper sizes and select 72mm x 200mm
9. Click “Create a new form”
a. Enter Form a form name that you will recognize, in this case I use 72mm x 50mm
b. Change the paper size Height to 3.5in
c. Press OK
10. Enter Google Chrome
11. Press Control & p or select print to bring up the print dialog box
12. Change the destination to the Star Micronics Printer
13. Click “+ More settings” and change the Paper size to 72mm x 50mm (or whatever your paper
name is)
14. Uncheck “Headers and footers”
15. Press Cancel, the settings are now saved in Chrome
LINKS: http://www.starmicronics.com/printer/thermal_printers/tsp100