How to set up a Zebra label printer

Fast WMS prints thermal labels for pallets, bins, and packing — a pallet label carries two Code128 barcodes (Bin ID and Pallet ID) plus item, quantity, and dates. These labels print from the server, not from the browser on your desk, which is what lets any handheld trigger a print without a local driver. This guide covers connecting a Zebra or TSC thermal printer and getting a clean first label.

Connect and configure the printer

1. Connect the Zebra or TSC printer to the server by USB or network, and install the manufacturer's Windows driver on that server.
2. Load your label stock and run the printer's own calibration so it learns the label length and gap. Skipping calibration is the top cause of blank or half-printed labels.
3. Set the label size to match your stock (a 4x6 inch or 100x50 mm pallet label is typical). The barcode fields need this to be exact.
4. In Fast WMS, open the label/printer settings and select the installed printer as the default label device.
5. Trigger a test pallet label from a receipt. Confirm both the Bin ID and Pallet ID barcodes scan cleanly with your handheld before going live.

If labels look wrong

• Blank or skipping labels — recalibrate the printer to the loaded stock.
• Barcode cut off — the label size in the driver does not match the physical label; correct the dimensions.
• Faint print — increase the darkness/heat setting or check that you are using thermal-transfer ribbon where required.

Once labels print reliably, pair the devices that read them in Pairing an Android scanner. Good bin labelling underpins fast putaway and picking — see Bin & location management — and the full hardware list lives on Barcode hardware integration.