Setting up your printers

Dhruani tags are encrypted, but a printed label is meant to be read, and so is the print job on its way to the printer. Keep every Dhruani printer on a wire inside the pharmacy: a USB cable, or wired Ethernet on the pharmacy's own network. Turn wireless off.

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Your devices

How each device connects

Device	Connect by	Notes
Zebra desktop label printer (4 x 6 labels)	USB, or Ethernet on models that have it	Install Zebra's ZDesigner driver. Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth if the model has them.
Brother QL-800 (fold-out labels)	USB only	Turn off Editor Lite. The QL-820NWB adds Ethernet, but also Wi-Fi and Bluetooth: turn those off.
ViewPlus braille embosser	USB, or Ethernet on models that have it	Install the ViewPlus driver and Tiger Software Suite before plugging it in.
ACS ACR1552U NFC reader	USB only, to the computer that writes tags	Each computer that writes tags needs its own reader. Readers aren't shared.

Option 1: one computer shares a USB printer

The simplest setup. The printer plugs into one computer, which shares it with the others on the pharmacy's network.

1. Plug the printer into the host computer by USB. Install the maker's driver and print a test page.
2. On the host, open Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Printers & scanners, choose the printer, then Printer properties. On the Sharing tab, choose Share this printer, with a short name such as ZEBRA-LABELS.
3. On each other computer, open Printers & scanners, choose Add device, then Add manually, and Select a shared printer by name, such as \\FRONT-PC\ZEBRA-LABELS.
4. In Dhruani for Windows, choose that printer in the Printer list.

Keep the host computer on during pharmacy hours, with sleep turned off. Printer sharing should be allowed only on the pharmacy's private network, never on a public or guest network.

Option 2: printers on the wired network

For printers with an Ethernet port. Any computer on the pharmacy's network can print without a host computer.

1. Plug the printer into the pharmacy's network switch with an Ethernet cable. Never connect it to the guest network.
2. Give it a fixed address: reserve one for it in your router, or set it on the printer.
3. Change the printer's admin password. Turn off Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, and services you don't use, such as cloud printing, email alerts, and FTP.
4. On each computer, install the maker's driver and add the printer by its address.

Keeping it private

• Inside the pharmacy only. Print jobs to label printers usually travel unencrypted. Keep printers on the pharmacy's own wired network, never on guest Wi-Fi, and never reachable from the internet.
• A separate network is best. If your router or IT provider can do it, put pharmacy computers and printers on their own network segment, apart from guest Wi-Fi and other devices.
• No cloud or email printing. Turn off any feature that sends print jobs outside the pharmacy.
• Keep things updated. Install Windows updates and printer firmware updates.
• Dispose of labels safely. Shred misprinted labels and test prints with patient information. Reset a printer to factory settings before it leaves the pharmacy.
• Braille files. Dhruani for Windows saves one braille file for ViewPlus Tiger to emboss, replaces it each time, and deletes it when the app closes.

This guide covers common setups and isn't legal or compliance advice. Your IT provider or compliance advisor can confirm the setup meets your privacy and security obligations.