Configure Zebra Printer Restrictions from Hexnode

Effective printer management begins with having better control over its configurations. Restricting access to your Zebra printers is the first step to building a secure printing ecosystem. Zebra printers, being critical network endpoints, must be safeguarded against misuse and unauthorized configuration changes.

This help document will guide you through using Hexnode UEM to configure restrictions for your Zebra printer fleet.

Set up restrictions on Zebra Printers

Here’s how you can configure the restrictions for Zebra Printers through the Hexnode portal,

1. Log in to the Hexnode portal.
2. Navigate to Policies > New Policy and click New Policy.
3. Select Zebra Printer as the platform and click Next.
4. Choose Enterprise, then click Next again.
5. Enter a policy name and an optional description.
6. Go to Restrictions and click Configure to begin setting up the required controls.

You can enable the following restrictions for Zebra printers,

Restrictions	Description
Display Back Light	Disable this option to keep the printer’s display backlight turned off. Note: This restriction applies only to Zebra printers equipped with a display.
Print label to alert printhead cleaning	Enable this option to automatically print a label to alert users to clean the printhead. You can configure the following settings, Alert Threshold: Specify the total length of media (in inches) that must be printed before the printer generates the first printhead cleaning alert. It can have a value ranging from 100 to 2000. Alert re-issue threshold: Set how often the alert label should be reprinted after the initial alert. It can have a value ranging from 0 to 2000. Note: Setting this value to zero disables repeated alerts. Custom Message: Enter a custom message to include on the alert label.
Form feed	Disable this option to prevent the usage of the FEED key and other related keys on the printer.
Auto provision	Enable this option to allow the printer to automatically connect to on-premise or web-based servers.

7. Click Save.

How to apply the restrictions to Devices/Groups?

If you haven’t saved the policy yet,

1. Proceed to the Policy Targets.
2. Click on + Add Devices, search and select the devices to which the policy is to be applied.
3. Press OK button to finish adding devices.

To associate the policies with a device group instead, select Device Groups from the left pane under Policy Targets, and follow the above instructions. You can associate the policy with users, user groups, or domains from the same pane.

If you’ve saved the policy and you’re taken to the page which displays the policy list,

1. Check the policy.
2. From Manage, select Associate Targets.
3. Select as many devices as you need.
4. Then, click Associate.