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Print labels and shipping documents
In short
Every label prints from your browser with no setup. For printing with no dialog, install NesoTMS Print on the computer at the packing table, approve it once as an administrator, choose its printers, and pick it under Print to when you buy: the label comes out of the label printer and the paperwork out of the office printer.
- Browser
- Works with no setup
- Station
- NesoTMS Print on Windows or Mac, approved by an admin
- Labels
- 4 x 6, as PDF, PNG, GIF, ZPL or EPL
On this page7 sections
Two ways to print
| Compare | In the browser | On a shipping station |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | None. | Install NesoTMS Print on a Windows or Mac computer and approve it once. |
| What happens after Buy & print | The browser's print dialog opens with the label on a 4 x 6 page. | The label prints on the label printer and the paperwork on the document printer, with no dialog. |
| Paperwork | Print each document from the Documents tab. | Printed by itself, with the number of copies you set per kind. |
| Best for | A few boxes a day, or any computer away from the packing table. | A packing table with a label printer that ships all day. |
Set up a shipping station
The Printing page in NesoTMS has the downloads and the same steps. Approving a computer needs an administrator.
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Install NesoTMS Print
Download it from the Printing page and install it on the computer next to your printers. The installers aren't notarized or signed with certificates Windows and macOS trust yet: on Windows choose More info, then Run anyway; on a Mac open System Settings › Privacy & Security and choose Open Anyway.
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Connect the label printer
Connect it by USB or network and install its driver from the manufacturer if the computer doesn't list it. Load 4 x 6 labels and choose that paper size. NesoTMS Print uses the printers installed on the computer and doesn't install drivers.
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Open the app and choose Connect
NesoTMS Print shows a short code, valid for 10 minutes, and opens your browser at NesoTMS.
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Approve the computer
A NesoTMS administrator checks that the code matches the one in the app and chooses Connect this computer. NesoTMS never approves a computer by itself.
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Pick printers and test
Choose the label printer and the document printer for the station, then send a test label and a test page. Check that a clear 4 x 6 label came out before you ship.
Printer rules
Each station has its own rules on the Printing page. Only administrators change them; members see them read-only.
| Rule | What it does |
|---|---|
| Auto-print | On: purchases sent to this station print by themselves. Off: the browser prints instead. |
| Label printer and backup | Where labels go, and the printer to use when the first one isn't ready. A printer that is offline never gets a job. |
| Document printer and backup | Where commercial invoices, high value reports and bills of lading go, on letter-size paper by default. |
| ZPL printers | Mark the printers that take ZPL. ZPL and EPL labels go to them as they are. |
| Copies | Per kind, 1 to 10: shipping labels (1 by default), commercial invoices (3), high value reports, bills of lading (2) and other documents. FedEx international Express labels always print at least 3. |
Printing when you buy
When your company has a station, a Print to picker shows above Buy & print, and each browser remembers its choice. The purchase goes to the station when it is online and its auto-print is on. Otherwise the browser prints the label, and the picker says why.
The Documents tab shows each print job as Waiting, Printing, Printed, or Didn't print with the reason. If a job failed, or is still waiting after 20 seconds, Print in this browser appears. Reprint to station sends everything, labels only or documents only again. A station that is offline still takes a reprint and holds it for up to 10 minutes. Printing never changes the purchase: a print problem shows on the Documents tab, never as a failed buy.
Label formats and printers
Labels print in the format the carrier account produces: PDF, PNG or GIF images are turned upright and fitted to a 4 x 6 page, and ZPL or EPL go to the printer as they are, so a ZPL label needs a printer marked as taking ZPL. If your label printer doesn't take ZPL, set the carrier account's label format to PNG or PDF. NesoTMS Print isn't tied to a printer brand: it uses the printers installed on the computer.
For freight bookings, NesoTMS can print its own bill of lading with your logo, signature and pickup hours, set by an administrator in Settings under Bill of lading. With that switch on, the carrier's own bill of lading stays on the Documents tab but isn't printed by itself.
Who can do what
- Administrators approve, rename and remove printing computers and change their rules.
- Members choose the station when they buy, reprint and send test prints.
- Removing a computer stops it from printing. To use it again, connect it and approve it again.
Printing questions
Do I need a shipping station to print labels?
No. Without one, every label prints from the browser. A station adds printing with no dialog and sends the paperwork to a second printer.
Link to this answerWhat happens when the station computer is off?
It shows as offline, and a purchase made then prints in the browser instead. A reprint sent to it waits up to 10 minutes for it to come back.
Link to this answerCan one computer serve several packing tables?
Each computer running NesoTMS Print is one station with its own printers and rules, so give each packing table its own computer and station.
Link to this answerDoes printing change anything in NetSuite?
No. NetSuite is updated when the label is bought, and a reprint uses the label file NesoTMS kept, without a new carrier call or a new NetSuite update.
Link to this answerRelated pages
- NetSuite label printing without a print dialogPrint NetSuite shipping labels with no print dialog: a shipping station runs NesoTMS Print on Windows or Mac and sends each label to your label printer.
- Pack, ship and void ordersPack orders at the Packing Station, ship from the Clerk Station, buy and print labels, void them, make return labels and ship without a NetSuite order.
- Troubleshooting NetSuite shipping problemsFix common NesoTMS problems: a NetSuite test that fails, empty station lists, missing rates, labels not in NetSuite yet, unconfirmed purchases and prints.
- Connect UPS, FedEx and USPS carrier accountsAdd a UPS, FedEx, FedEx Freight or USPS account to NesoTMS: the keys each carrier gives you, Test or Production, services and labels, and the connection test.