industry unlocked
highly valuable electronics such as
circuit boards or chips. The proper
labelling can deter theft of this type of
inventory and provide track-and-trace
assistance should they go missing.
No matter what type of label you need to
print, just ensure that both the thermal
printer and labels themselves are
designed to combat ink fading, tampering
and even normal wear and tear through
human and machine processing methods.
The label needs to be readable at all
times, whether by a barcode scanner,
overhead RFID reader or a worker trying
to determine if a shipment contains
hazardous materials. It’s also hard to
maintain a first-in-first-out rotation for
perishable items if the date isn’t clearly
printed on the plastic, cardboard,
aluminium or glass packaging.
Don’t forget to prioritise
printer security
Every single connected device in your
warehouse or DC needs to be locked
down – printers included. They contain
a great deal of operational intelligence
and can be targets just like your mobile
computing devices and servers.
That’s why Zebra introduced PrintSecure
and why we’ve built our Printer Profile
Manager Enterprise to enable IT staff to
maintain the most up-to-date security on
Zebra printers.
Being able to remotely manage,
troubleshoot and configure fleets of
thermal printers from a single location
are among a few of the nine measures
Controlling access
to your facility is the
first step to keeping
workers and data
physically safe.
you can take to increase device
and data security, as is encrypting
all of your printer connections and
rotating credentials.
I also recommend that you invest in a
printer that has security capabilities
built into its operating system, as it will
make it easier to configure printers to
use secure connections, block unwanted
access and ensure that data and
infrastructure are protected.
In summary
Take a close, hard look at the card,
RFID and label printers in your
warehouse. Are they able to produce
the type of cards and labels you need
to improve your warehouse safety and
security with tools like PrintSecure?
Do they offer the enterprise-grade IT
security controls you need to prevent
unauthorised access to your entire
Industrial IoT (IIoT) architecture? If not,
you may want to upgrade your printers
sooner rather than later. u
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