Connecting SATO cloud printers

Connect your SATO printer to Loftware Cloud to use Cloud PrintAPI. Loftware's Developer Portal gives you APIs to:

  • Send print stream data directly to your printers.

  • Print labels you save in document storage in Control Center.

  • Store labels you save in document storage in Control Center on your printer.

To connect your printers to Loftware Cloud with Cloud Print:

  1. Prepare your connection: register your printer on Control Center.

  2. Connect to Loftware Cloud: configure your printer hardware.

Prepare to connect your SATO printer to Control Center:

  1. In Control Center, go to Printers > Cloud printers and click Add.

  2. Type your printer name (used to identify your printer in Control Center).

  3. Select your printer model from the list.

  4. Copy your One-time connection key to use later.

  5. Click the link to download Loftware Connector for your printer.

  6. Click Save.

    Control Center opens a dialogue. You added your printer on Control Center, but it is not connected yet. Control Center lists your printer in the Cloud printers section with the status: Pending connection.

Connect your SATO printer to Control Center. You need your USB drive and Loftware Connector:

On your computer:

  1. Download Connector from Control Center.

  2. Insert your USB drive (maximum USB drive size is 8GB).

  3. Format your USB drive to FAT32.

  4. Copy Connector to your formatted USB drive.

  5. Remove your USB drive.

On your printer:

  1. Insert your USB drive.

  2. Run Connector and press ✓ to install.

    Connector installs and your printer restarts automatically.

  3. Remove your USB drive.

  4. Use your printer configuration menu (Menu > 1. Configuration) to type configuration information.

    [Tip] Tip

    Connect your USB keyboard to your printer to quickly type your information.

  5. Confirm your printer's description.

  6. Type your account name (ex: yourcompany1 is the account name for the Control Center address yourcompany1.onnicelabel.com).

  7. Under password, type your One-time connection key

  8. Use your printer menu navigation to press ✓ to put your printer online

    Your printer completes the connection process and displays Loftware Connector - AVAILABLE.

Your printer is configured. Control Center lists your printer in the Cloud printers section with the status: Connected. Your SATO printer is connected and ready to use.

To interact with your printer connected to Cloud Print, read Using Cloud Print API.