Connecting Barcode Scanners and Printers to Your Industrial Ethernet without a Converter Box
Saying Goodbye to the Converter Box
Barcode scanners and printers play a crucial role in capturing the data manufacturers need to track and trace all the parts, products, and inventory that move through production processes. However, when it comes to integrating these devices in industrial operations, there are often major hurdles to connecting scanners and printers to the programmable logic controller (PLC). Until now, operational technology (OT) engineers have had to connect scanners and printers to the IT Ethernet network, which requires third-party converter boxes that add another point of vulnerability and require time-consuming, complex protocol conversion and custom coding. It has often meant dealing with a separate IT team too, which can add time and complexity to an already urgent task. Fortunately, you can now get the job done much faster, with less complexity and fewer security risks, with Zebra’s Network Connect.
Network Connect allows scanners and printers to be securely connected to the industrial Ethernet network and to a PLC without a third-party “black box” or converter and without IT involvement. It accommodates popular industrial Ethernet protocols and provides add-on profiles (AOPs) as well as simple software-based tools that help you get your devices up and running in as little as a few minutes. Zebra’s solution simplifies the process, eliminates a potential failure point, and reduces downtime risk, but it also creates a more secure data capture environment by removing network vulnerabilities introduced by converter boxes It’s one less hassle or delay for OT, one less task for IT, and one less security worry for everyone. Read more to find out how Network Connect works with Zebra scanners and printers to revolutionize device connectivity in your industrial operations.
What you will get in this ebook –
- How Network Connect Works with Zebra Scanners
- How Network Connect Works with Zebra Printers
- Case Study: Connecting a Zebra Link-OS Printer to a Rockwell PLC
- Compatible Zebra Scanners and Printers
- Evaluating Network Connect for Your Industrial Operations
Evaluating Network Connect for Your Industrial Operations
If you’re looking for a simpler way to connect barcode scanners and printers to your PLC and industrial Ethernet, contact Lowry Solutions now to learn more about Network Connect, how to implement it in your environment, and whether this time-saving solution is right for your business.
