Setting up wristband printing
CrewDeck runs online, and your Zebra wristband printer is local. With the free Zebra Browser Print program you print straight from CrewDeck to your printer — via USB or the network. You set this up once; after that you print with one click.
Download and install Zebra Browser Print
This small free Zebra program connects your browser to the printer. Choose your operating system:
Unzip the downloaded file and start the installer. Follow the steps and then keep Zebra Browser Print running (you will see it as a small icon by the clock/menu bar). From now on it starts automatically with the computer.
Make sure your printer is known
Connect the Zebra printer (USB) or make sure it is on the same network. Windows/macOS usually recognises the printer by itself; otherwise install the Zebra printer driver first. Browser Print then finds the printer automatically.
Choose Browser Print in CrewDeck
Log in to your CrewDeck environment and go to:
Settings → Wristbands → How to print?
- Choose “To Browser Print (Zebra)”.
- Click “Find printers” and choose your printer from the list.
Print a test wristband
Click Print test wristband. Does a wristband come out? Then you are done — from now on you print wristbands from CrewDeck at Accreditation → Print wristbands.
Is the print not quite right on the band? Adjust “Start of printable zone” and the position correction in the wristband settings, and print another test band until it is right.
Does printing not work straight away?
No printers appear under “Find printers”
Check that the Zebra Browser Print program is running (icon by the clock/menu bar) and that the printer is on and connected. Restart Browser Print if needed and click “Find printers” again.
Message “Zebra Browser Print cannot be reached”
Then the program is not running (yet), or the browser is blocking the connection. Start Browser Print, or switch on https in CrewDeck under Settings → Wristbands → Browser Print address (advanced). Browser Print then listens on a secure port; accept the security certificate once if the browser asks.
I use a USB printer on this computer
Browser Print works fine for this. If you want to print without a separate program, you can also use the “To USB printer” method in CrewDeck (Chrome/Edge only). Browser Print is usually the easiest and also works with network printers.
Can I print from several computers?
Yes. Install Zebra Browser Print on every computer you want to print from and choose the printer there. The “Browser Print” setting in CrewDeck applies to the whole environment; each computer uses its own local printer.