Skip to Content
Menu
This question has been flagged

How to set up the EPSON ™-m30 III without IOT

Avatar
Discard
Author Best Answer

How to set up the EPSON ™-m30 III


First step: Connect your printer to your WIFI

Turn on the EPSON printer


  • A receipt is printed with some information on it and a QR code



  • Scan the QR code with your phone and connect to the printer network


  • Once you click on it wait a bit and another receipt will be printed and scan the QR code or you can reach the page by typing the information you see directly in your browser here in the example “http://172.16.10.1”



  • You reach this page



  • Click on wifi and connect with the serial number of the printer (in the back of the printer) as password



  • Select your wifi and connect to it



Your printer is connected to your wifi !

Second step: Connect your printer to your Database ?

​Turn on the EPSON printer


  • A receipt is printed with some information on it



​Add your EPSON in your DB


  • Go in your DB

  • POS application

  • Configurations

  • Connected devices => EPOS printer

  • Add the IP address that you see on the receipt that was printed (here: 10.10.31.219)


​Add a system parameters


  • Put Debug mode

  • System parameters

  • Create a new system parameters  with :


Key: point_of_sale.enforce_https

Value: True

​Check if you have a self signed certificate (Odoo Documentation)


  • Type the IP address of the printer in your browser (here: 10.10.31.219)



  • Click on advanced and proceed to the page 



  • Go on advanced settings




​If there is no self signed certificate, create one


  • Connect with the Administrator login (top right corner of the screen)

  • Use “epson” as login in the “ID” field and the serial number of the printer (is at the back of the printer) as “Password”


  • Go in Network Security (Advanced settings)

  • SSL/TLS

  • Certificate

  • Click on create on Self Signed certificate part


​Once the certificate is created, export it (Video here)


  • On your browser click on the “Not secure”


  • Click on Certificate is not valid



  • Click on the”Details” tab

  • Click on export

  • Save the certificate on your computer BUT 

  • Add “.crt” at the end of the name of the file

  • Be sure it is saved as Base64-encoded ASCII, single certificate



​Import the certificate in your browser (Different if from Windows or Linux see in Odoo doc) Here explained for Linux (Video here)


  • Open your browser

  • Go to settings => Privacy and security => Security => Manage device certificates => Authorities



  • Accept all warnings

  • Click ok

  • Restart your browser


You are connected to your Database, you can now use your POS with your printer !


How to reset your printer to connect your printer to another WIFI ?

  • On the back of your printer you have a small button that you can press with a pen



  • Press it and the button “ON” of the printer at the same time until a receipt is printed



It is done, your printer is reset !

Avatar
Discard

Any insights if this method would work with other epson printers for printing labels?

Best Answer

**edit** If in doubt, factory reset and start again. Seemed to sort it.

Thanks for this - It doesn't work for me, either on my Linux (ubuntu 22.04) PoS boxes, or my Windows laptop. I've tried both Chrome & Firefox. I still get certificate errors.

The rouite to the printer:

Robustel R5020 Router > TP Link Switch > TP Link Archer AC Router (in access point mode) > TM-M30iii connected via wi-fi, on a static IP on my intranet.

My PoS boxes are running Ubuntu 22.04, on static internal IPs via the R5020, and all accessible on those IPs via SSH etc. They are on various subnets (in different rooms). The Printer web interface is accessible via it's fixed intranet IP from any subnet, but always shows up as having certificate errors

Do I need to run a DNS server for the intranet and use FQDNs rather than IPs, Is there any other troubleshooting/methodology I can go through?

Avatar
Discard
Related Posts Replies Views Activity
2
Nov 23
1101
1
Apr 23
2286
0
Aug 22
2246
0
Feb 25
522
2
Jan 25
1653