diff --git a/content/applications/general/iot/devices/printer.rst b/content/applications/general/iot/devices/printer.rst index 236a45254..7e955b924 100644 --- a/content/applications/general/iot/devices/printer.rst +++ b/content/applications/general/iot/devices/printer.rst @@ -450,6 +450,20 @@ corresponding template. `Zebra's instructions on printing ZPL files `_ +The printer appears multiple times +---------------------------------- + +If the printer appears multiple times on the :ref:`IoT box's ` or +:ref:`Windows virtual IoT's ` homepage and/or in the list of +:guilabel:`Devices` on the :ref:`IoT system's form `, the cause is usually the +CUPS auto-discovery feature. This feature allows to list all detected printers together with all +available drivers, creating one entry for each printer–driver pair. + +Simply select the entry that works best and ignore the others. + +.. note:: + Workarounds exist to disable the CUPS auto-discovery feature. + Barcode scanner issues ======================