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The Importance Of Reliable Thermal Printers For Patient Wristband Printing

When healthcare organisations find options to make their critical everyday workflows more efficient, they should seize these opportunities. In the fast-moving world of hospitals, GP offices and other care facilities, increasing the speed or accuracy of a task may lead directly to better patient outcomes. In this way, modernising processes can literally save lives.

Wristband printing is one of these areas of potential improvement. Implementing new printing workflows and devices allows physicians and nurses to connect physical and digital realms. In this era of widespread electronic medical record (EMR) use, medical personnel need easy ways to access that content and connect EMRs with the patients whose data they contain. Barcode wristbands printed on demand can form that essential link.

Even beyond their use with barcodes, wristbands can contain essential patient information taken from their records, concerning everything from medication warnings to dietary requirements. Fast and accurate barcode printing may lead directly to improved quality of care.

Features of today’s wristband printers for healthcare

There is a difference between simply having a system for printing patient wristbands and possessing a fleet of modern thermal printers. The following are a few of the capabilities that come with these devices and the advantages they bring for healthcare professionals.

Convenient form factors

When hospitals’ thermal wristband printers have small footprints, it’s easy to place the devices wherever they’re needed. Of course, facilities will have these printers at admissions to make sure every patient coming in gets immediately identified with a wristband. Personnel can also mount them on carts, enabling them to print identifying bracelets at patients’ bedsides. Optional Lithium-ion batteries allow the printers to operate without plugging in, for service on the go. This efficiency allows staff to assist more people in less time, as they don’t have to travel far to reach a printer — there’s always one where they need it.

Barcodes to link with EMRs

While patient identification wristbands can contain plenty of information printed on their surfaces — especially when personnel use a high-DPI printer — there is always more data stored in a patient’s EMR. To access additional data quickly and efficiently, physicians can scan barcodes on patient wristbands. Modern thermal printers support multiple types of codes, including 1D and 2D barcodes. Whatever secure Hospital Information Systems facilities use for their data storage, they can connect that information to the real world by printing barcodes onto patient wristbands.

Clear and readable patient information

Even in facilities with heavily digitised workflows, doctors need to be able to glean information about a patient at once by reading a wristband, no scanner required. Fortunately, the same high-DPI quality used for printing barcodes also applies to vital written details, such as negative reactions to drugs. Hospital catering can benefit from patient wristbands that list dietary requirements, helping them match meals with patients to ensure no potentially dangerous mistakes occur.

Wireless connectivity with secure networks

Connecting physicians’ smartphones, tablets or computers with their thermal label printers should be a quick and efficient process to prevent bottlenecks in the printing workflow. This is why the latest generation of printers comes with options such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity to link up with hospital networks and provide quick data transfer. To prevent this convenient connectivity from becoming a security liability, these devices have been designed to meet the security standards determined by healthcare Independent Software Vendors.

Simplified media needs

The thermal printing materials consumed by wristband printers don’t have to be a liability for users. Today’s devices have multiple features designed to make them quick and easy to work with, whether they’re stationed at the admissions desks or moving through the facility on a cart. Printers that accept large rolls of thermal printing tape require changes less often, saving users time and requiring fewer trips for supplies. The actual process of changing rolls is also quick and efficient when printers feature a drop-in, spindle-less design to accept the new media.

Double duty — wristbands and labels

Hospitals today have need of reliable labeling printers. These can feature in parts of the facility such as testing laboratories and equipment storage areas. Labeling samples or assets quickly and easily makes it simple for personnel to track these goods throughout the building. The printed matter on labels will quickly explain the basics, while barcodes allow more advanced workflows such as digital inventory management. When working with today’s advanced thermal printers, the label and wristband printers are the same devices, serving either function effectively.

This article has been republished from Brother Australia with minor changes. 

The original article can be seen here:

https://empowers.brother.com.au/2020/09/22/why-update-your-thermal-printer-for-medical-wristband-printing/

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Why The Paperless Office Still Needs A Printing Solution

The paperless office. Along side terms such as digital transformation and agile these three words are everywhere when it comes to what businesses are told they should strive towards.

And for good reason. Not only does going paperless have positive impacts on the environment, it can save your business a lot of money and improve security by keeping important documents in password-locked cloud storage.

However, if you think that the paperless office of the future means you can do away with your trusty company printer, prepare to think again. In this article, we’ll take a look at how and why printers will continue to play an important role in paperless offices to help you avoid jumping the gun and getting rid of this vital piece of kit.

Despite what you might think, printers still have an important role in the paperless offices of the future.

Why printers are still important in the paperless office

1. Because ‘going paperless’ doesn’t happen over night

While it may seem impossible to imagine your business without technology, for years physical documentation was the only option we had, and the processes and systems that built up around this fact have become deeply entrenched. As a result, going paperless is a journey, not a destination.

For many businesses, going paperless doesn’t mean the total elimination of paper.

If you were to rid your office of printers as part of a drive to encourage paperlessness, you’d soon find staff running into roadblocks because they rely on printers more than even they realise. Encouraging staff to be more economical with their printing, and ensuring that your printer setup isn’t in excess of what you require are both solid moves, but entirely removing printers from your office, as paperless as you may want it to be, is likely going to be counter productive in the short term.

In fact, for the moment, many businesses admit that going paperless doesn’t mean eliminating paper entirely – and for as long as paper persists, your printers will need to too.

Some workers still prefer to work with printed documents as opposed to cloud-based files.

2. Some staff prefer physical documents

In the same way that some readers will never prefer kindles over the real deal, some staff simply work better when handling physical documents as opposed to doing everything digitally. While you can promote economical printing among your staff, those who prefer to have paper in hand for certain tasks may be taken aback if that option is removed entirely.

Top tip: Encourage discussions among the different teams within your businesses as to what types of documentation you all believe need to remain printable. While this can allow wiggle room for those staff who do prefer physical documents, setting expectations in this way can help you accommodate different work practices while still moving to an overall more paperless environment.

Printers can fit easily into modern practices such as agile working.

3. Printers can fit with modern work practices

While the rise of trends such as remote working may seem to add fuel to the fire that printers are a thing of the past, recent trends show that they are in fact easily adaptable to modern working practices.

Take agile, for example. As businesses start to focus more on the pod-based teams that feature prominently in agile methodologies, we’ve seen a shift in printers too. Instead of huge devices situated centrally for office-wide use, printers have migrated to the teams where they’re most needed. Generally speaking, this means fewer, smaller devices that sit within pods, and are used for their specific tasks. 

Printers are easily adaptable to modern business such as remote working or agile structures.

Similarly, in the era of bring your own device (BYOD), mobile printing offers a solution that means staff don’t need to worry about where they are are or what device they are printing from. Employees simply need to connect to their nearest printer, press the button and their documents will be ready for use, either by themselves or their team in the office.

Brother has years of experience in helping businesses to achieve their productivity and sustainability goals through devices that meet their objectives. Whether you’re looking at decreasing paper consumption in your organisation, or are seeking technology to suit your new agile environment, Brother’s team of experts is on hand to help you make the right decisions.

For more information on what we’ve discussed today, or to for specific advice on products, get in touch with our team.

This article has been republished from Brother Australia. The original article can be seen here: https://empowers.brother.com.au/2019/09/12/why-the-paperless-office-still-needs-a-printing-solution/

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Make Your Own Bucket Hat!

As a mother of 3 boys who love being outdoors, I’ve had my fair share of sewing bucket hats. In the Summer we spend most of our time outside near the water, at various sports, or just playing in the yard. I’ve made so many for my children but never really made one for myself. Seeing they’re on trend lately (90’s cool) I thought it would be fun to make one for myself this time. I even made it so it’s reversible. You can have so much fun with these! Get the details below and sew your own.

Supplies:

  • 45” 5/8 yd. 60” 1/2 yd exterior fabric (I’m using a medium weight canvas)
  • ½ yard liner fabric (I’m using a medium weight cotton
  • 1/2 yard medium to heavy weight interfacing for brim. (*I did not use interfacing on the other parts because my fabric was sturdy, if you want you can stabilize the crown and the top).
  • Thread
  • Pattern (you can use this or any pattern)
  • Brother A80

*I drafted this pattern and it fit my head well. I am sharing the pattern but understand you may have to adjust to fit your measurements. I also suggest making a sample first to make the adjustments necessary before the main one. I had to do a couple at first. Feel free to use your own pattern as well. 

Cut out pattern for main, liner, and interfacing.

Press interfacing to liner of brim (mine are the same material).

Stitch crown ends right sides together with a ½” seam allowance.

Press seam allowance flat.

Pin crown to top (circle) right sides together, easing to fit if necessary.

Sew with 1/4” seam allowance all the way around.

Clip curve seam allowance if necessary.

Repeat for the liner.

Topstitch if you’d like around the top of the crown and the center seam.

For the brim.

Stitch side seams (RST) on both main and liner (1/4” seam allowance).

Place liner and main (RST) matching seams and stitch along bottom edge (1/4” seam allowance).

Clip seam allowance.

Flip right side out and press.

Baste stitch along top edge to keep raw edges together.

Start at seam and topstitch outer edge of brim. Stitch as many rows as it takes to get to the top. Spacing rows ¼” apart. (*use a medium weight thread for extra detail).

Pin brim to crown (RST). I had the seam of the crown in the center and the seams of the brim on the sides.

Stitch the brim to the crown (1/4” seam allowance).

Place main hat (brim included inside the liner (RST) and pin

Stitch the liner and main together leaving a 3” opening (1/4” seam allowance)

Flip right sides out through the opening.

Stitch the opening closed with a slipstitch or topstitch all the way around the edge to finish it.

This article has been republished from Brother Sews USA. The original article can be seen here: http://blog.brothersews.com/projects/make-your-own-bucket-hat/

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Cyber security while working from home

Working from home, while already on the rise among businesses of all kinds, has found an essential role as an everyday policy for companies weathering the COVID crisis. If you’re an employee of an office that has gone remote for the time being, or even permanently, you need to think about what this means for your technology use. In a traditional workplace, your devices are protected by company resources and the efforts of the IT department. At home, more of this responsibility falls upon you – what can you do to defend your connected devices and prevent intrusions by cyber attackers?

What are the fundamentals of WFH cyber security?

The general concepts behind cyber security have not changed in the era of pervasive remote work. Unfortunately for companies of all types and sizes, cyber criminals have not halted their activities in the face of the pandemic. In fact, there have been a wave of new phishing schemes in which cyber attackers pose as health authorities sending out news bulletins.

The World Economic Forum indicated that since workers are “distracted and vulnerable,” the chances of a social engineering attack slipping in under a company’s defences are greater than ever. Furthermore, the WEF stated that “heightened dependency on personal devices and home networks” has weakened organisations’ ability to fight off hacking. This raises the question of how best to safeguard your data when using everyday devices for work purposes.

What can you do to protect your devices?

While the devices you have access to in your home office may not always be purpose-built for business use, that doesn’t mean they are wholly lacking in security features. Making sure your PC, smart devices, printers, scanners and network access points are well protected is a relatively straightforward process. The following action items can guide you through and assist you as you turn your home into a suitable workplace.

 Identify IoT hardware in your home and access the settings

The internet of things is a tech-world term for an increasingly common subset of technology: Items that are not PCs or smart devices, but can send and receive data. These range from smart thermostats and doorbells to internet-connected printers, scanners and copiers. In your home, you likely have plenty of these devices connected to your WiFi network. To be sure attackers aren’t slipping in through weak protection on these devices, you should actively check their security settings rather than settling for the defaults.

Password-protect all your devices

One specific device setting that deserves your attention is the password. When a printer, multifunction device or other technology tool leaves the factory, it is protected by a default password. These passwords are not as easy to crack as strong ones you select yourself, so you should log into your device by typing its IP address into your web browser on a PC, then log into the administrator control panel and pick a new password. Rather than simply typing in an easy-to-remember phrase or reusing a password from other devices or accounts, it’s important to select a novel, hard-to-crack choice. A password manager app can help with this process.

Update firmware on all your connected devices

IoT devices contain protective features designed to keep criminals from using common exploits to take them over. If you don’t keep these machines’ firmware up to date, however, they may not be safeguarded against the latest threats. You should determine how your device of choice updates its firmware, for example through an automatic downloader tool, then ensure the process is going smoothly. Having the latest firmware is an understated but effective way to keep many threats out of your network.

Secure confidential documents with passwords

Working from home can mean dealing with secure company documents on a daily basis. If you have sensitive information stored in a format such as a PDF document, you should ask yourself what would happen if the file was compromised. Secure document management can mean adding extra layers of protection, such as setting up passwords for your most sensitive content. As with your devices, you should not reuse passwords – a password manager app can help you here, as well.

Implement firewalls and use a static IP address

When you work from an office, there is typically a firewall in place to prevent unauthorized access to the network and its devices. You should extend this good practice to your home office, to ensure remote working does not significantly weaken the protection around your company’s files and programs. You can contact your internet service provider to learn about firewall features and the process of using a static (rather than a dynamic) IP address, which will help you log into secure corporate networks from afar. Treating your home router with the same kind of cautious security features as corporate networks is a valuable anti-intrusion safeguard.

How should you set up your home office?

If it looks like remote work is a medium- or long-term solution for your company, or if there will be more permanent opportunities to work from home in the future, you should consider your current hardware and software setup. Do you have professional-quality technology in your home which will allow you to uphold professional standards? Remember that your customers’ expectations will remain elevated, and your ability to meet those requirements hinges on your IT configuration.

Seeking out a new, professional-grade printer, scanner or multi-function device is an essential part of equipping your home office. You need to balance high-quality printing and scanning features with networking that supports high-quality security. Sacrificing either the quality of your work or the integrity of your network is unacceptable, which means your device of choice must suit both objectives equally well. You also need to pick hardware that fits other requirements, such as the amount of free space: While a stand-up device might be ideal for the company headquarters, an efficient desktop model could be perfect for you to use at home.

Every work-from-home environment is unique. Maybe you have kids at home, perhaps you’re dealing with limited space or restrictions on your internet service. Picking a perfect printer is the process of matching your needs with a high-quality device.

This article has been republished from Brother Australia with minor changes.

The original article can be seen here:

https://empowers.brother.com.au/2020/06/05/look-after-cyber-security-while-working-from-home/

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Getting organised at home

With many of us now settling in to our new work from home lifestyles, we’re still looking for ways to make our new-found workspaces more functional, easy to use and ultimately a space that encourages productivity. An essential way to encourage productivity in your new workspace is to get organised! When everything has its place and is easy to find, completing your work tasks at home becomes less stressful and time consuming. With our range of labels and label printers, organising your workspace and around the home has never been so easy.

Your work from home setup

Did you know that labelling your supplies and belongings can prevent them from being misplaced or accidentally disappearing off your desk? Although you may not have to ward off your colleagues from stealing your favourite pen at home (maybe instead it’s a family member, house mate, partner, curious cat…), labelling your office space or your desk can give you that sense of fulfilment from being  organised, and in turn enhance and support your productivity. A Brother P-Touch machine will make itself right at home – with its durable, laminated tapes you can easily label your folders, books, pens and computer cables – the possibilities are endless!

Your kitchen/pantry

It only takes a few quick scrolls through Instagram, Facebook or Pinterest to see how creative people are getting with organising their pantries and kitchens into organisational masterpieces. Why waste time trying to figure out if it’s plain or self-raising flour in that container? How many times have you heard your partner/children/house mate exclaim “I don’t know where that goes” in a bid to get out of washing up or unstacking the dishwasher? Although aesthetically pleasing, having a well organised kitchen and pantry is hugely beneficial to help keep your kitchen clean, tidy and save you time doing chores when you’d rather be doing something else.

Kids’ stuff

With isolation restrictions beginning to ease in most areas, children are beginning to return to school – which means that you’ve likely spent a small fortune on a long list of things to get them ready for the new school term…90% of which is probably going to go missing before the term is over. Although by no means a new concept, labelling you child’s belongings such as back packs, clothes, stationery… anything you can stick a label on…in a bid to prevent their belongings being lost is a huge advantage to having them returned to you. Our TZe laminated labels come in a range of colours and designs and have been tested to the extreme so you know that these fun, personalised labels not only look great, but are made to last.

Your bathroom

When you have to share a bathroom with a number of people, the morning rush can be particularly chaotic. Minimise the chaos by labelling a caddy in the bathroom with your name and put all of your products in there so you can be more efficient in the mornings. By giving everyone their own caddy for their products and accessories, you’ll no longer experience that overwhelming sense of frustration that comes from rummaging through the cupboard while looking for what you need – save the time, mess and stress! It may also stop others from pinching some of your expensive cleanser you’re not willing to share too.

Your shed

If you don’t have a shed full of stuff that you’re not sure what to do with, half-finished projects, and tools laying around all over the place – you probably know someone that does. Getting your shed organised in a way that allows you to find what you’re looking for not only saves you time (so you can finish off that cubby house you’ve been putting off for months…) but also money. Ensuring that everything has its place means that you don’t accidentally purchase the same tools twice, and you know where to find them when you need them. Having a well labelled area for your tools also helps you store them safely and can prevent any accidental injuries due to improper storage.

So, if you’re working from home and feeling unmotivated or disorganised in your surroundings, take a little break from your desk, grab a P-Touch label printer, your favourite TZe labels and accessorise, personalise and organise a space around your home today.

This article has been republished from Brother Australia. 

The original article can be seen here: Getting organised at home

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Genuine Consumables- Some things are just not meant to work together

Discover why genuine Brother consumables is the best for your Brother printer.

Did you know that counterfeit and 3rd party compatible supplies may result in inferior printouts or damage your machine?  

Compatible supplies may work with Brother machines and machines from other brands, but they are not a perfect fit for Brother printers and may cause damage to your machine and not to mention the inconsistent and unpredictable page yields.

Purchasing supplies at low price may not end up with cost savings. You may even spend more for repair if you get a counterfeit or compatible product. 

Let us tell you why?

Choose Brother genuine products and supplies to ensure optimal, uncompromising performance from your Brother machines. Print without worrying about maintenance costs and increase your machine’s lifespan. Save money, time and paper due to less downtime or repairs.

How to ensure that your Brother supplies are genuine? To help you verify, we have made it easy to authenticate your products with our security hologram.

Authentication options: 
1.     Examine the label
2.     Mobile Authentication 
3.     Web Authentication 

Steps on how to identify could be found on: https://bit.ly/3jj4bVg

For best printing results, we recommend buying only Brother Genuine Toners and Cartridges

If you are purchasing online, please look out for our authorised reseller icon to ensure that you are buying from the right source.

You could also download the list of our authorised resellers here: https://bit.ly/3kbW4dv

Right now, we are giving you shopping vouchers when you purchase Brother machine with our Genuine supplies. Receive up to $80 shopping vouchers with the selected bundle model. Check out our latest promotion offering via  https://www.brother.com.sg/en/products/promotions

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Fashionable Custom Eyeglass Case

Want a quick project to try over the weekend? This eyeglasses case is it! I love how you can customize it with anyone’s initials. This eyeglass case makes for a great gift for your friends and family. Customize your DIY eyeglass case with your favorite colors and prints. The sky’s the limit! I know that you will enjoy this project. Have fun!

Supplies:

  • Fat Quarter Cotton Fabric or ¼ yard of Cotton Fabric
  • Double Fold Bias Tape
  • ¼ yard Two-sided Fusible Flex Foam
  • Fabric Vinyl
  • Brother ScanNCut

Sew Eyeglasses Case:

  1. Cut two rectangles out of your fabric at 8” x 13.5”. On the bottom end of one corner, cut a curved corner.

2. Cut one rectangle of your flex foam at the same measurement, 8” x 13.5”.
3. Adhere the fabrics to both sides of your flex foam with your iron. Make sure the right side of your fabric is facing out.

4. On the long side, pin your bias tape in place. On each end, the bias should extend about ½”.

5. Stitch bias tape in place. As you are sewing, don’t forget to fold the ends of the bias tape inside the bias tape.

6. Fold your DIY eyeglass case in half and attach the bias tape on the outer edge.

Cut Letters with Your ScanNCut:

  1. Place vinyl with shiny side down.
  2. On the ScanNCut, press on pattern

3. Press on the letters and choose your font. I chose FO-A001.

4. Type in your letters and press ok.

5. Adjust size to 1.74” height and pre-set.

6. Press Edit, then Edit Object.
7. Press on the duplicate button. You want to create two of the same image so adjust the number to 2.

8. Now, press the mirror button. Be sure to mirror both sets of letters.

9. Click ‘OK’ three times to pass through the menu. Then, press ‘Please Select’ and ‘Cut’.

10. Click on the wrench to edit your cut to half cut
11. Before making your final cut, test your cut first.
12. If your letters come out clean, proceed with your cut. If not, adjust the pressure and test again until it comes out clean.
13. Once you’re finished cutting, press ok.

Press Your Letters onto Case:

  1. Center your first set of letters in the middle of your case. Press in place.
  2. Place your second set of letters on top but, move it slightly over to create a shadow effect. Press in place.

FINAL LOOKS:

This article has been republished from Brother Sews USA. The original article can be seen here: http://blog.brothersews.com/sewing/fashionable-custom-eyeglass-case/

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Brother labelling solutions

Brother Product

Organising your Business

With a little planning and creativity, you can create a streamlined space for home office, business office and retail store where everything is well-organised and properly labelled.

With high-quality labels, you can enjoy the clarity of information across a broad range of applications, even in the most challenging environments.

Caution labels are especially important for areas that are dangerous and off-limits areas to outsiders. These labels are required to help prevent injury and accidents within your facility.

Additionally, F&B and retail owners can make use of decorative labels to identify their merchandise or list their product’s ingredients. Brother labelling machines are ultra-portable allowing businesses to create customised labels instantly and on the go. With no minimum order and no waiting time, it’s convenient and efficient.

With over 30 years as a global leader in the labelling market, Brother’s labelling solutions offers you:

  • Greater cost-efficiency with long-lasting labels
  • Increased productivity with inbuilt templates in Brother machines
  • Seamless mobile label printing through various connectivity options

Explore the various possibility of labelling across the industry: www.brother.com.sg/en/contents/solution/labelling

The labelling Business Series:

Contact our sales consultant to find out how our portable label printers and temper-resistant tapes could help you in your Business.

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Brother TZe Tapes

There is an endless array of tapes in all colors, sizes and materials available to suit your labeling needs for your business in the market. Only high-quality laminated tapes give you long lasting labels. By providing clear and lasting identification, labeling tapes can help greatly in enhancing workplace safety and organising fixed assets. Designed to withstand water, grease, fading, abrasion and even extreme temperatures. You are no longer need to re-print the same labels or order inventory custom pre-printed labels anymore

Brother TZe laminated tapes offer clear advantages over common marking solutions. With their unbeatable durability, strong adhesive qualities, and long-lasting legibility, TZe laminated tapes are the preferred choice for companies that demand nothing but the very best. Labels made with Brother TZe laminated tapes are used around the world in a wide range of industries, including:

  • Data Communication and Electrical
  • Manufacturing
  • Education(Schools & Libraries)
  • Healthcare (Hospitals & Laboratories)
  • Food and Beverage Management
  • Retail (Shops & Stores)
  • Events and Conferences
  • Route Accounting

The right tape for the job

Brother TZe laminated tapes are available in a variety of widths, colours and adhesive types for a broad range of applications. These include standard adhesive tapes for flat, smooth surfaces, flexible ID tapes for wrapping and flagging wires and cables, strong adhesive tapes for plastic and textured surfaces, and tamper-evident tapes that leave a permanent tell-tale mark if remove or disturbed.

Fluorescent Colours For Safety Labels

TZe laminated labels comes in industry-standard colours for making on-the-spot safety labels for equipment of almost any size. You can use TZe laminated fluorescent tapes to print durable labels for warning and instructional signs. Tested to withstand chemical and UV fade resistant, you do not have to worry about re-printing same new labels.

Extreme Temperatures Labeling

The Tze laminated tapes has been tested to within extreme temperatures. These include both freezing conditions and sweltering temperatures. Suitable for laboratory, kitchen and outdoor labelling needs.

Tamper Evident Labels

TZe tamper evident labels breaks when label removal is attempted. TZe laminated tamper evident labels are a cost-effective solutions to marking of properties and assets on demand. Create serialised, barcode property tags to help keep track of valuable properties. Alternatively, you can create seals for envelops which contains confidential documents or to secure products to prevent them from being tampered.

Fabric Labeling

TZe iron-on fabric tapes allows you to customise your clothing labels and adhere them onto desired clothes just by ironing. These durable labels take the frustration off most of your fabric labeling needs when it comes to uniforms, caps, and the like.

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Brother BRAdmin Professional Fleet Management Solution

As your business grows, so will your printing needs. Many companies have more than one Multi-function Centres (MFCs) and printers in their offices. Due to the fact that the workflows and print demands of today’s businesses grow increasingly complex, it can become extremely inefficient and time-consuming to manage, configure, optimise and update each individual device one at a time. Imagine having to physically manage different devices in multiple locations. Therefore, to optimize your office printing and imaging infrastructure, centrally manage your print fleet is a more cost and time efficient solution.

Brother’s BRAdmin Professional is an innovative fleet-wide management solution that helps to optimise your business productivity and IT resources, putting total control and accountability firmly in your hands.

Designed to provide real-time, fleet-wide management across your company’s network infrastructure, BRAdmin Professional is ideal for businesses with a growing suite of machines across multiple locations. By allowing you to centrally manage your machines from one location, this simple-to-use tool will help to reduce downtime and optimise resources, so you can focus on the more important aspects of your business.

Status Monitor

Experienced the annoyance of sending a print job, waited a few minutes, and nothing happened? Was it only then that you realised that your printing device needed more paper or supplies replacement? Status Monitor allows you to receive instant alerts through your computer whenever your Brother device needs attention.

Enjoy greater visibility over your fleet

The user-friendly dashboard allows you to glance and know which machine is ready, sleeping, or low on supplies for greater visibility over your fleet. Furthermore, you’ll receive real-time notifications via email, reducing down-time to a minimum.

Maximise efficiency and reduce costs

BRAdmin Professional gives you the freedom to leverage on real-time usage information to optimise your fleet. It displays live page counters from each network-connected device, helping you understand which devices are being underutilised, so that you can deploy them accordingly.

Greater access to your entire fleet

BRAdmin Professional management software is completely free of charge and is available as an executable program you can install on your computer. Alternatively, you can run it on a web browser through an Embedded Web Server and start managing your Brother machines from any computer on your network.

Empowering your productivity

Ideal for a large suite of machines spread across multiple locations, BRAdmin Professional saves your organisation’s IT administrators the effort of having to physically visit every printer whenever it requires attention. This results in less printer downtime and more productivity from your staff.

Import and export your device settings across your fleet

Save your IT administrators from tedious processes. A sub-feature of the BRAdmin Professional utility lets you save selected settings to an exportable file, which can then be re-imported to multiple devices at simultaneously. This allows you to update your entire fleet quickly and effortlessly.

Setting up BRAdmin Professional is simple. Download the firmware from Brother solutions guide and set up the network IP addresses range for all your printing devices. BRAdmin Professional 4 will detect all the printers in your fleet.

BRAdmin Professional 4 works well with network-connected Brother devices. It only supports Windows operating systems, works best for Windows 7 and above.

Download your free BRAdmin here: https://support.brother.com/g/s/id/smb/pro4/pro4-b-function.html?c=us&lang=en

BRAdmin dashboard