SENTINEL Instructions

Create a Port Using Windows Print Management Console...Open Windows Print Management (on some servers it may need to be added as a role/feature) ...

Enable Tracing in SENTINEL – Requires restart of SENTINEL service (Label Print Manager) after making changes...

Copy all 'Configuration settings' (.ini extension) and 'XML documents' (.xml extension) files in the root SENTINEL directory. Configurations and XML files...

This Instruction Article explains how to use Query Manager in SENTINEL to manipulate data in SQL database. The example given shows the use of File Detection...

Instructions on how to find the serial number for an existing instance of SENTINEL running on a server. This applies to SENTINEL instances that either are currently ...

Browse to SENTINEL folder in Windows (make sure to enable ‘view hidden folders: Control Panel -> Folder Options -> Show hidden files and folders...

1. Open Event Viewer 2. Select Node (Application and SentinelKernelLog)

1. Start SENTINEL Manager 2. Deactivate one of the printing 'watcher' - TCPrint

SENTINEL automates label printing, but it will only print the latest version by default. This article guides the user through selecting and older version for output.

The Mapper program acts as a companion to the TEKLYNX SENTINEL software. In the past, it was installed by default, but since version 2018, you must add it as a custom setup option.

Instruction on creating a SENTINEL Map that can use label data provided in an array type of format using XML

Use a relative path nomenclature for building complex XML-based SENTINEL Maps to reduce the time needed for setup and configuration

The Break feature used in SENTINEL Maps inform the Map file of the location where the unique values for each of the labels are stored.

Being able to populate a database with drop file data is a key part of improving efficiency and reducing data entry errors.

By setting printers in Sentinel Manager, you can ensure that only those selected printers will be available when printing labels in CODESOFT

PDF files are valued because, if they are properly formatted, they will look and print the same way on most computers and printers. However, SENTINEL does not natively print PDF files. By using the free Bullzip PDF printer, printing PDFs using SENTINEL becomes possible.