EtikStudio

Remote printing without a VPN: the connector

A lightweight service installed on one machine in the network where your printers live. It opens an outbound connection — no ports to open, no printers exposed to the internet, no VPN to build.

The architecture at a glance

Editor in the browser

Design from anywhere

EtikStudio server

Encrypted outbound connection

Connector (on your network)

One machine on the local network

Your printers

Never exposed to the internet

Up and running in three steps

Install the connector on any computer in the printer network and link it with a code. From that moment, any authorized person prints on those printers from the browser, wherever they are. The connector auto-detects installed printers and reports their capabilities: resolution, width, language.

  1. 1

    Install the connector

    On a single machine of the network where the printers are — not on every workstation.

  2. 2

    Link it with a code

    No ports to open, no firewall changes: the connection goes out, never in.

  3. 3

    Share and print

    Authorise people, locations, or the whole organisation, and print from the browser.

One connector, the whole organization

You don't need a connector per person. Install one at the site where the printers are and share it with whoever needs it:

Owner only

The connector stays private.

Everyone at a location

North Plant staff use North Plant printers.

The whole organization

Any member of the organisation.

Specific people

A hand-picked list.

Traditional VPN vs. the connector

Traditional VPN EtikStudio connector
Setup A network project taking weeks Minutes: install and link
Open ports Yes, with the security risk that implies None: outbound connection
Internet exposure Networks become interconnected Nothing exposed; only the connector talks
Maintenance Certificates, tunnels, IT support Updates itself
Granular access Hard to scope per printer Per person, location, or organisation

Outbound connection

Like a browser's: it crosses firewalls and NAT with zero configuration.

Nothing exposed to the internet

The printer is not reachable from outside; only the connector talks to the server.

No network administration

Install it, link it with a code, and it works. A whole infrastructure project disappears.

Lending between companies

A connector can be lent to another company with a single-use code, an expiration date, and a maximum number of prints — exactly what's needed when a supplier must print on the client's printers, or vice versa. The loan is revocable at any time and fully logged.

  • Single-use code
  • With an expiration date
  • Print limit
  • Revocable and logged

Printers with their own network

Printers that connect directly over the network — Zebra Link-OS, TSC, and SATO with Ethernet interfaces — can work without an intermediate connector.

Zebra Link-OS · TSC · SATO

Native apps for every platform

EtikStudio ships natively on every platform your operation runs on:

The connector

Installed once, on the network where the printers are:

Windows

Graphical control panel and Windows service

Linux

Runs as a systemd service

macOS

Native application

Unix

Native system service (daemon)

The label editor

Available as a native application on every system, plus the Web Editor:

Windows

Native application

Linux

Native application

macOS

Native application

Unix

Native application

iOS

Native application

Android

Native application

Web Editor

In the browser, no installation

Frequently asked questions

No. One per network, shared with whoever needs it within the organisation.

Yes. That's exactly what the connector is for — no VPN, no open ports.

No. The editor runs in the browser; the connector only goes on the printers' network.

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