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title: "Printer FOTA"
slug: "printer-fota"
updated: 2025-09-09T13:29:23Z
published: 2025-09-09T13:29:23Z
canonical: "help.scalefusion.com/printer-fota"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.scalefusion.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Printer FOTA

## Zebra: Firmware Over-The-Air (FOTA) Update for Printers

Firmware Over-The-Air (FOTA) Update for Zebra Printers is a remote update feature that allows administrators to wirelessly deliver and install the latest firmware to Zebra printers over a network. Instead of manually connecting to each device, FOTA enables seamless, centralized firmware upgrades using protocols like MQTT or cloud services, ensuring devices stay up-to-date with the latest features, security patches, and performance improvements without physical intervention.

> [!NOTE]
> Note:
> 
> This feature is available in Enterprise license plan 2023 and Enterprise license plan 2025.

### Supported models

- ZD421
- ZD621
- ZQ630 Plus

### Creating a custom FOTA configuration

1. Navigate to the **Update & Patch Management** > **Printer FOTA** on the Scalefusion dashboard.
2. Click the **Create FOTA Configuration** button to launch the configuration wizard and begin setting up the configuration.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/175c0eac-012f-4410-bdc5-ac60794f82d8/Images/Documentation/image-OOKJ2V0D.png)
3. In the **Basics** tab, provide a name to this configuration and select the Printer Products on which you want to deploy this configuration. Click **Next**. Please note that the name has a 128-character limit.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/175c0eac-012f-4410-bdc5-ac60794f82d8/Images/Documentation/image-WL9WYG3C.png)
4. In the **Upload FOTA File** tab:
  1. Upload a FOTA file locally from your computer. Please note that the default upload storage is 5 GB.
  2. After the file is uploaded (or an external file is detected), the **File Name**, **File Size**, and **File Checksum** fields will be automatically populated. You will then need to manually enter the correct **Firmware Version**.
  3. Alternatively, enter an external FOTA URL provided by your OEM. Click **Check Now,** which will detect the **file size** only**;** the **File Name**, **File Checksum,** and the **Firmware Version** will have to be added manually.
  4. Click on **Save**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/175c0eac-012f-4410-bdc5-ac60794f82d8/Images/Documentation/image-ZI4I17Y9.png)
5. Next, you can publish the configuration to Device Group(s) or Device(s).
  1. Click **View Details**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/175c0eac-012f-4410-bdc5-ac60794f82d8/Images/Documentation/image-Z6KBPLR2.png)
  2. On the next page, click the **Publish** button.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/175c0eac-012f-4410-bdc5-ac60794f82d8/Images/Documentation/image-7FGTYP9Q.png)
  3. Select either Device Groups or Devices and click Publish.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/175c0eac-012f-4410-bdc5-ac60794f82d8/Images/Documentation/image-TG9ZRH0S.png)
6. After the configuration is published, its status will be visible in the **View Details** section. The status may be one of the following:
  1. Publish
  2. Download completed
  3. Install completed
  4. Failed: In case the status shows as Failed, you can check the reason for failure by clicking on the eye icon.
7. In the View Details page, you can:
  1. Download the report
  2. Unpublish the configuration
  3. Publish
  4. Apply a filter to select the group and device.

### Reports

1. You can view the FOTA configuration activity in the **Account Activity** report.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/175c0eac-012f-4410-bdc5-ac60794f82d8/Images/Documentation/image-MHZD80YO.png)
2. In the **Device Inventory report**, you can apply filters to get the Firmware status.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/175c0eac-012f-4410-bdc5-ac60794f82d8/Images/Documentation/image-KVGOH96Z.png)
3. The Deep Dive section also provides an overview of FOTA management.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/175c0eac-012f-4410-bdc5-ac60794f82d8/Images/Documentation/image-9G21X095.png)