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Upright Lister Equipment Guide

Required and strongly recommended equipment and hardware for Upright Lister

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Written by Rain Gilbert
Updated over a month ago

Overview

This document outlines the required and strongly recommended equipment and supplies needed to use each core function of Upright Lister and Upright Link.


Table of Contents


Upright Lister Minimum System Requirements

Upright Lister runs in the web browser on any internet-connected tablet, laptop, or desktop computer. We recommend the following minimum system specs:

Windows

  • Operating System: Any device capable of running Windows 10 or higher will support Lister

  • Recommended Browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge

  • RAM: We recommend a minimum of 16GB for any device downloading and viewing reports in Excel or other spreadsheet program

Mac OS

  • Operating System: Any device capable of running MacOS 11 or higher will support Lister

  • Recommended Browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari

  • RAM: We recommend a minimum of 16GB for any device downloading and viewing reports in Excel or other spreadsheet program


Supported iOS Devices for Upright Link

Upright Link is capable of running on any iOS device capable of running iOS 13+.

  • We recommend purchasing on Apple, if available, as it comes with a 1-year warranty. Walmart, Best Buy, and Amazon are suitable alternatives

  • We recommend newer versions of the iPhone for photography, as they will take better-quality pictures


Supported Label Printers

Label printers are used to print manifest barcodes, inventory location barcodes, product barcodes, and shipping labels. Lister Connect will need to be installed on each workstation used to print barcodes and shipping labels.

The following are all supported label printer brands and models.

  • Zebra GK420​d (recommended!)

  • Zebra GK420T

  • Zebra ZP450 (shipping labels only)

  • Zebra ZD620

  • Zebra ZD220 (not recommended)

    • The 220 series from Zebra has a slower print time than later models, resulting in 4-5 second pauses when printing individual labels

  • Zebra ZD421d

  • Dymo 4XL

  • Dymo 450 Turbo

  • Dymo 550 LabelWriter (not recommended)

    • The 550 series from Dymo uses proprietary DRM labels with RFID chips that are only available from Dymo. Other (often cheaper) brands of labels will not work with these printers!

❗The Zebra ZP450 is designed only to print shipping labels and will not print product barcodes or inventory labels in Lister

❗The Zebra ZP505 is NOT a supported label printer

❗The Dymo 450 Twin Turbo is NOT a supported printer

💡Operational Tip: The Zebra GK420d is the recommended printer for both barcodes and shipping labels for build quality, performance, and ease of maintenance.

Although this printer is discontinued, Lister still supports it, as the printer drivers used in Lister are maintained by Seagull Scientific, not Zebra!


Supported Barcode Labels: 1-1/8" x 3-1/2"

Upright Labs recommends purchasing these labels from Uline. As a note, the Uline description mentions these are only compatible with Dymo printers, but these labels ARE compatible with Zebra printers.

This size label is used for three purposes:


Supported Barcode Label Orientation

Barcode label rolls MUST be in the portrait orientation, with the short side feeding out. Landscape orientation labels with the long side feeding out are NOT compatible with Lister.


Supported Reverse Side of Barcode Labels

If you see a lot of black dashes on the back of your barcode labels, this will likely cause issues when trying to print. The black lines are used by the printer to determine where the label should stop and cause conflicts when printing barcode labels.


Supported Shipping Labels: 4" x 6"

This size label is used to print all shipping labels for outgoing orders.


Supported USB Scales

Digital USB scales are used to import item weights while listing products and weighing packages for outbound shipments. Lister Connect will need to be installed in each workstation that uses USB scales

  • All USB Mettler Toledo (recommended) and Dymo scales are supported

💡Operational Tip: We recommend purchasing scales that do not have an auto-off feature. Certain models of USB scales automatically power off after a few minutes, meaning a teammate will need to frequently restart the scale and reconnect it to Lister Connect.


Supported Barcode Scanners for Upright Lister

As barcode scanning is integral to optimizing your workflow, barcode scanners are required for every workstation that uses Upright Lister.

  • Any 1D or 2D barcode scanner will work, but this one is well-rated online and by our clients!


Supported Barcode Scanners for Upright Link

Ring barcode scanners connect to Link via Bluetooth and significantly increase the speed in scanning barcodes vs. using the built-in camera of your iOS device.

Ring barcode scanners do not need time to register a scan, unlike the built-in iOS camera scanner, which needs time to focus and bright light to read barcodes.

We recommend one of the following scanners for each device running Link:

  • Eyoyo 1D Wireless Ring Barcode Scanner (recommended) - Amazon

  • Upgraded Eyoyo 1D Wireless Ring Barcode Scanner Bluetooth - Amazon

  • Eyoyo Mini Wearable Barcode Scanner - 1D/2D/QR Codes - Amazon

Right: Upgraded Eyoyo 1D Wireless Ring Barcode Scanner. Left: Eyoyo 1D Wireless Ring Barcode Scanner

Required and Recommend Equipment by Workstation/Team Function

The following sections break down the required and recommended equipment at each workstation to fully optimize the usage of Lister and Link, along with other recommended equipment to help increase productivity and sell-thru rates.


Store Team Equipment

Required Store Equipment:

  • One internet-connected computer, laptop, or tablet per store is strongly recommended to create digital manifests in Upright Lister and ensure accurate reporting and seamless processing at e-commerce

  • One regular office printer to print out 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper with a manifest barcode which allows transportation and e-commerce teams to quickly pull up the manifest

  • Optional: One label printer per store as an alternative to a regular office printer to print out manifest barcodes instead of printing 8.5 x 11 manifest sheets

    • Note: If using this option, Lister Connect will need to be installed on the store computer

Recommended Store Equipment:

💡Operational Tip: Enter the serial number in the manifest if using serialized security bags!


Transportation Team Equipment

Teams that utilize Manifest Tracking to transfer goods from stores to e-commerce can use the following options:


Receiving and Processing Workstation Equipment

  • One internet-connected desktop or laptop computer with Lister Connect installed per workstation

  • One label printer per workstation

  • One 1D or 2D barcode scanner per workstation

  • Manifest Tracking Optional Equipment: Either an iOS 13 or later internet-connected Apple device (supported device list) with the Link app installed to mark the manifest received or a tablet/desktop/laptop computer and barcode scanner (this can be the same computer used to process manifests)

  • Utility carts or mobile shelving units to move accepted products to photography and listing stations. These carts will then be used to move listed products to inventory

  • Blue painter’s tape to attach printed barcodes to fragile items that may otherwise be damaged by barcode label adhesive residue


Jewelry Processing:

The following equipment is highly recommended for jewelry teams in addition to the standard processing workstation equipment above:

💡Operational Tip: Gold purity acid testing kits, although comparatively cheap, are not as reliable as XRF Analyzers, are prone to errors or false negatives, and may possibly damage high-value items!


Photography Workstation Equipment

Photography in Link (Recommended)

Using Link to photograph items is our recommended workflow as it streamlines the process of adding high-quality, eye-catching pictures with an iOS device, with no downtime compared to traditional digital camera editing that requires dedicated computers and work slowdowns as photos are exported, edited, and imported to your listings.

  • Non-jewelry photography:

    • One iPod Touch 7 (7th Gen) or newer Apple iOS device capable of running iOS 13+ with the Link app installed per photography station.

      • Note: The more recent the iOS device, the better quality pictures it will be able to take

    • Photography lightboxes for professional-looking listing pictures

  • Jewelry photography:

    • One iPhone 8 or newer Apple iOS device capable of running iOS 13+ with the Link app installed per photography station

      • Note: iOS devices with both optical and digital zoom capabilities will provide the best-quality pictures

    • Jewelry displays to showcase high-value precious metals and stones

    • Photography lightboxes for professional-looking listing pictures

  • Optional: One ring barcode scanner per iOS device to speed up scanning barcodes


Uploading Photographs in Lister

Pictures can be added to listings directly, but this is generally not a best practice, as it requires additional (and sometimes expensive) cameras and more time to complete due to extra steps.

  • One internet-connected desktop or laptop computer with a good quality monitor for photo editing (minimum 1080p resolution) per workstation

  • One 1D or 2D barcode scanner per workstation

  • One DSLR or point-and-shoot digital camera per workstation

  • Jewelry displays to showcase high-value precious metals and stones


Listing Workstation Equipment

  • One internet-connected desktop or laptop computer per workstation

  • One 1D or 2D barcode scanner per workstation

  • Optional: A USB scale to weigh items (recommended)

    • Note: If using this option, Lister Connect will need to be installed on the workstation computer


Inventory Workstation

Adding and removing items from inventory quickly and reliably is critical to an efficient workflow. Slow-downs in this process cause bottlenecks in productivity in all other areas of e-commerce and delay customers from receiving their purchases in a timely manner.

As such, we highly recommend using Upright Link to add and remove items from inventory!


Storing Inventory, Picking Orders, and Purging Products via Link (Recommended)

  • One iPod Touch 7 (7th Gen) or newer Apple iOS device capable of running iOS 13+ with the Link app installed per headcount assigned to inventory

  • Optional: One ring barcode scanner per iOS device to speed up scanning barcodes (highly recommended)

  • Optional: One phone neck lanyard or one wristband phone holder per device for hands-free operation (highly recommended)


Storing Inventory, Picking Orders, and Purging Products via Lister (Not Recommended)

  • One internet-connected laptop or tablet per headcount assigned to inventory

  • One 1D or 2D barcode scanner per laptop/tablet

  • Access to one standard office printer to print order pack slips and Product purge lists


Inventory Material Handling Tools

  • One or many inventory rolling cart(s) and/or mobile shelving units, depending on the size of your operation. These allow for easy movement of products from listing to inventory and from inventory to shipping or aftermarket revenue streams for purged unsold items

  • Optional: Tote Picking Carts may be a more suitable option for pulling multi-item orders for shipping than using Inventory Rolling Carts


Order Packing Workstation

For larger teams with separated order packing and shipping workstations, we recommend the following equipment at each order packing workstation:

  • One internet-connected desktop or laptop computer per workstation

  • One 1D or 2D barcode scanner per workstation

  • Optional One label printer per workstation to reprint Product SKUs

    • Note: If using this option, Lister Connect will need to be installed on the store computer

  • Optional: One standard office printer to print order Pack Slips and Pack Mode Control Sheets


Order Shipping Workstation

For larger teams with separated order packing and shipping workstations, we recommend the following equipment at each shipping workstation:

  • One internet-connected desktop or laptop computer with Lister Connect installed per workstation

  • One 1D or 2D barcode scanner per workstation

  • One label printer per workstation

  • One USB scale per workstation

  • Optional: One standard office printer to print out order Pack Slips and USPS Scan forms


Combined Packing and Shipping Workstation

For smaller teams with a combined order and packing workflow, we recommend the following equipment at each workstation:

  • One internet-connected desktop or laptop computer with Lister Connect installed per workstation

  • One 1D or 2D barcode scanner per workstation

  • One USB scale per workstation

  • One label printer per workstation

  • Optional: One standard office printer to print out order Pack Slips and USPS Scan forms


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