Originally written by John Hardwick, last updated Apr 29, 2026, on the Swan Retail knowledge base (FRS).
Part of: Implementation Guide
When using SwanFRS to generate either display labels or stock tickets with barcodes, it is necessary to download and install a specific font onto any PC where labels are to be generated / printed.
Click to download a zip file containing the barcode font used by SwanFRS . barcodesetup.zip
Any device connecting to SwanFRS which may be used to produce a barcode font (for example - bay or stock label) will require to have a specific bar code font installed.
The system will produce a series of symbols and characters if a bar code label is produced on a PC without the font installed (for example, @@32425r3@@ instead of the barcode.)
Screen examples used in this document may vary in presentation from your machine.
Server Disk File
This step is not required when using a Swan Hosting solution
The barcode font needs installing on the SwanFRS application server. This may require the services of your Systems Administrator.
Installing the Font
The barcode font needs installing on the server and on any PC which may be required to either view or print a stock / display ticket.
Double-clicking the file may produce a security warning – accept and continue.
To install the font, accept the message and continue. The screen will change to show a setup.exe file (as shown below)
After downloading the barcodesetup.zip file, the file needs to be uncompressed.
Double-click on the setup.exe file to install.
The PC may produce another security message – accept and continue.
The PC will then produce a series of installation screens as shown below.
Click NEXT > to continue
Click NEXT > to continue
Once extracted, the following window will be generated.
This window may be closed.
The final window generated indicates the font has been installed.
This window may be closed.
The font is now available on the PC and is therefore ready to be used by SwanFRS.
Finally, check the font is available by using the font drop down list as in the example below –
The fonts installed are named BC 128….
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