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45537L-005 ZebraNet™ PrintServer II User Guide.
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4/21/09 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L-005 Rev . A Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Who Should Use This Document . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 4 45537L-005 Rev . A ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 4/21/09 3 • Getting St arted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Before Y ou Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 Contents 4/21/09 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L-005 Rev . A A • PrintServer II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 PSII Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 6 45537L-005 Rev . A ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 4/21/09 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4/21/09 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L-005 Rev . A Preface The Preface discusses the topics and i llustrates standards tha t are used througho ut this guide. Content s Who Should Use This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preface Who Shoul d Use This Do cument 10 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 4/21/09 Who Should Use This Document This User Guide is in tended to be used by any person who wi ll install and wor k with the ZebraNet PrintServer II.
11 About This DocumentPreface Contacts 4/21/09 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 Contact s T echnic al Support via the In ternet is a vailable 24 hours pe r day , 365 days per year . W eb Site: www .zebra.com E-mail Back T e chnical Librar y: E-mail address: emb@zebra.
About This DocumentPreface Document Conventions 12 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 4/21/09 Document Conventions The following conv entions are used throughout this docu ment to convey ce.
13 About This DocumentPreface Document Conventions 4/21/09 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 Illustration Instructions Used when an illustration c ontains either informat ion about a dialog box or step(s) to ac complish i n a dialog box.
About This DocumentPreface Related Documents 14 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 4/21/09 Related Document s In addition to t he ZebraNet PrintServer User Guide , the fo llowing documen ts might be helpful references while using PSII : • ZPL II ® Pr ogramming Guide For Firmwar e V ersi on x.
04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 1 Introduction This chapter provides a hi gh-level overview of the PrintServer II ( PSII) , installatio n types, standard network configurations, and how to work with PSII . Content s Overview .
Introduction Overview 16 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Overview The PrintServer II ( PSII) is an option al factory- or field-i n stalled interface device that supports network connect ion of the Z ebra printer .
17 Introd uction Overview 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 Components Description 1 Printer with PSII only PSII gives your print er these features: • allows the remot e monitoring an d configur ation capabil ity of the PSII using a browser .
Introduction Requirements 18 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Requirement s This section lists the mi nimum requirements for PSII , which include operating systems, browser support, an d hardware.
19 Introd uction Requirements 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 Hardware These are the minimum ha rdware requirements: Printers External Internal Field Upgrade Internal Factory.
Introduction Compatibility 20 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Comp atibility This section identifie s the various co mponents that are compatible wit h PSII . ZebraNet Wireless Card Socket Option (WCSO) PSII is fully compatible with WCSO.
21 Introd uction Installation T ypes 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 Inst allation T ypes PSII can be factory- or field-i nstalled, as follows: Factory Factory-installations are for new Zeb ra printers that are built with the internal PSII option.
Introduction PSII S pecifications 22 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 PSII S pecifications Network Connection 10BASE-T UTP RJ45 connection.
04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 2 Installation This chapter provid es information on how to install PSII (external and in ternal) and the ZebraNet Utilities. Content s External PSII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inst allation External PSII 24 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 External PSII This section prov ides you with an illustratio n of the exte rnal PS II and the steps required for it s installation. This illustration sh ows an external PSII with the important compon ents i dentified.
25 Installation External PSII 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 Figure 2 • Parallel Port 3. Secure the wire locks. 4. On the back o f the PSII , inse rt a live 10BAS E-T cable into the Ethernet connector . 5. T urn on the printer .
Inst allation External PSII 26 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 This is an ex ample of a PSII config uration label. The numbers id entify the settin gs you need to know . The table following the illustration provides a de scription of each number .
27 Installation Internal PSII 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 Internal PSII This section provid es you with an illustration of th e internal PSII and installation steps.
Inst allation Internal PSII 28 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 T o install an i nternal PSII into a Xi II, Xi III, R140, 10 5 SL, and PA X Series printer , complete these step s: 1.
29 Installation Internal PSII 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 Figure 5 • Internal PSII for the Xi II, Xi III Series, R140, and 105 SL Figure 6 • Internal PSII for the PA .
Inst allation Internal PSII 30 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 5. Insert the ribbon cable and PSII through the moun ting slot. 6. Fold the cable and the ferrite be ad back ov er the mounting bracket, and co nnect the ribb on cable connec tor into the keyed Interface Data Cable Connector (J4) on the main logic board.
31 Installation Internal PSII 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 Z4Mplus/Z6Mplus Figure 7 shows you the internal PSII that can be installed into Z4Mplus and Z6M plus printers. The components you need to be familiar with a re identified bel ow .
Inst allation Internal PSII 32 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 T o install an i nternal PSII into a Z4Mplus printer , complete these step s: 1. 2. 3. See Figure 8 . Lift the media do or and locate th e screw in the middle of the h inge along the top of the printe r frame.
33 Installation Internal PSII 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 6. See Figure 9 . T o remove the electronics cover , push in and pull up. Figure 9 • Z4Mplus Electronics Cover 7. From the back of the printer , use a flat-blade screwdriv er to remove the scre ws and the cover plate.
Inst allation Internal PSII 34 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Figure 10 • Internal PSII for Z4Mplus 1 Cable connect or 2 Cable 3 Cable tie 4 PSII Board 5 Parallel p ort so.
35 Installation Internal PSII 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 9. See Figure 1 1 . Insert the short ends of each standof f into t he holes on t he main logic board until you hear a clic k. Figure 1 1 • Z4Mplus Main Logic Board and S tandoffs 10.
Inst allation Internal PSII 36 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 13. See Figure 12 . Place the I/O boa rd inside the plate, a nd plug the cable into the connector on the I/O board. Figure 12 • Z4Mplus I/O Board and Plate . 14.
37 Installation ZebraNet Utilities 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 ZebraNet Utilities The ZebraNet Utilities i s a software suite consisting of tool s to assist you with the configuration of the PSII dev ice, which gives you the fl exibility to make changes to settings, track errors, and more.
Inst allation ZebraNet Utilities 38 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 3. In the ZebraNet Ut ilities dialog , select the features you want to install and click Next> . This dialog b ox gives you the chance to reset your in stallation settings.
39 Installation ZebraNet Utilities 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 4. In the ZebraNet Utilities dia log, you hav e the opti on to review an d make any cha nges to your installatio n settings. When yo u are sati sfied with your install ation settings, click Install .
Inst allation ZebraNet View Java Applet 40 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 ZebraNet V iew Java Applet If you selected Ze braNet V iew Java A pplet wh en y ou installed t he ZebraNet Utilit ies, you need to complete a few inst allation steps t o work with thi s utility .
41 Installation ZebraNet View Java Applet 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 2. T o beg in the installa tion, click Ye s . The Select Java Plugin Installation dialog opens. 3. Make the selec tions that app ly to your env ironment, and click Inst all .
Inst allation ZebraNet View Java Applet 42 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 6. When the instal lation is compl ete, click OK . The Java page opens. 7. Y ou have these options: • T o work with th is utility , see ZebraNet V iew Java Applet on page 126 .
04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 3 Getting Started This chapter prov ides you with i nformation and procedures for wo rking with the most frequently used PSII features. Content s Before Y ou Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Getting St arted Before Y ou Begin 44 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Before Y ou Begin PSII offers man y features, but how you acc ess and work wit h them is depend ent on your environment. Be fore you begi n, you need to get informa tion from the PSII configuration label.
45 Getting St arted Before Y ou Begin 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 Figure 13 • Configuration Label 4. From the configuration label, you need to get these numbers: For details on getting these nu mbers, see pag e 26 .
Getting St arted Assigning an IP Address 46 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Assigning an IP Address Before you can begin work ing with PSII , yo u must get or assign an IP ad dress for the PSII device.
47 Getting St arted Assigning an IP Address 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 T o assign an IP address using ZebraNet V iew , complete these step s: 1. From the task bar , select S tart>Programs>ZebraNe t Utilities>ZebraNet View .
Getting St arted Assigning an IP Address 48 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 T o set the subnet, complete these step s: 1. From the ZebraNet V iew menu bar, select PrintServer>Configuration .
49 Getting St arted Assigning an IP Address 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 In a Non-Windows Environment These steps can be u sed with all print ers. However , the liquid crystal disp lay (LCD) instructions are for printers with an LCD.
Getting St arted Assigning an IP Address 50 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 St atic Route: T o use this method, complete these step s: 1. T urn on the printer a nd wait for 2 min u tes to allow for t he device self test. During this time, the PSII performs an address broa dcast.
51 Getting St arted Assigning an IP Address 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 4. When the PSII begins to respond, stop the pi ng activity . In W ind ows, Ctrl + C halts the ping ing. 5. T elnet to th e PSII and assign the appropriate IP addr ess, subnet mask, and gateway if applicable.
Getting St arted Setting Alerts 52 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Setting Alert s It is important to understand the relationship be tween the PSII and the printe r when you are establishing alerts.
53 Getting St arted Setting Alerts 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 4. T o moni tor the alerts y ou established, from the task bar selec t S tart>ZebraNet Utilities>ZebraNet Alert . The ZebraNet Alert dialog opens: In this dialog you can view t he log of errors an d monitor the activity o f your prin ter(s).
Getting St arted Setting Alerts 54 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 ZebraLink In this section are step-by-step instructions on ho w to set up an alert u sing ZebraLink . For information on setti ng up alerts using ZebraNet V iew , see ZebraNet V iew on page 58 .
55 Getting St arted Setting Alerts 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 5. Select accordingly . 6. Y ou can use ZebraNet Alert to monitor aler ts set through a ZebraLink -enabled printer . From this W eb page you can add alert messages to not ify you when a prin ter is out of paper , needs a ribb on, and so on .
Getting St arted Setting Alerts 56 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 3. T o set u p email noti fication, go to the Alert Se tup page and click Add Alert Message . The Add Alert Message page opens: 4. Specify the condi tion to se nd over email, such as HEAD ELEMENT BAD or PA P E R OUT .
57 Getting St arted Setting Alerts 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 10. Enter the passwor d and click Save Current Con figuration . 11 . Y ou can continue to add more settings or , if finished: • From the Printer Home Page, select PrintServer Settings>Network Communica tions Setup .
Getting St arted Checking Printer Configuration Settings 58 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 2. From this dialog, you can track th e printer(s) activit y and status. 3. From the menu bar , you can explore all th e other features, such as Reports.
59 Getting St arted Checking Printer Configuration Settings 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 2. From the menu bar , select Print Server>Configuration . The Print Server Co nfiguratio n dialog open s: This dialog of fers multiple tabs to ch oose from.
Getting St arted Checking Printer Configuration Settings 60 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Browser This section provi des steps on how to check PSII ’ s co nfigurati on settings using its W eb pages. T o access the PSII settings, complete these step s: 1.
61 Getting St arted Checking Printer Configuration Settings 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 3. From the Printer Home Pag e , click Print Server Settings .
Getting St arted Checking Printer Configuration Settings 62 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 T o access the PSII settings, complete these step s: 1. From the Print Server pa ge, click Print Server . The Print Server Co nfiguratio n page opens: 2.
63 Getting St arted Setting Up a ZebraNet Connect IP 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 Setting Up a ZebraNet Connect IP ZebraNet Connect IP allows you to send jobs to PrintSer vers that use Dynamic IP addresses (DHCP). It also n otifies you of pr inter errors, such as paper out or head open .
Getting St arted Setting Up a ZebraNet Connect IP 64 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 6. If the port you want t o add is listed in the Po rts A vailable on Local Subnet window , select the port na me.
65 Getting St arted Setting Up a ZebraNet Connect IP 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 7. If the port you want t o add is listed in the Po rts A vailable on Local Subnet window , select the port na me. If the port y ou want to use is not l isted, you can : • Select Cancel and repeat st ep 5 to rediscover the PSII devices.
Getting St arted Enabling Protocols 66 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Enabling Protocols Y ou can enable protocols with W ebV iew or ZebraNet V iew . This section provides you with directions for accessing and en abling protocols usin g both W ebV iew and ZebraNet V iew .
67 Getting St arted Enabling Protocols 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 4. From the Print Server pa ge, click Print Server . The Print Server Co nfiguratio n page opens:.
Getting St arted Enabling Protocols 68 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 5. From the Print Server Configuration page, click Enabled Pr otocols . The Pr otocol Configuration page opens: 6. Select the protocols you want to enabl e, then click Submit Changes .
69 Getting St arted Enabling Protocols 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 ZebraNet View This section contains directio ns for accessing prot ocols using ZebraNet V iew . T o enable protocols using WebV iew, co mplete these step s: 1.
Getting St arted Defaulting the PSII 70 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 4. Select the protocols you want to enabl e, then click OK .
71 Getting St arted Defaulting the PSII 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 ZebraNet View T o default PSII to factory settings using ZebraNet V iew , complete these step s: 1. From the task bar , select S tart>Programs>ZebraNe t Utilities>ZebraNet View .
Getting St arted Defaulting the PSII 72 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 T est Button T o default the PSII to factory settings using the T est button, complete these step s: 1. The printer is tu rned of f (O) . The Te s t button is a small h ole on the bo ttom of the e xternal PSII device.
04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 4 Printing Configurations This chapter provides information a nd in struc tions on configuring your pri nter . Content s BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution)-S tyle Print Queue . . . . . . . . .
Printing Configurations BSD (Berkeley Software Dist ribution)-S tyle Print Queue 74 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 BSD (Berkeley Sof tware Distri bution)-Style Print Queue BSD is a version of the UNIX OS th at distributes software that includes TCP/IP .
75 Printing Config urations System V Queue Installation 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 System V Queue Inst allation Configuring Operating System V Queue for ZebraNet Printing This section describes the config uration of the printing system on the UNIX operating sy stem.
Printing Configurations System V Queue Installation 76 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Notes • _________ _________ _________ ___________ _________ _________ ___________ ___.
04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 5 NetWare Print Configuration This chapter provi des you with instruct ions for configur ing Novell’ s NetW are for prin ting to PSII . Content s Printing in PServer Mode . . . . . . . . . . .
NetW are Print Configuration Printing in PServer Mode 78 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Printing in PServer Mode Yo u must have Ze bra’ s snap-in for Novell in stalled to complet e these steps. T o configure in Novell’ s NetWare for printing to the PSII, co mplete these step s: 1.
79 NetW are Print Configuration Printing in PServer Mode 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 11 . In the Print Queue Name text-box, type in the name you want. 12. Next to the Print Queue V olume text-box , click the Dir ectory T ree icon.
NetW are Print Configuration Printing in PServer Mode 80 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Notes • _________ _________ _________ ___________ _________ _________ ___________ _.
04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 6 Using Printing Protocols In this chapter you are given steps to set up your PSII to support I nternet P rinting P rotocol (IPP). Also, an exercise is pr ovided to experiment with F ile T ransfer P rotocol (FTP) support.
Using Printing Protocols IPP 82 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 IPP IPP is an application- level protocol used fo r distributed pr inting over the Int ernet. Using IPP from any standard IPP client, you can transfer jobs to a printer that is conn ected to your ZebraNet PSII device and t he Internet.
83 Using Printing Protoc ols FTP 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 FTP Embedded with in the PSII is an FT P server appli cation tha t processes file transfers from a ho st computer to the print er .
Using Printing Protocols FTP 84 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Notes • _________ _________ _________ ___________ _________ _________ ___________ ___________ _________ ____.
04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 A PrintServer II This appendix provides yo u with de tails on the PSII features that were not covered in the chapter Getting Started on page 43 . Content s PSII Features . . . . . . . . . . . .
PrintServer II PSII Featur es 86 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 PSII Features This section covers features available for the PSII only , not the printer’ s f eatures.
87 PrintServer II PSII Features 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 2. In the Addr ess text-b ox, type your printer ’ s IP address, and press Enter .
PrintServer II PSII Featur es 88 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 3. From the Printer Home Pag e , click Print Server Settings . The PrintServer page opens: Import ant • The illustratio n of the Printer Server Settin gs page is based on a ZPL printer .
89 PrintServer II PSII Features 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 4. From the PrintServer page, click Print Server . The Print Server Co nfiguratio n page opens:.
PrintServer II PSII Featur es 90 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 5. In the Print Server Configuration pag e, you have a menu to choose from. The table that follows identifies wh at each menu op tion page looks like: Enabled Protoco ls Modifies the protocols to be used.
91 PrintServer II PSII Features 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 TCP/IP Co nfigurat ion Y o u can change the TCP/IP Configuration of th e PSII. For details, see Help. TCP/IP Logical Printing Ports Logical printe rs allow you to set up multiple pre- and post-proce ssing configura tions for each output port .
PrintServer II PSII Featur es 92 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 System (SNMP) This feature gives you the ab ility to manage multiple device s on a netw ork, be it printe rs, computers, or other network-attached devi ces.
93 PrintServer II PSII Features 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 SMTP Email Alert Configuration This featur e allows yo u to enter da ta regardin g System Informatio n on the network that is being used. T ypically , a Netwo rk Administrator wo uld use this.
PrintServer II PSII Featur es 94 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 We b A d m i n This page allows you to configure the Admin name and password.
95 PrintServer II PSII Features 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 Print Server S t atus From the Print Server pa ge, in the Print Server S tatus section you can a ccess PSII ’s configuration sheet and port st atus. T o open PSII’ s configuration shee t, complete this step: 1.
PrintServer II PSII Featur es 96 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 T o view the port status , complete this step: 1. From the Print Server pa ge, click Vie w P o r t St a t u s . The port status page opens: Import ant • The de fault user ID an d password is required t o access this page.
97 PrintServer II PSII Features 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 Reset From the Print Server page , in the Reset section you can reset PSII ’ s configuration settings to what they were b efore you made the most recent changes.
PrintServer II PSII Featur es 98 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Restore From the Print Server page, in the Restor e section you can restore PSII ’ s to the d efault factor y settings: T o restore PSII to the default factory settings, complete these step s: 1.
04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 B ZebraLink The appendix provides yo u with de tailed info rmation that allows you to use t he enhanced functionality o f your ZebraLink -enabled prin ter with the PSII . Content s WebV iew . .
ZebraLink WebV iew 100 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Web Vie w W ebV i ew gives the Sy stem Administra tor or user who needs comple te, easy , one-ste p control over the printing environme nt ex actly what is needed.
101 ZebraLink WebV iew 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 T o open the WebV iew of your printer , complete these step s: 1. Open a W eb browser . 2. In the Addr ess text-b ox, type your printer ’ s IP address, and press Enter .
ZebraLink WebV iew 102 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 View Printer Configuration The V iew Printer Co nfiguration menu op tion prov ides accurat e, up-to-th e-minute informa tion on the printer ’ s current st ate.
103 ZebraLink WebV iew 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 3. When you ar e finished re viewing: • T o return to the Home page, click the Ho me link. • T o print the label , scroll to th e bottom of this page and click Print Label .
ZebraLink WebV iew 104 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 2. In the V iew and Modify Printer Setti ngs page, you have a menu to choose from.
105 ZebraLink WebV iew 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 Network Communicati ons Setup Print Listings on Lab el.
ZebraLink WebV iew 106 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Media Set up Calibration.
107 ZebraLink WebV iew 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 ZPL Cont rol Advanced Setup.
ZebraLink WebV iew 108 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Directory Listing The directory page provides a listing of all file system devices (B:, E:, R:, Z:). The size, na me, and location of each st ored object appears. Buttons are ava ilable to perform file man agement operatio ns on the objects.
109 ZebraLink WebV iew 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 Alert Setup T o con figure the prin ter ’ s interaction with Zebr aNet Alert to be c ompletely funct ional, SNMP settings must be establishe d in these areas: • The printer , via the W ebV iew interface.
ZebraLink WebV iew 110 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Est ablishing Email Alert Messaging ZebraNet Alert supports email no tification of p rinter errors sent directly to any valid ema il address.
111 ZebraLink WebV iew 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 4. Specify the condition to send over email , such as HEAD ELEMENT BAD or PA P E R OUT . 5. Enter a valid ema il address fo r the messages to be sent. 6. Click Add Alert Message .
ZebraLink WebV iew 112 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Printer Controls This page offers control over basic printer functions. Other functions are also accessibl e from this page. These include: • Feed — causes printer to fee d one label.
113 ZebraLink WebV iew 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 Print Server Settings This section provides you with instruct ions for viewing th e current printer sett ings. T o view the print server menu, complete these step s: •F r o m t h e Prin ter Home Page , click Print Server Settings .
ZebraLink WebV iew 114 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Notes • _________ _________ _________ ___________ _________ _________ ___________ ___________ _________ _________ ___.
04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 C ZebraNet Utilities The appendix p rovides you wi th details on ZebraNet Utilities, the software suite of printe r administration to ols that complements and enh a nces both ZebraLink and the ZebraNet famil y of connectivity products.
ZebraNet Utilities ZebraNet View 116 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 ZebraNet V iew ZebraNet V iew allows yo u to lo cate printers auto matically . It can search on parameters such as IP address, subnet, pr inter model, prin ter status, and many ot her user-defined characteristics.
117 ZebraNet Utilities ZebraNet View 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 3. From the menu bar , select PrintServer>Configuration . The Print Server Co nfiguratio n dialog opens: There are multiple tabs that you can acce ss to make changes to current settings.
ZebraNet Utilities ZebraNet View 118 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 T o set alerts in ZebraNet View , complete these step s: 1. From the Print Server Configuration dialog, c lick the SN MP T raps tab. The SNMP T raps tab shows the alert s you can set.
119 ZebraNet Utilities ZebraNet Alert 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 ZebraNet Alert ZebraNet Alert g ives you the ability to mana ge your Zebra p rinters by immediate ly notifyin g System Administrators of printe r error or warning co nditions.
ZebraNet Utilities ZebraNet Alert 120 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 ZebraNet Alert Destinations Unsolicited Al ert messages can be dir ected to the followi ng destinat ions.
121 ZebraNet Utilities ZebraNet Alert 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 6. For ZebraNet Alert to get and display the mess a ges, you need to open ZebraNet Ale rt. T o do this, follow these steps: • From the task bar , select S tart>Programs>Z ebraNet Utilities>ZebraNe t Alert .
ZebraNet Utilities ZebraNet Alert 122 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 T o access POP3, complete these step s: 1. From the Printer Home page, clic k Print Server Settin gs .
123 ZebraNet Utilities ZebraNet Alert 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 2. From the PrintServer page, click Pri nt Server . The Print Server Co nfiguratio n page opens:.
ZebraNet Utilities ZebraNet Alert 124 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 3. From the Print Server Configuration page, click POP3 E-mail Printing . The POP3 Printing Configurat ion page opens: 4. Make the necessary changes, and click Subm it Changes .
125 ZebraNet Utilities ZebraNet Connect 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 Open Alert T o open ZebraNet Alert, complete these step s: 1. From the task bar , select S tart>ZebraNet Utilities>Z ebraNet Alert . 2. In the ZebraNet Alert dialog , from the menu b ar select Report> .
ZebraNet Utilities ZebraNet View Java Applet 126 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 ZebraNet V iew Java Applet ZebraNet V iew Java Applet is a Java-ba sed version of Ze braNet V iew . This can run on any enabled platform that can run a Java vi rtual machine , such as W indows, UNIX, Linux, and many others.
127 ZebraNet Utilities ZebraNet View Java Applet 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 2. In the Sear ch Method drop-down list bo x, select the search method you want . 3. Click Begin Search . It searches your network for all networked Zebra prin ters, discovers them, and lists them.
ZebraNet Utilities ZebraNet View Java Applet 128 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Notes • _________ _________ _________ ___________ _________ _________ ___________ _________.
04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 D Hardware Troubleshooting This provide s you with sol utions to k nown issues. Content s T roubleshooting the PSII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hardware T roubleshooting T roubleshooting the PSII 130 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 T roubleshooting the PSII Resetting to Fa ctory Default s To r e s e t t h e PSII configuratio n parame ters to the factory defaults, press th e Te s t button an d hold it in while turning the printer power on.
131 Hardware T roubles hooting T roubleshooting the PSII 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 • If the LED is alternately fl ashing red an d green for longer tha n 2 minutes, the PSII is in firmware-download mode. This means it is waiting for new fi rmware data to be sent before it continues normal func tioning.
Hardware T roubleshooting T roubleshooting the PSII 132 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 Notes • _________ _________ _________ ___________ _________ _________ ___________ __.
04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 E Frequently Asked Questions This is a group of frequentl y asked questions (F AQs) about PSII . Content s F AQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Frequently Asked Questions FA Q s 134 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 FA Q s This table prov ides frequently asked questions (F AQs) on PSII : Question Answer Are ther e any differences in functionality between a ZebraNet PSII with an EPL-based printer and with a ZebraLink-enabled ZPL printer? Ye s .
135 Frequently A sked Questions FA Q s 04/21/2009 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L- 005 What if a print job makes it to the queue, but never leaves the queue? The label do es not print. These are th e things to check: • Confirm that t he printer is t urned on and receiving powe r .
Frequently Asked Questions FA Q s 136 45537L-005 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 04/2 1/2009 What ports are open on PSII and rel a t e d so f t w are ? TCP Ports: • 21 FTP • 23 T elnet • 80 H.
4/21/09 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L-005 Rev . A Glossary 10BASE-T A ty pe of Ethernet that uses u nshielded twisted pair cable. arp The standard TCP/IP method for determin ing the actual network address of a device based on its IP address.
Glossary 138 45537L-005 Rev . A ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 4/21/09 dynamic A dynamic configuratio n, as the name implies, means th at it changes. BOOTP and DHCP offe r time-based leases for the configurat ions they assign. Their cha nges depend on the time-based leas e, and how often the printer itse lf is of fline and o nline again.
139 Glossary 4/21/09 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L-005 Rev . A node A device c onnected to a network, such as a computer or prin t server . p arallel port A port on a device that sends informatio n in groups of bits over multip le wires, one wire fo r each bit in a group.
Glossary 140 45537L-005 Rev . A ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 4/21/09 TCP Port A method of accessing a TCP/IP se rvice, where a de vice with a single IP address can have mult iple TCP po rts. T elnet A TCP/IP protocol that allo ws two dev ices to communic ate over a LAN.
4/21/09 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L-005 Rev . A Index A about this document 10 address configur ation la bel 45 alerts establishing emai l messaging 55 monitoring with ZebraNet Alert 57 .
Index 142 45537L-005 Rev . A ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 4/21/09 document conv entions 12 caution 12 command line 12 hot links 12 importan t 12 note 12 E email messagi ng alerts 55 external PS .
143 Index 4/21/09 ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 45537L-005 Rev . A printing configur ation la bel 44 PServer mode 78 protocols how to enable with W ebV iew 66 how to enable with ZebraNet V i ew 6.
Index 144 45537L-005 Rev . A ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide 4/21/09.
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