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PrintSer v er II User and Reference Guide.
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Document Title iii Table of Contents Preface Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Suppor t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iv Document T itle T able of Content s Intern al PSII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T able of Contents Document Title v Prerequ isites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 UNIX Conf iguratio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vi Document T itle T able of Content s • Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 T erms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 1 Preface The Preface discusses the topics and illustrates standards that a re used throughout this guide. These are the main topics: • Contacts on page 2.
2 PrintServer II User a nd Referen ce Guide Prefac e Contacts Contacts Y ou can contact Zebra T echnologies Corporation, USA at any of the following: Visit us at: http://www .zebra.c om Our Mailing Address : Zebra T echno lo gies Corpor ation 333 Corporate W oods Parkway V ernon Hills, Illi nois 60061.
Prefac e About this Docu men t PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 3 About this Document The ZebraNet PrintServer II Guide consists of these chapters : Title Content De script ion Intr oductio.
4 PrintServer II User a nd Referen ce Guide Prefac e About this Docu men t Fr equently Asked Questions This is a group of frequently asked questions (F AQs) about PSII .
Prefac e Doc um ent Co nven tio ns PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 5 Document Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this document to convey certain information: About this Chapter Sections This section lists and describes each main section of the chapter , including the init ial page number of that section.
6 PrintServer II User a nd Referen ce Guide Prefac e Document C onven tions Illustration Callout Instruction Illustration callout ins tructions are used when an illustration contains either information about a dialog box or step(s) to accomplish in a dialog box.
Prefac e Related Doc uments PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 7 Related Documents In addition to the ZebraNet PrintServer User and Refer e nce Guide, the following documents might be helpful.
8 PrintServer II User a nd Referen ce Guide Prefac e Related Doc uments.
PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 9 C HAPTE R 1 Introduction This chapter provides a high-level overview of the ZebraNet PrintServer II (PSII) , installation instructions, stand ard network configurations and how to work with PSII .
10 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Introduction Over view Overvie w The PSII is an optional factory or field-installed device that connects the network and your Zebra pr inter . If your pr inter has ZebraL ink, PSII can provide you with a browser user interface for printe r and print server settings.
Introduction Over view PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 1 1 Compon ents Descript ion Printer wit h PSII only PSII gives your printer these features: • enables the r emote monitoring and configuration capability of the PSII using a W eb- brow ser .
12 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Introduction Over view • ZebraNet V iew allows you to automatically locate printers. ZebraNet V iew ca n search on parameters such as IP address, subnet, printer model, printer status, and many other user-defined characteristics.
Introduction Requirem ents PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 13 Requirements This section l ists the mi nimum requirem ents for Print Server II, whic h include: software, browser support, and hard ware.
14 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Introduction Requirem ents * - future rele ases P AX Series •• • Z Series • Stripe Series • 105SL •• • 105 Se/160S • 2746 •• * 2684.
Introduction Compat ibility PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 15 Compatibility This section identifies the various components that are compatible with PSII . ZebraNet W ireles s Card Socket O ption (WCSO) The ZebraNet PrintServer II is ful ly compat ible WCSO.
16 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Introduction Installation T y pes Installation Types PSII can be factory or field installed, as follows: Factory Fact ory instal lations a re for new Zebra printers tha t are built with the internal PSII option.
Introduction PSII Specifications PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 17 PSII Spec ific ation s Network Connection 10BASE-T UTP RJ45 connection.
18 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Introduction PSII S pecifi cat io ns.
PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 19 C HAPTE R 2 Installation This chapter provides information on how to install PSII (external and internal) and the ZebraN et Utilit ies.
20 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Installation External PS II External PSII This section provides you with an illu stration of the external PSII and steps on how to instal l an exter nal p rint s erver . Illustration This illustration provides you with a visual of an external PSII .
Installation External PS II PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 21 This illustra tion calls out t he location of the paralle l port and provide s a blown up illustration of the paralle l port: 3. Secure t he wire loc ks. 4. On the back of the PSII , insert a live 10BASE-T cable into the Ethernet connector .
22 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Installation External PS II This is an example of a PSII configuration label. The callouts identify settings you need to know . A table f ollows, and provides a description of each callout. Callout Descript ion This shows the IP address , subnet mask , and default gateway of the PSII device.
Installation Internal PSII PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 23 Internal PSII This section provides you with an illustration of an internal PSII and steps on how to instal l it in the Zebr a XiII , XiIII , 105S L, and PA X -Series printers. Illustration This illustration provides you with a visual of an internal PSII .
24 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Installation Internal PSII To prepare for the installation, be sure you have these tools avail able: • #1 Phillips scr ewdriver • 3/32” Allen wrench To install an internal PS II, complete these s teps: 1.
Installation Internal PSII PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 25 . 4. Through the mounting slot, insert the ribbon cable and PSII . 5. Fold the cable and the ferrite bead bac k over the mounting bracket, and connec t the ribbon cable connector into the keyed Inter face Data Cable Connector (J 4) on the main logic board.
26 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Installation Internal PSII 11 . Consult your System Administrator before configuring the PSII for your network! T o establish the network connection, re fer to the section applicable to your network type.
Installation Zebr aNe t Ut ili tie s PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 27 ZebraNet Utiliti es The ZebraNet Utilities is a software suite that consists of various tools that assist s you with configuring the print server , which a llows you the flexibility to make changes to settings, track errors, and more.
28 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Installation Zebra Net Ut ilit ies 3. In the ZebraNet Utilities dial og , select the features you wa nt to install and click Next> . Import ant • If you installed ZebraNet V i ew Java Applet, you must complete the installation steps for ZebraNet V i ew Java Applet on page 31 .
Installation Zebr aNe t Ut ili tie s PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 29 This illustration gi ves you the chance to reset your installation settings: 4. In the ZebraNet Utilities dial og you have the option to review and make any changes to your installation settings.
30 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Installation Zebra Net Ut ilit ies This dialog appe ars when the installa tion is c omplete: 5. Click Finish . Import ant • When the installation is complete, you need to restart your system for the changes to take place.
Installation Zebra Net View Ja va Ap plet PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 31 ZebraNet View Java Applet If you selected ZebraNet V iew Java Applet when you were installing the Zebra Net Utilities, you need to complete a few installation steps to work with this utili ty .
32 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Installation ZebraNet View Jav a Applet The Select Java Plugin Installation dialog opens: 3. Make the selections that apply to your environment, and click Install .
Installation Zebra Net View Ja va Ap plet PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 33 The Softwar e License Agr e ement ope n s. 4. Read the License Agreement. T o continue with the install, click Ye s . 5. When the i nstallation is c omplete, c lick OK .
34 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Installation ZebraNet View Jav a Applet The Java view opens:.
PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 35 C HAPTE R 3 Getting Started This chapter provides you with information and procedures to work with the most frequently used PSII features. PSII offers many features, but how you access and work with them is dependent on your environment.
36 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Getting S t arted Before you begin Before you begin Before you begin, you need to get information from the PSII configuration label. To print a PSII configuration label, com plete these st eps : 1. T urn on the printer and let it complete it's powe r up cycle.
Getting S t arted Before you be gin PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 37 A PSII config label prints. Y our configuration label will look similar to this example: 4.
38 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Getting S t arted Assign ing an IP Addr ess Assigning an IP Address Before you can begin working with PSII , you must get or assign an IP address for the PSII device.
Getting S t arted Assi gning an I P Add ress PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 39 1. From the task bar select S tart>Programs>Zebr aNet Utilit ie s>ZebraNet V iew .
40 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Getting S t arted Assign ing an IP Addr ess The Print Server Configuration dialog appears: 6. T ype a new IP addr ess in the text-box illustrated above. 7. Enable the Set P erma nen t radio butt on. To set the s ubnet, complete these steps : 8.
Getting S t arted Assi gning an I P Add ress PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 41 3. From t he Print Server Configuation>TCP/IP tab, in the Default GateW ay text-box, type in your default gateway . 4. Confirm it is accurate, and click OK.
42 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Getting S t arted Assign ing an IP Addr ess Assigning an IP address via a telnet session If your environment is not W i ndows-based, this section is for you. However , this method can be used in a W indows environment too.
Getting S t arted Assi gning an I P Add ress PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 43 Gleaning: To use this method, complete these steps: A method where the print server uses the IP Address of the first ping packet that is se nt to its Hardware Address.
44 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Getting S t arted Settin g Alerts Setting Alerts It is important to understand the relationship between the PSII and the printer when you are establishing Alerts.
Getting S t arted Setting A lerts PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 45 3. Enable the alters (printer traps) you wa nt to set here and click OK . 4. T o monitor the alerts you established, fr om the task bar select S tart>ZebraNet Utilit ies >Zeb raN et A lert .
46 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Getting S t arted Settin g Alerts This view opens: 2. T o add a n alert, click Add Alert Message . 3. Select ac cordingly . 4. Y ou can use ZebraNet Ale rt to monitor alerts set through a ZebraLink enabled printer .
Getting S t arted Setting A lerts PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 47 1. From the browser , in the a ddress text-box type in the printer ’ s address.
48 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Getting S t arted Settin g Alerts The Add Alert Message page opens: . 4. Specify the condition to send over email. For example, HEAD ELEMENT BAD or P APER OUT . 5. Enter a valid email address for the messages to be sent.
Getting S t arted Setting A lerts PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 49 6. Click Add AL ER T Message . Here you can continue to add more settings or , if finished, save the current settings. 7. From the Printer Home Page, select PrintSer ver Settings> N etwor k Communications Setup .
50 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Getting S t arted Settin g Alerts The Active Log dialog opens, displaying a list of all the logged alerts: 2. From this dialog you can track the activity of printer statuses. 3. From menu bar , you ca n explore all the other features, such a s Reports.
Getting S t arted Checking PS II Confi guration Settings PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 51 Checking PS II Configuration Settin gs This section provides steps on how to check PSII ’ s c onfiguration settings using Zeb raNe t V iew . ZebraNet View To check configuration settings, complete the se steps: 1.
52 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Getting S t arted Chec king PSI I Con fig urat ion Se tt ing s The Print Server Configuration dialog opens: 3. From this dialog you have mult iple tabs to choose from. Each tab contains various configuration settings that you can change.
Getting S t arted Checking PS II Confi guration Settings PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 53 Y our browser view looks similar to this: 3. From the Printer Home Page , click P rint Server Settings . The default User ID and pa ssword are required.
54 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Getting S t arted Chec king PSI I Con fig urat ion Se tt ing s The Print Server Configuration Page opens: To access the print server settings, complete these s teps: 1. From the Print Serve r page, click Prin t Serv er .
Getting S t arted Checking PS II Confi guration Settings PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 55 The Print Server Configuration page opens: 2. For details on the configuration choices, see T o check configuration settings, complete these steps: on page 51 .
56 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Getting S t arted Setting u p a Zebr aNet Connec t IP Setting up a ZebraNet Con nect IP ZebraNet Connect allows you to send jobs to PrintServers that use Dynamic IP addresses (DHCP). It also notifies you of printer error s, such as paper out or head open .
Getting S t arted Setting u p a ZebraNe t Connect IP PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 57 • The TCP/IP monitor only searches the local subnet. • The IPX/SPX monitor retrieves all devices found in the NetW are bindery . 6. If the port you want to add is li sted in the Ports A vailable on Local Subnet window , select the port name.
58 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Getting S t arted Setting u p a Zebr aNet Connec t IP 5. From t he Add P ort dialog, select Other , then select the Zebr aNet Connect Monitor as the type of port to add. 6. Click OK . The Add ZebraNet Connect Port scree n appears.
Getting S t arted Setting u p a ZebraNe t Connect IP PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 59 Notify on Prin ter Error —This feature checks the printer status prior to printing the job. If a printer error is detec ted (e.g. printer off-lin e), the error description is given.
60 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Getting S t arted Enablin g Pro tocols Enabling Protocols Y ou can enable pr otocols using ZebraNet V iew or the browser view . WebView To enable proto cols us ing WebView, complete these steps: 1. Open a web browser .
Getting S t arted Enabl in g P ro toc ols PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 61 The Print Server Configuration page opens: 5. From the Print Server Configurati on page, click Enabled Protocols .
62 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Getting S t arted Enablin g Pro tocols The Pr otocol Config uration page opens: 6. Select the protocols you want to enable, click Submi t Chang es . Y ou get a confirmation to reset the unit for changes to take place.
Getting S t arted Enabl in g P ro toc ols PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 63 The ZebraNet V iew dialog appears: 2. From the ZebraNet V iew menu bar , select Prin t Server> Configur ation . 3. Click the Pr otocols tab. The Pr otocols tab opens: 4.
64 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Getting S t arted Defaulting the PS II Defaulting the PSII This section provides you with instructions to default PSII to factory settings. ZebraNet View To default PSII to factory settings using ZebraNet View , complete these steps: 1.
Getting S t arted Defau lting the PSI I PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 65 3. Select the settings you want to reset, Click Restore . WebView To default the PSII to factory settings, comple te these steps: 1. From the ZebraNet PrintServe r view , c lick Fa ctory Print Server Settings .
66 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Getting S t arted Defaulting the PS II 2. Enable the check box of the settings you want to reset, and click Submit Change s . Test Button To default the PSII to factory settings, comple te these steps: 1.
PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 67 C HAPTE R 4 NetWare Print Configuration This chapter provides you with instructions on how to configure Novell’ s NetW a re for printing to PSII .
68 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e NetW are Pr int Configuration Printing i n PServ er Mode Printing i n PS erv er Mode To configure in Novell’s N etWare for prin ting to the PSII, complete these steps: 1. From the task bar , select S t art>Pr ograms> ZebraNet Util it i es>ZebraNet V iew .
NetWare Print Configurat ion Printi ng in PSer ve r Mod e PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 69 8. Enter the printer name you want, and click OK . 9. Next to the Print Que dialog, click New and click on the directory tree. 10. Repeat steps 6 and 7.
70 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e NetW are Pr int Configuration Printing i n PServ er Mode.
PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 71 C HAPTE R 5 Printing Configurations This chapter provides information and instructions on configuring your printer .
72 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Printing Configurations BSD-S tyle Print Q ueue BSD-Style Print Queue Configuring the Print Queue For remote BSD-style LPD printing, add the PSII as a remote print er in the /etc/ printcap database to each host printing to the PSII .
Printing Con figurations BSD-Style Print Q ueue PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 73 log_file_name —This is the path to a file where er ror infor mation from the LPD will be logged.: Examp le • Y our printcap entries might look similar to this: Ascii_files|form.
74 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Printing Configurations System V Que ue Installati on System V Queue Installation Configuring System V for ZebraNet Printing This section describes the configuration of the printing s ystem on the UNIX operating system.
Printing Con figurations System V Queue Installatio n PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 75 3. T ype lpadmin -p lj4 -s ZEBRAPRINTER!yourqueuename - I any. 4. T ype accept lj4. 5. T ype enable lj4. 6. T r y printing by entering the command lp -d lj4 [filename].
76 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Printing Configurations System V Que ue Installati on.
PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 77 C HAPTE R 6 Using Printing Protocols In this chapter you are given steps to setup your PSII to support IPP (Internet Printing Protocol). Also, an exercise is provided to experiment with FTP (File T ransfer Protocol) support.
78 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Using Printing Pr otocols Internet P rinting Protoc ol (IPP ) Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) IPP is an application-level protocol that is used for distributed printing over the Internet.
Using Printing Protocols File Transfer Protocol (FTP) PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 79 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Embedded within the PSII is an FTP server application that processes file transfers from a host computer to the printer .
80 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Using Printing Pr otocols File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 81 A PPEND IX A PrintServer II This appendix provides you with details on the PrintServer features that were not covered in the Getting Started Chapter . The main topics include: • S t atus and Configuration on page 82 • Fr om the Print Server page, click Print Server .
82 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Pri ntSer ver I I Print Server II Print Serv er II This section covers fe atures avai lable for the PSII only , not the printer ’ s features.
PrintServer II Print Server II PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 83 Y our browser view looks similar to this: 3. From the Printer Home Page , click P rint Server Settings . Import ant • The illustration of the P rinter S erver Se ttings page is based on a ZPL printer .
84 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Pri ntSer ver I I Print Server II The Print Server Configuration Page opens: 4. From the Print Serve r page, click Prin t Serv er .
PrintServer II Print Server II PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 85 The Print Server Configuration page opens: 5. In the Print Server Configuration page, you have a menu to choose from.
86 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Pri ntSer ver I I Print Server II Enabled Protocols Modifies the protocol s to be utilize d. NetW are, HP JetAdmin, or both.
PrintServer II Print Server II PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 87 TCP/IP Configuration Y ou can change the TCP/IP Configuration of the PSII.
88 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Pri ntSer ver I I Print Server II TCP/IP Logical Printing Ports Logical printers allow you to set up multiple pre- and post-processing configurations for each output port. Each logical port configuration can do the following: • Add user -configured strings before and after the print da ta.
PrintServer II Print Server II PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 89 IPX Alerts (T raps) IPX (Internetwork Packet Exc hange) is Netware’ s netw ork-layer protocol that handles networking addressing, routing, and packets. This feature has you enter the IPX Network Address and IPX Node Address that traps will be sent to.
90 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Pri ntSer ver I I Print Server II W eb Admin This page allows you to configure the Admin name and password.
PrintServer II Print Server II PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 91 Print Server Status From the Print Server page, in the Print S erver S tat us section, you can access PS II ’s configuration sheet and port status.
92 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Pri ntSer ver I I Print Server II The configuration sheet page opens, displaying all the current settings: To View th e port status, complete th is steps 1. From the Print Serve r page, click V iew Port Status .
PrintServer II Print Server II PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 93 The port status page opens: Reset From the Print Server page, in the Rese t section, you can reset PSII ’ s configuration settings to what they were before you made the most recent changes.
94 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Pri ntSer ver I I Print Server II This page ope ns: 2. To r e s e t PSII , click Ye s . Restore From the Print Server page, in the Restore section, you can restore PSII ’ s to the default factory settings: To restore PSII to the default factory settings, complete these steps: 1.
PrintServer II Print Server II PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 95 The Restor e to Factory Defaults page opens: 2. Make the selections you want, and click Submit Chan ge s .
96 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Pri ntSer ver I I Print Server II.
PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 97 A PPEND IX B ZebraLink The appendix provides you with detailed information that allows you to use the enhanced functionality of your ZebraLink enabled printer with the PSII .
98 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e ZebraLink Web Vie w WebView W ebV iew gives the System Administrat or or user who needs complete, easy , one-step control over the printing environment. It provides real- time configuration, control, and monitoring capabilities with the convenient graphic interface of a W e b browser .
ZebraLink We bVie w PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 99 This view opens: View P rinter Configu ration The V iew Printer Configuration menu option provides accurate, up-to-the- minute information on the printer ’ s current state.
100 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e ZebraLink Web Vie w The webview displays the configuration settings: 2. T o update the printer information from this view: • For Netscape, select Reload and the printer sends current information to the W eb browser .
ZebraLink We bVie w PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 101 View and Mod ify Pri nter Sett ings To view the View and Modi fy Printer Settings, complete these steps: 1.
102 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e ZebraLink Web Vie w This view opens: 2. In the V iew and Modify Printer Settings page, you have a menu to choose fr om.
ZebraLink We bVie w PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 103 General S etup Serial Communications Setu p.
104 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e ZebraLink Web Vie w Network Communications Setu p Print Listings on Label.
ZebraLink We bVie w PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 105 Media Setup Calibra tion.
106 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e ZebraLink Web Vie w ZPL Control Advanced Setup.
ZebraLink We bVie w PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 107 Directory Listing The directory page provides a listing of all file system devices (B:, E:, R:, Z:). The size, name, and location of each stored object appears. Buttons are available to perform file management operations on the objects.
108 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e ZebraLink Web Vie w This view opens: 2. There are severa l links to sele ct in this view . 3. T o cre ate a script, click Create Ne w Script .
ZebraLink We bVie w PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 109 The ZebraLink messaging system provides for more than SNMP notification. Alert can be routed to various destinations, as follows: •T C P • UDP • email • serial port • parallel port destinations To view Alert Setup, comp le te these steps: 1.
1 10 PrintServer II User a nd Referen ce Guide ZebraLink Web Vie w Establishin g Email Al ert Messag ing ZebraNet Alert supports email notification of printer errors sent directly to any valid email address.
ZebraLink We bVie w PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 1 1 1 The Add Alert Message page opens: . 4. Specify the condition to send over email. For example, HEAD ELEMENT BAD or P APER OUT . 5. Enter a valid email address for the messages to be sent.
1 12 PrintServer II User a nd Referen ce Guide ZebraLink Web Vie w 6. Click Add AL ER T Message . Here you can continue to add more settings or , if finished, save the current settings. 7. From the Printer Home Page, select PrintSer ver Settings> N etwor k Communications Setup .
ZebraLink We bVie w PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 1 13 This view opens: Print Se rv er Sett in gs To view the print serv er menu, complete these steps: • From the Printer Home Page , click P rint Server Settings . Import ant • In this view , you must have administrative rights to make changes to the printer contr ols.
1 14 PrintServer II User a nd Referen ce Guide ZebraLink Web Vie w The PrintServer view opens. For more information on the PrintServer settings, XREF T O PRINT SER VER AP ZBI ZBI allows you to maximize printing options thro ugh custom programs written for your specific needs.
PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 1 15 A PPEND IX C ZebraNet ® Utilities The appendix provides you with details on ZebraNet® Utilities, the software suite of printer administration tools that complements and enhances both ZebraLink TM and the ZebraNet ® family of connectivity produc ts.
1 16 PrintServer II User a nd Referen ce Guide ZebraNet® Utilities ZebraNet View ZebraNet View ZebraNet V iew allows you to automatically locate printers. It can search on parameters such as IP addre ss, subnet, printer model, printer status, and many other user defined c haracteristi cs.
ZebraNet® Utilities ZebraNet View PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 1 17 The Print Server Configuration dialog appears: There are multiple tabs that you can access to make c hanges to current settings. To set alerts in Ze braNet View, complete these steps: 3.
1 18 PrintServer II User a nd Referen ce Guide ZebraNet® Utilities ZebraNet View The SNMP T raps tab shows the alerts you can set. 4. T o monit or the set al erts (printer traps), see ZebraNet Alert on page 1 19 .
ZebraNet® Utilities ZebraNet Al er t PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 1 19 ZebraNet Alert ZebraNet Alert gives you the ability to manage your Zebra printers by immediately notifying System Administrators of printer error or warning conditions.
120 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e ZebraNet® Utilities ZebraNet A lert ZebraNet Alert D estinations Unsolicited ALER T messages can be directed to the following destinations: • Email (.
ZebraNet® Utilities ZebraNet Al er t PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 121 • If no DHCP server is present, you might need to assign the printer an IP address. 3. T o assign your printer an IP addre ss, from the menu bar , se lect Print Server>Conf iguratio n .
122 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e ZebraNet® Utilities ZebraNet A lert W ith this option, you can create a text-based email containing ZP L II code and transfer it to the printe r .
ZebraNet® Utilities ZebraNet Al er t PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 123 2. From the PrintServe r page, click Print Serve r ..
124 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e ZebraNet® Utilities ZebraNet A lert The Print Server Configuration page opens: 3. From the Print Server Configurati on page, click POP3 E-mail P rinting .
ZebraNet® Utilities ZebraNet Al er t PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 125 The POP3 Printing Configuration page opens: 4. Make the necessary changes, and c lick Submi t C han ge s . ZebraNet Alert monitors status and activity of all Zebra printers on the network.
126 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e ZebraNet® Utilities ZebraNet A lert 3. Select the type of report you want to genera te. This is an example of the Event Summary report.
ZebraNet® Utilities ZebraNet Connec t PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 127 ZebraNet Connect For deta ils, see Setting up a Z ebraNet Connect IP on page 56 .
128 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e ZebraNet® Utilities ZebraNet View Jav a Applet ZebraNet View Java Applet ZebraNet V iew Java Applet is a Java base d version of ZebraNet® V iew .
ZebraNet® Utilities Zebra Net View Ja va Ap plet PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 129 This view opens: 2. In the Sear ch Method drop-down list box, select the sear ch method you want. 3. Click Begin S earch . It searches your network for a ll networked Zebra printers, discovers them, and lists them.
130 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e ZebraNet® Utilities ZebraNet View Jav a Applet.
PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 131 Hardware Troubleshooting This provides you with soluti ons to known issues..
132 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Hardware T roubleshooting T roubleshoo ting the P SII Troubleshooting the PSII Resetti ng to Factor y Defaul ts T o reset the PSII configuration parame ters to the fac tory defaults, press the test button and hold it in while turning the printer power on.
Hardware T roubleshooting T rouble sho oti ng the PSI I PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 133 • If the LED is solid red for more than 30 seconds, the PSII has failed the POST . If the failure is not severe, the PSII attempts to print a con figuration label on the printer .
134 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Hardware T roubleshooting T roubleshoo ting the P SII Unable to Configure Device T o assign an IP address to a Zebra Net PSII using ZebraNet V iew , you must be on the same subnet.
PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 135 Frequently Asked Questions This is a group of frequently asked questions (F AQs) about PSII ..
136 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Frequently Asked Questions FA Q s FAQs This table provides frequently asked questions (F AQs) on PSII : Question Answe r Are there any differences in functionality between a ZebraNet PSII with an EPL ba sed printer and with a ZebraLink en abled ZPL print er? Ye s .
Frequently Asked Questions FA Q s PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 137 W ill the Ze braNet PSII al low connectivity to anything other than a PC network? Ye s . The ZebraNet PSII allows connectivity to systems such as IBM’ s AS400, provided that it is configured using TCP/IP .
138 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Frequently Asked Questions FA Q s What ar e the minimum requ irements to network a print er? • Cat-5 network cable with 10 base-T con- nectors • PSII • Hub or Switch • If a hub or switch is NOT used, you need a cross-over cable.
Frequently Asked Questions FA Q s PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 139 What ports are open on PSII and related software? TCP Ports : • 21 FTP • 23 T elnet • 80 HTTP Server • 515 Pri.
140 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Frequently Asked Questions FA Q s What ar e my network connectivity options based on when using a PSII? It depends on your environment, but the print se.
PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 141 Glossary This provides a glossary of terms that are specific to the PSII ..
142 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Glossar y Te r m s Terms 10BASE-T A type of Ethernet that uses unshielded twisted pair cable. arp The standard TCP/IP method for determining the actual network a ddress of a device based on it’ s IP address.
Glos sary Te r m s PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 143 Ethe r net a widely used local area network system based upon the IEEE 802.3 standard. firmware software routines that are stored in ROM (Read Only Memory). This is typically part of a device, such as a printer or PSII .
144 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Glossar y Te r m s name server A workstation on a TCP/IP network that provides a list of all workstations on the network. NetW are A network operating system developed by Novell. node a device connecte d to a network, such as a computer or print server .
Glos sary Te r m s PrintSer ver II Us er and Ref erence G uide 145 serve r A device on a local area network that provides services to client c omputers on the network. SMTP Simple Mail Tr ansfer Protocol, a protocol used to send email messages over the Interne t.
146 PrintSer ver II User a nd Referen ce Guid e Glossar y Te r m s Windows 20 00 Microsoft's multi tasking operating system that replaces W indows NT ; can be used as either a s a client or as a server . ZebraNet PrintServ er II an Ethernet connectivity solution.
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