Summary of Contents for Fontware BarSTORM
- Page 1 BarSTORM Installation Guide Intelligent Output Manual Version 1.0c November 2005 ©BarSTORM Installation Guide:® BarSTORM Version 1 Copyright © 2005 Fontware Limited. All rights reserved. All Trademarks observed.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Support Information - 24 - This manual is intended for use to setup the BarStorm to connect to the printer and to the network. Please also refer to the BarSTORM Barcode Manual, to review and understand the methods for Barcode programming. -
Page 3: Software Licence And Copyright
Fontware Limited considers that installation of the Software is your acceptance of our terms and conditions of the license. 1. The Software has been developed for use with the BarSTORM, The Licence is to be used without any time limit and maybe subject to change. -
Page 4: Introduction To Barstorm
BarStorm Installation Guide Introduction to BarSTORM The BarSTORM unit is a powerful multiport print server / network bridge with the capability of translating standard PCL5 escape sequences to print the most commonly used bar codes. The barcodes are generated internally by the BarSTORM’s on board software. The unit uses “BarDIMM inside” technology so is compatible with the most commonly used applications that support PCL5 bar code printing. -
Page 5: Usb Port Layout
If a DHCP Server is not found, the unit will revert to the previously set IP address and gateway or to the Factory defaults if one had not previously been set. The screen can be disconnected and is not required. - - 5 - - Copyright © Fontware Limited. All rights reserved. -
Page 6: Web Interface Administration
The default Admin password is “password” Type password into the Admin Password field and click on Login. (Press the Login Button, hitting return will not function) The Network setup Screen will be displayed. - - 6 - - Copyright © Fontware Limited. All rights reserved. - Page 7 The DNS Domain field allows entry of your DND Domain name used for searching, and optionally a search order can be entered if you have main Domains. When you are happy with the settings, click the Update setting button. - - 7 - - Copyright © Fontware Limited. All rights reserved.
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Page 8: Password And Key
Note: Only install a valid Key that has been provided via FONTWARE or you may permanently disable the unit. You will only need a key if changing access to the number of printer ports available. -
Page 9: Firmware Upload
Port extension Licence keys will stay in place. Firmware Upload From time to time Fontware may release upgrades or later revisions of the firmware. The current system operating version number is shown on this page. New Firmware can be updated from this page. -
Page 10: Bridged Queues
BarStorm Installation Guide Bridged Queues The BarSTORM unit can serve Barcodes, fonts and form overlays to up to 50 network ready PCL printers, depending on how the unit is licensed. Select the Bridge queues page on the web interface, from this page you can manage which input data stream or system queue will be pointed to each output network printer. - Page 11 BarStorm does not Broadcast out a DNS name. If you need to use a name to target input to the BarStorm, then you must set one up in your dns tables. BarStorm can be configured to allow direct IP printing, if only 1 device is attached, which must be via the USB port.
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Page 12: Fonts & Overlay
Core Resource Files There are a number of Core fonts and forms stored on the BarSTORM unit. These form part of the standard configuration of the unit, If required they can be de-configured and not used. - Page 13 Esc is the escape (or freescape AEC) character and # is the id. When an id is included for an overlay, the following commands are prepended to the overlay data: Esc&f#Y Esc&f0X - - 13 - - Copyright © Fontware Limited. All rights reserved.
- Page 14 If the line relates to a bridge queue: bridge1: once, font "font1.bin" <4> then the BarSTORM cannot know when the destination printer is power cycled, so the once keyword should not be used. If several directives are listed for a given printer, the once keyword need only appear on one line. If it appears on *any* line, then the "send when necessary"...
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Page 15: Form Overlay Creation
Printing the output to file, and trying to edit the output is not a good method, unless you have expertise in that technique. Fontware supply a service to create overlay files as required, we can also generally accept, Word and PDF master files as input for conversion. -
Page 16: Freescape
If the item is selected and switched on, only 1 set of input and output files will be kept, and overwritten with every printjob. If the unit is set in Diagnostic mode, then all other printing to the unit should be held off. - - 16 - - Copyright © Fontware Limited. All rights reserved. -
Page 17: Windows Printer Setup
Printer tasks menu select Add Printer. Select Local Printer and click Next Click Create a new port and select Standard TCP/IP Port from the drop down menu - - 17 - - Copyright © Fontware Limited. All rights reserved. - Page 18 Input the Units IP address or Printer name that you have previously selected. Any descriptive printer name can be used. Click Next Select Custom and Click Settings Click Next - - 18 - - Copyright © Fontware Limited. All rights reserved.
- Page 19 BarStorm Installation Guide The BarSTORM will support RAW port or LPR settings. If you select LPR each port on the unit is defined with a different queue name as follows: First USB queue name is usb1 Second USB queue name is usb2...
- Page 20 Bridged printer 5 = port 9115 Bridged printer 45 = port 9155 This completes the port setup and you can select your printer type and driver as normal. - - 20 - - Copyright © Fontware Limited. All rights reserved.
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Page 21: Test Data Files
The testfiles are PCL files as supplied on the CD these are in the BSfiles folder as *.pcl files. There are many ways to send data to the unit once configured depending on the system attached to. The easiest way to send this data to a connected PCL5 printer on the BarSTORM is to use: DOS/UNIX lpr –S <ipaddress>... - Page 22 SendBS bridge1 bspdf417 SendBS usb1 bspdf417 The printer connected to bridge1 will print the PDF417 bar code examples. The printer connected to USB1 will print the PDF417 bar code examples. - - 22 - - Copyright © Fontware Limited. All rights reserved.
- Page 23 BarStorm, a default test form is delivered on the unit with a form ID 312. The File option, allows you to select any file that you wish to print via the BarStorm unit as a test. (This program in the background is simply sending data via an LPR process).
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Page 24: Support Information
Barcode Singles Developers Licences www.fontware.com/barcodesingles Windows Based Toolbar for Logos, Signatures, Office Templates and Email Templates, such as Letterheads, Businesscards, Fax Headers, including easy Template creation Wizard. Windows Stationery Manager www.fontwarewsm.com - - 24 - - Copyright © Fontware Limited. All rights reserved.
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