Local Printer; Network Printer - Datamax MP-Compact4 Network Manual

Network & Communication

Local Printer

When connected locally (with a serial, USB or a parallel cable),
the printer can be operated either directly or through a Windows
printer driver.
When operated directly, Datamax offers a tool, MP
Communication API, in order to make the communication with
the printer more straightforward. It contains high-level calls like
SendLayout(), SendVariable(), PrintLabel() etc.

Network Printer

The printer supports the following protocols: Telnet, Ftp, Http
and LPD (Line Printer Daemon).
The web server (http) is used to configure the printer, see
section web.
The Ftp server is used to transfer files, see the Ftp section.
Telnet can be used to configure the printer or to send label files,
status requests etc. See section Telnet
LPD is the most common way to print labels in different
systems. See section LPD.