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  • Page 1 User’s Guide EasyLAN...
  • Page 2 Intermec Technologies Corporation. © 2004-2007 by Intermec Technologies Corporation. All rights reserved. Th e word Intermec, the Intermec logo, Norand, ArciTech, Beverage Routebook, CrossBar, dcBrowser, Duratherm, EasyADC, EasyCoder, EasySet, Fingerprint, INCA (under license), i-gistics, Intellitag, Intellitag Gen2, JANUS, LabelShop,...
  • Page 3 Japan added as regional setting for EasyLAN Wireless. Added information about features that were not previously documented: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), how to disable Net1 queuing, and how to close non-printer initiated TCP connections. Descriptions of the AUTH and ROAM parameters were also added.
  • Page 4 EasyLAN User’s Guide...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Setting Up the Printer in Windows Windows 95, 98, and ME ...6 Prerequisites ...6 Add a Printer ...6 Assigning the Printer to a Printer Port...8 Windows 2000 and XP ...10 Add a Printer Port ...10 Add a Printer ...13 Windows NT 4.0 ...16 Add TCP/IP Printing Service ...16...
  • Page 6 Contents Setting Up the Printer in UNIX and Linux Setting Up the Printer in UNIX ...26 Setting Up the Printer in Linux ...27 Using the EasyLAN Web Browser Interface Prerequisites ...32 Web Browser ...32 Confi guration ...33 Viewing and Changing Printer Settings ...34 Viewing and Changing Network Settings ...40...
  • Page 7 Printer File System (Fingerprint) ...66 Device Tree Structure ...66 Devices and Directories ...67 Accessing the Printer ...69 Raw TCP ...69 Confi gure Printer through Fingerprint ...71 prt Section ...71 alerts Section ...72 lan1 Section ...72 wlan Section ...75 8021x Section ...76 Customization (Fingerprint) ...76...
  • Page 8 Fingerprint CGI Commands ...82 Mail Command ...85 SNMP ...87 Setting up the Printer for SNMP ...87 System Requirements for SNMP ...87 Adding Intermec MIBs to NMS Software ...87 Using Odometer Count1 ...87 Restrict Functionality ...88 Accounts ...88 File System ...88 Restrictions ...88...
  • Page 9 Contents Glossary ...97 Technical Specifi cations ...103 EasyLAN User’s Guide...
  • Page 10 Before You Begin EasyLAN User’s Guide...

  • Page 11: Before You Begin

    fi tness for a particular purpose. Web Support Visit the Intermec web site at current manuals (in PDF). To order printed versions of the Intermec manuals, contact your local Intermec representative or distributor. Visit the Intermec technical knowledge base (Knowledge Central) at EasyLAN User’s Guide...

  • Page 12: Telephone Support

    • • Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, contact your local Intermec representative. To search for your local representative, from the Intermec web site, click Contact. Who Should Read This Manual Th is User’s Guide is for the person who is responsible for setting up, using and maintaing the EasyCoder PF/PM/PX printer equipped with an EasyLAN network interface.

  • Page 13: Related Documents

    Before you work with the EasyLAN network interface, you should be familiar with your network and general networking terms, such as IP address. Related Documents Th is table contains a list of related Intermec documents and their part numbers. Document Title EasyLAN Wireless Kit Installation Instructions Fingerprint Programmer’s Reference Manual...
  • Page 14 Before You Begin EasyLAN User’s Guide...

  • Page 15: Introduction

    Introduction Th e Intermec EasyLAN interface is an optional device that provides the printer with a network connection. Th ere are two types of interface: • EasyLAN Ethernet • EasyLAN Wireless Both interfaces can be either factory installed or fi eld installed.

  • Page 16: Features And Functions

    Th e EasyLAN has a built-in FTP server, which allows you to transfer and store fi les such as pictures and fonts. You can also print fi les by sending them directly to the printer. FTP simplifi es confi guration when addressing multiple printers since you can send premade confi guration fi...

  • Page 17: Security

    EasyLAN due to the possibilities to confi gure through a Web interface. Web Server Th e Web server gives you an optional way to confi gure the printer, through the easy-to-use Web interface accessed via the printers IP address. For more information about confi guring the printer through the Web interface, see Chapter 4.

  • Page 18: What's On The Cd

    • Navigation tool • Product presentation • Product profi le Documentation • Intermec EasyLAN Installation Instructions (Ethernet and Wireless) • Intermec EasyLAN User’s Guide (this manual) • Intermec EasyLAN Setup Wizard User’s Guide • Intermec Fingerprint Programmer’s Reference Manual • Intermec IPL Programming Reference Manual Firmware •...

  • Page 19: Setting Up The Printer In Windows

    Th is section describes how to install the printer in a Windows environment either through a generic TCP/IP port or through Intermec Printer Monitor. Before you can set up the printer in Windows you must connect the printer to your network as described in the installation guide provided with the network interface.

  • Page 20: Windows 95, 98, And Me

    Windows 95, 98, or Windows ME. Prerequisites Use Intermec Print Monitor for network printing in Windows 95, 98, and ME environments. Install the Intermec Print Monitor software now if you have not already done so. It is available on the CD provided with the printer.
  • Page 21 4 Click the Have Disk button. 5 Insert the CD provided with your printer, and click the Browse button. 6 Select the drive corresponding to your CD-reader and browse to the folder \software\InterDrv\95 98 Me 2000 XP\. Click OK. 7 Select the printer from the window and click Next.

  • Page 22: Assigning The Printer To A Printer Port

    Chapter 2 — Setting Up the Printer in Windows Assigning the Printer to a Printer Port 1 Select Settings – Printers from the start menu. 2 Right click on your printer and select Properties. 3 Click the Details tab, and then click Add Port.
  • Page 23 4 Click Other and select Intermec Print Monitor, then click OK. 5 Enter the printers IP address in the fi rst fi eld and type an appropriate name in the second fi eld. Click OK. 6 To verify that the port and printer are correctly installed, select new port in the “Print to the following port”...

  • Page 24: Windows 2000 And Xp

    Chapter 2 — Setting Up the Printer in Windows Windows 2000 and XP Follow the procedure below to add the EasyCoder Printer to a computer running Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Add a Printer Port 1 In Windows 2000 select Settings > Printers from the start menu.
  • Page 25 Chapter 2 — Setting Up the Printer in Windows 3 Click the Ports tab. 4 Click the Add Port button. Th e Printer Ports dialog box appears. 5 Select Standard TCP/IP Port and then click New Port. EasyLAN User’s Guide...
  • Page 26 Chapter 2 — Setting Up the Printer in Windows 6 Th e Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard will start, click Next and enter IP number or Printer name. Click Next. 7 From the Standard device type list, select Generic Network Card.

  • Page 27: Add A Printer

    In Windows XP select Control panel > Printers and faxes from the start menu. 2 Double-click the Add Printer button and click Next to continue. 3 Select Local Printer and uncheck the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box. Click Next to continue.
  • Page 28 Chapter 2 — Setting Up the Printer in Windows 4 Scroll down and select the port named with the IP address of the printer. Click Next. 5 Click Have Disk. EasyLAN User’s Guide...
  • Page 29 6 Insert the CD provided with your printer, select the CD drive and click OK. 7 Select the printer from the list and click Next. 8 Enter an appropriate name for your printer and click Next. 9 Select whether you want to share the printer with other network users and click Next.

  • Page 30: Windows Nt 4.0

    1 Right-click Network Neighbourhood and select Properties from the menu. 2 Click the Services tab. If Microsoft TCP/IP Printing is already available in the list, continue to the Add a printer port section next, otherwise click Add. EasyLAN User’s Guide...
  • Page 31 Chapter 2 — Setting Up the Printer in Windows 3 Click Microsoft TCP/IP Printing and then click OK. 4 Specify the path to where the installation fi les can be found and click Continue. EasyLAN User’s Guide...
  • Page 32 Chapter 2 — Setting Up the Printer in Windows 5 Click Close. EasyLAN User’s Guide...

  • Page 33: Add A Printer Port

    Chapter 2 — Setting Up the Printer in Windows Add a Printer Port 1 Select Settings > Printers from the Start menu. 2 From the File menu, select Server Properties. 3 Click the Ports tab. EasyLAN User’s Guide...
  • Page 34 5 Click the New Port button. 6 Select LPR Port and then click New Port. 7 Enter the IP-address of the printer in the name or address of server providing lpd fi eld. 8 Enter an appropriate name for the printer port in the Name of printer or print queue on that server fi...

  • Page 35: Add A Printer

    Chapter 2 — Setting Up the Printer in Windows Add a Printer 1 Select Settings > Printers from the Start menu. 2 Click Add Printer. 3 Select My Computer and click Next. EasyLAN User’s Guide...
  • Page 36 Chapter 2 — Setting Up the Printer in Windows 4 Select the port named with the IP-address of the printer and click Next. 5 Click Have Disk. EasyLAN User’s Guide...
  • Page 37 6 Insert the CD provided with your printer, type the drive letter of the CD drive and click OK. 7 Select the printer from the list and click Next. 8 Enter an appropriate name for your printer and click Next.
  • Page 38 Chapter 2 — Setting Up the Printer in Windows EasyLAN User’s Guide...

  • Page 39: Setting Up The Printer In Unix And Linux

    Th is section describes how to install the printer in the UNIX and Linux environment. Before you can set up the printer in your UNIX or Linux environment you must install the printer on your network as described in the installation guide provided with the network interface.

  • Page 40: Setting Up The Printer In Unix

    Chapter 3 — Setting Up the Printer in Unix and Linux Setting Up the Printer in UNIX Th e example below shows how to set up an EasyCoder PF4i printer in a SunOS 5.7 environment. 1 Login as root. 2 Verify that the printer is online.

  • Page 41: Setting Up The Printer In Linux

    Chapter 3 — Setting Up the Printer in Unix and Linux Setting Up the Printer in Linux Th e example below shows how to set up an EasyCoder PF4i printer in a RedHat Linux environment. 1 Become root on the machine.
  • Page 42 5 Enter a suitable name for the print queue, in this example it is “EasyCoder.” Select LPD as protocol (“Unix printer”) and click Next. 6 Enter the IP address or DNS name (for example 192.168.235.137) of the printer. Enter “pr1” in the Queue fi eld and click Next. EasyLAN User’s Guide...
  • Page 43 Chapter 3 — Setting Up the Printer in Unix and Linux 7 Select “Raw Print Queue” and click Next. 8 Review the settings. Click Finish. EasyLAN User’s Guide...
  • Page 44 Chapter 3 — Setting Up the Printer in Unix and Linux 9 Save changes (File > Save Changes). Restart the queue by clicking Apply. 10 Check that the queue was correctly confi gured, by issuing the command lpq -PEasyCoder selected in step 5).

  • Page 45: Using The Easylan Web Browser Interface

    Using the EasyLAN Web Browser Interface Th is chapter explains how to use the EasyLAN web browser interface to view and change your network settings and upgrade the printer fi rmware. EasyLAN User’s Guide...

  • Page 46: Prerequisites

    Web Browser To access the internal homepage of the EasyLAN, start your web browser. Type the IP address of the printer into the address fi eld of the browser and press Enter. Th e EasyLAN home page for the printer appears.

  • Page 47: Confi Guration

    fi rmware. For more information, see “Upgrading Firmware” on page 52. • Click Support to see the Support page, which includes a list of Intermec links for technical support and customer service. For more information, see “Contacting Intermec Support” on page 54. Confi guration Th is section shows the current confi...

  • Page 48: Viewing And Changing Printer Settings

    Th e default user name is admin and the default password is pass. Viewing and Changing Printer Settings To view and change printer settings, click the Printer folder in the left pane. A list of printer settings categories appears. Communication Click Communication to view and change the communication port settings.

  • Page 49: Media

    Click Print Engine to adjust the media feed direction (Start/Stop positions), and print speed. Th e value of head resistance is read-only and is measured by the printer’s fi rmware at startup. For more information, see the user’s guide for your printer.
  • Page 50 Chapter 4 — Using the EasyLAN Web Browser Interface Print Engine Screen in the EasyLAN Web Browser Interface EasyLAN User’s Guide...

  • Page 51: Web Shell (Fingerprint Only)

    Th e paper sensor will also be calibrated by a testfeed. Only shown if the sensor is installed. Default Setup Revert back to factory default printer settings (Reverts all confi gurations that can be done by using the EasyCoder internal keyboard) by setting the PRT section to default. Passwords, alerts, and selected application are not changed.

  • Page 52: Alerts

    Defi nes the application to run as default on startup and takes eff ect after the printer is restarted. Standard I/O Defi nes the port the printer listens to and takes eff ect after the printer is restarted. After you make changes in the Web Shell screen, click Submit Changes to send the changes to the printer.
  • Page 53 • Enter a message in the Message entry fi eld. When you have made the necessary changes, click Submit Settings to send the changes to the printer. For more information on Alert settings, see the next table. Note: Some alerts are supported by Fingerprint only.

  • Page 54: Viewing And Changing Network Settings

    PRINTFEED (PF in Fingerprint, or use Print command in IPL) is executed. Th e out-of-paper alert is one example of an error message that is sent only when the printer tries to execute a print job.

  • Page 55: General Settings

    Printer Name Network identifi cation name (WINS name). Th e default is INTERMEC followed by the last six positions of the MAC address. For example, IPNM (Intermec Printer Network Manager) uses the printer name to identify individual printers in a network.
  • Page 56 New password. Password Restrictions Sets restrictions on who is allowed to upgrade the printer fi rmware or view and change certain network settings. Note that "admin" cannot be removed from the list of authorized users. Users allowed to update: Defi nes who may perform a fi rmware upgrade via FTP, PrintSet, or IFAB.
  • Page 57 2 Enter addresses in the entry fi elds. 3 Click Submit Mail Settings to send the changes to the printer. Or, click Submit & Send test mail to send the changes to the printer and test your new settings. For more information on Mail settings, see the next table.

  • Page 58: Snmp

    Manual settings: Choose this option to manually confi gure the Mail Server address and port. Th e default port is 25. Mail addresses Defi nes the Email addresses to use when the printer sends alert messages: • From address: Th e address displayed as the sender of alert messages.

  • Page 59: Ddns

    Edit to change settings for that trap, or click Delete to delete the trap. 3 Click Submit SNMP Settings to send the changes to the printer. For more information on SNMP settings, see the next table.
  • Page 60 DDNS Screen in EasyLAN Web Browser Interface To change DDNS settings, enter information in the entry fi elds and click Submit changes to send the changes to the printer. For more information on DDNS settings, see the next table. DDNS Settings...

  • Page 61: Tcp/Ip

    To change TCP/IP settings, choose an IP selection method from the drop-down list and enter information in the entry fi elds. Click Submit TCP/IP settings to send the new settings to the printer. For more information on TCP/IP settings, see the next table.
  • Page 62 Setting Description IP Selection Method by which an IP address will be assigned to the printer. Choose DHCP, BOOTP, DHCP+BOOTP, or MANUAL. If you choose DHCP, BOOTP, or DHCP+BOOTP, the cur- rently assigned network values appear in the entry fi elds.

  • Page 63: Avalanche

    Avalanche Screen in EasyLAN Web Browser Interface To change Avalanche settings, enter information in the entry fi elds and click Submit Avalanche settings to send the changes to the printer. For more information on Avalanche settings, see the next table.

  • Page 64: Wireless Lan

    Chapter 4 — Using the EasyLAN Web Browser Interface Wireless LAN Note: Th ese settings are available only if your printer has an EasyLAN Wireless interface installed and is using Fingerprint 8.10 or later. Click Wireless LAN to view and change 802.11 settings.
  • Page 65 Set roaming reluctancy (1, 2 or 3) Current channel (Read-only) Current active channel. AP MAC Address (Read-only) MAC address of the access point to which the printer is connected. Signal strength (Read-only) Radio signal strength of the access point. Speed (Read-only) Speed of the current connection.
  • Page 66 Chapter 4 — Using the EasyLAN Web Browser Interface 802.1x Note: Th ese settings are available only if your printer has an installed EasyLAN Wireless interface and is using Fingerprint 8.40 or later. Click 802.1x to view and change 802.1x security settings.
  • Page 67 Th e common name of the installed root CA certifi cate. You can also specify a diff erent certifi cate (provided that it has already been installed on the printer) by entering the path to the new certifi cate in this fi eld. If a pass phrase is required, add it to the end of the path in the form of “@passphrase”.

  • Page 68: Upgrading Firmware

    Enter the path to the fi rmware upgrade fi le in the entry fi eld, or click Browse to browse to the location of the upgrade fi le. Double-click the fi le and then click Upgrade. Th e printer fi rmware is upgraded. EasyLAN User’s Guide...
  • Page 69 Click Support at the top of the screen. Th e Product Support page appears. The Intermec Support Page Th e web page includes links to the main Intermec web site. You need an Internet connection to view the links. • Click Printer Support to view the Intermec Printer Support Page.
  • Page 70 Chapter 4 — Using the EasyLAN Web Browser Interface EasyLAN User’s Guide...

  • Page 71: Basic Operations (Fingerprint And Ipl)

    Th is chapter gives you a summary of the basic operations you can use to confi gure and monitor an EasyCoder printer running either Fingerprint or IPL through an Ethernet or Wireless network connection. EasyLAN User’s Guide Basic Operations (Finger-...

  • Page 72: Using The Easylan Ftp Server

    Th ere are two default accounts on the printer: admin and user. By default, the user account is permitted to send fi les to the printer port, create directories and fi les on the server. Th e admin account has the same permissions as the user account but as admin you can also change Network settings, LAN settings and upgrade the printer’s software.

  • Page 73: Printing Labels (Fingerprint)

    Printing Labels (Fingerprint) Creating a Label File In order to test if the printer has been correctly installed and confi gured, you could print a simple label. Th e fi le listed below is a text fi le containing Intermec Direct Protocol commands.

  • Page 74: Printing A Label File

    You will need to know the name or IP address of the printer you want to print to. Make sure that the printer is set to use "net1:" or "auto" as standard IN channel. 1 Start an FTP application connected to the printer: ftp xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx...

  • Page 75: Printing Labels (Ipl)

    Printing Labels (IPL) Creating a Label File In order to test whether the printer has been correctly installed and confi gured, you can print a simple label fi le. Th e fi le listed below is a text fi le containing IPL commands created in a text editor, such as Windows Notepad.

  • Page 76: Printing A Label File

    1 Start an FTP application connected to the printer: ftp xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 2 Log on using the user account name and password. 3 Send the test fi le to the printer. For example, type: put ipltest.txt pr1 4 If the printing has been successful, the application returns “transfer complete”...

  • Page 77: Confi Guring The Printer

    Objects are contained in databases called MIBs (Management Information Bases), where MIB-II is a standard database. Th e EasyLAN supports all relevant parts of MIB-II and also includes Intermec MIBs. For more information regarding SNMP, see Chapter 6, “Advanced Confi...

  • Page 78: Password Protection

    Password Protection Network users can easily access and change the network and printer settings by entering the printer web pages. Intermec therefore strongly suggests that you change the default password settings and thereby limit the access possibilities and hazard of unauthorized changes of the printer settings.

  • Page 79: Advanced Confi Guration

    Advanced Confi guration Th is chapter describes the more advanced features of the printer such as the printer’s fi le structure, customization of the web interfaces, and security issues. EasyLAN User’s Guide...

  • Page 80: Printer File System (Fingerprint)

    Printer File System (Fingerprint) When accessing the printer through various means of communication, you will encounter diff erent parts of the printer’s fi le system. In this chapter you can fi nd a brief description of the diff erent devices and directories of the fi...

  • Page 81: Devices And Directories

    Chapter 6 — Advanced Confi guration Devices and Directories Th e fi le system of the EasyCoder Printer is case-sensitive. Th is must be taken into account since fi lenames in Fingerprint commands by default are translated into capital letters. Directories or fi les named in lowercase will be inaccessible for Fingerprint commands and programs.

  • Page 82: Limitations

    Th is is the printer’s temporary read/write memory. It will lose its content when the power is switched off or at a power failure. Th us, do not use “tmp:” to store valuable data. One advantage of using “tmp:” instead of “/c”...

  • Page 83: Accessing The Printer

    Accessing the Printer Th e printer can be accessed and confi gured through the web interface, but there are other ways to access the printer using the network. In this chapter you can fi nd information about these additional interfaces.

  • Page 84: Closing A Connection

    Also, removing an image or font through the FTP server will uninstall the fi le automatically. Permissions Th e users and passwords are the same as for the rest of the printer’s system and are set up the same way. Th e only exception is anonymous login.

  • Page 85: Password Protected Users

    Th e FTP server has a 15 minute timeout. Client (Fingerprint only) Th e printer’s FTP client supports the transfer of fi les to and from the printer using the Fingerprint statement TRANSFER NET, see Intermec Fingerprint Programmer’s Reference Manual.

  • Page 86: Alerts Section

    Alerts if ribbon low and printfeed. - paperlow Alerts if paper low and printfeed. Objects disabled by default - lts Sends alert when the printer is waiting for a label to be taken. - pause Sends alert if a batch printing is paused. - setup Sends alert if Setup Mode is entered via the printers internal keyboard.
  • Page 87 DDNS status (“enable” or “disable”). DDNS alias (name). (Read-only)Returns whether or not the client (printer) is registered with the name server. DDNS zone to which an alias will be added. ION family, used in ION XML settings fi les.
  • Page 88 Authentifi cation Failure Trap, enabled/dis- abled. Settings for SMTP Server (Manual or DHCP). E-mail (SMTP) port (default 25). System Contact (printer administrator) (optional). System (printer) location (optional). SNMP Name. Administrative name for the SNMP Node. Th e variable to set the Odometer Count1 limit.

  • Page 89: Wlan Section

    TRAP_TNAME TRAPADDR TRAPPORT .TSIG_KEY .TSIG_KEYNAME WINS_ADDR1 WINS_ADDR2 .WRT_COM Example: SETUP "lan1","RTEL_PR1","9100" wlan Section Objects starting with a dot (.) cannot be read if the current user does not have rights to read/set protected wlan settings. Objects SSID WEP 1-4 .WEP_KEY AUTH WPA_PSK ROAM...

  • Page 90: 8021X Section

    SETUP "8021x","TTLS_USER","Manufacturing" Customization (Fingerprint) Th e easiest way to modify the appearance of the printer web page is to create an HTML fi le called “INDEX.HTM” on the device “/c” with custom designed logo and colors. From this fi le it is quite easy to link Read MAC address of the associated access point.

  • Page 91: Web Style Guide Files

    Th e web server generates these web pages with dynamic information on the fl y. Th is process makes the printer’s real time generated pages appear in the Intermec style. Th e colors and logo of the customer will be ignored.

  • Page 92: Required Environment Variables

    If the page has to show a diff erent name of the printer and for instance the web page is running on an PF2i, the web style guide fi le has to contain the optional variable PF2i=your name.

  • Page 93: X-Www-Url-Encoding Syntax Rules

    %<ASCII Hex>. For example, space in the ASCII table has the Hex number 20 so it corresponds to %20. For example, “Intermec Technologies Corporation” corresponds to “Intermec%20Technologies%20Corporati on” (it can also be written “Intermec+Technologies+Corporation”).

  • Page 94: Creating A Web Style Guide File

    • If variables are specifi ed more than one time, the last value is the one assumed. Intermec recommends that you use the FTP server to transfer the fi les. Example (the default Web Style Guide): bgco=%23ffffff&loat=src%3d\%22/rom/images/itclogo1.

  • Page 95: Application Specifi C Cgi

    Application specifi c CGI is a fi le identifi ed as CGI, which does not fall into the previous category. To be identifi ed as a CGI resource, the fi rst non-empty line in the fi le must contain Intermec-CGI/1.0: <option>. Th e options are x-www-url-encoded, that is, multiple arguments are passed as name1=value1&name2=value2.

  • Page 96: Fingerprint Cgi Commands

    Chapter 6 — Advanced Confi guration given in the DATA stringassoc. environment. For example: "Intermec-CGI/1.0:mode=single&send_hdr=yes" Parameters Meaning mode=interrupt Th e program is run until it ends, servicing multiple requests via ON HTTP GOTO/HTTP RESUME. mode=single Th e program is started and ended once per HTTP request. Th e TCP-connection to the web browser is open until the program is ended.

  • Page 97: Getassocname

    Th e example yields the following when run: time=UNKNOWN LABEL=321 DESCRIPTION=DEF time=153355 GETASSOCNAME$ GETASSOCNAME$ is a function for traversing the tuples of a string association. Syntax: GETASSOCNAME$(<sexp>,<nexp>) <sexp> is the association to be traversed (case-sensitive). <nexp> specifi es the tuple in the association. <nexp>...

  • Page 98: On Http Goto

    If ON HTTP GOTO is defi ned, the interrupt handler will be called even for other Fingerprint CGI-programs, and it is up to the application to handle/honor this. To look-up which program that was requested, you should use GETASSOC$("ENV","SCRIPT_NAME") Example of Fingerprint program: 'Intermec-CGI/1.0: mode=interrupt&send_hdr=no > is encoded in EasyLAN User’s Guide...

  • Page 99: Access To Running Fingerprint Applications

    Mail Command Th e printer can be set up to generate alert mails as described in “Alerts” in Chapter 4. It is also possible to send mail from Fingerprint using the “run”...
  • Page 100 Chapter 6 — Advanced Confi guration protected lan1 settings. See “Confi gure Printer through Fingerprint” in Chapter 6. Examples: Below is a simple example of how to send a mail in Fingerprint. RUN "mail -s 'Test mail' me@domain.com 'Just testing.' "...

  • Page 101: Snmp

    EasyLAN SNMP support: - NMS software that allows you to install private enterprise MIBs. Adding Intermec MIBs to NMS Software 1 Copy the Intermec MIB fi les from the CD that came with the EasyLAN interface card to the NMS host. intermec.mib itcnetwork.mib...

  • Page 102: Restrict Functionality

    Chapter 6 — Advanced Confi guration When Count1 reaches 470, the printer will send an alert and the roll can be replaced before the printer actually runs out of media. If you want the printhead replaced when it has printed 30 km of media, set the “limit”...
  • Page 103 Users allowed to change network settings (Fingerprint only) Here you can defi ne who should be allowed to change the TCP/IP network settings. Th is does not include set up through the printer’s internal keyboard. Users allowed to change wireless settings Here you can defi...

  • Page 104: Display Current User

    Chapter 6 — Advanced Confi guration Display Current User To display who the current user is in Fingerprint, use the “whoami” command. Syntax: RUN"whoami" Note: Th is command is case-sensitive. Th e command echoes the current user to the standard out channel. Example: RUN"whoami"...

  • Page 105: Changing Passwords

    Chapter 6 — Advanced Confi guration Examples: To become “admin”. RUN"su admin" Password: RUN"su -p pass admin": RUN"whoami" admin To switch back to user: RUN"su user" Changing Passwords To change the password for a user in Fingerprint, use the “passwd”- command.
  • Page 106 Chapter 6 — Advanced Confi guration New password:[enter new password] Retype new password:[enter new password] Note: You do not have to change to the user whose password is changed. EasyLAN User’s Guide...

  • Page 107: Troubleshooting

    EasyLAN network interface board. Th e purpose is to provide an aid to detect and correct abnormal states and conditions, faulty functions and parts. Here you can also fi nd information about how to contact Intermec’s help and support organization. EasyLAN User’s Guide...

  • Page 108: Diagnostics And Troubleshooting Procedures

    <⇐> and <⇒> keys to browse to the IP address. A prerequisite in Fingerprint is that the standard IN port is set either to "auto" or "net1:", which can be done using Intermec Shell. Another method is using the Setup Mode: 1 Press the <Setup>...

  • Page 109: Network Card Not Responding

    TCP Port Number is correct (default 9100). Network Card Not Responding Connection to the Network 1 Check the network LED indicator at the back of the printer. Th ere should be: a) a green light fl ashing to indicate network activity.

  • Page 110: Verifying Subnet Mask

    Chapter 7 — Troubleshooting Verifying Subnet Mask Check subnet mask of PC and printer and make sure they belong to the same segment. For example: If they have the subnet mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.0.0 255.0.0.0 In case the addresses are not in the same network segment, the printer may not be reachable from the LAN side.

  • Page 111: A Glossary

    Glossary Th is appendix lists the network terms used in this User’s Guide in alphabetic order. EasyLAN User’s Guide...
  • Page 112 EasyLAN also supports the WINS host name resolution protocol, which is available in Windows NT networks. Direct Protocol A subset of Intermec Fingerprint programming language. Refer to Intermec Direct Protocol v8.10, Programmer's Reference Manual. Domain name service refl ects the server names and addresses within a network.
  • Page 113 See MAC address. Fingerprint A programming language developed by Intermec for controlling some of its high-end EasyCoder printer ranges. Refer to Intermec Fingerprint v8.10, Programmer’s Reference Manual. Flash Memory Th e printer software is stored in Flash Memory. Th e data on fl ash memories is retained when power is switched off...
  • Page 114 Appendix A — Glossary Intermec Programming Language. A programming language developed by Intermec for controlling some EasyCoder printers. Refer to the IPL Programming Reference Manual. Local area network. Lease time In a DHCP environment it’s the amount of time a device keeps a reservation on an IP address when it is off...
  • Page 115 SNMP Simple network management protocol is a protocol based on UDP/IP used for confi guration of network devices and error reporting. An SNMP server has to be installed on the network (IPNM in the case of Intermec printers). SSID Service Set Identifi er. Used to diff erentiate wireless LANs that overlap in frequency and physical coverage area.
  • Page 116 Appendix A — Glossary and require experience, and even for the experienced user can help to speed up an operation. WLAN Wireless Local Area Network. In this context, refers to IEEE 802.11b/g. EasyLAN User’s Guide...

  • Page 117: B Technical Specifi Cations

    Technical Specifi cations EasyLAN User’s Guide...
  • Page 118 10baseT/100baseTX Internal Ethernet Interface card Models EasyLAN Ethernet model 100i2 Supported Printer Models EasyCoder PF2i, PF4i, PF4i Compact Industrial, PM4i. Printer Network Features Interrogate Printer Status Printing, head lifted, out of labels, out of ribbon, etc. Dynamic Printer Alert Messaging SNMP and/or e-mail.
  • Page 119 IEEE 802.11 b/g Internal Interface card Models EasyLAN Wireless model plus IEEE 802.11 b/g internal card Supported Printer Models EasyCoder PF2i, PF4i, PF4i Compact Industrial, PM4i. Printer Network Features Interrogate Printer Status Printing, head lifted, out of labels, out of ribbon, etc.
  • Page 120 Appendix B — Technical Specifi cations EasyLAN User’s Guide...
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