Metapace ■ Table of contents 1. Interface setting Guiding....................3 2. Manual Information......................4 3. Interface card and available printer................4 4. How to install........................4 5. Specifications.........................5 5-1 Hardware version....................5 5-2 Configuration Tool....................5 6. Configuration Tool ......................6 6-1 Static IP interface set up ..................6 6-2 DHCP interface set up ..................
Metapace 1. Interface setting Guiding Check the Interface card (Page 4) How to install (Page 5) Setting up serial communication (Page 37) Check Network (Page 32) Static IP? DHCP Static IP Web- Web- server? server? Interface set up Interface set up...
Metapace 2. Manual Information The purpose of this manual is to provide information on the operation and usage instructions of the Ethernet Interface for the Metapace Printers. 3. Interface card and available printer Hardware Printer Interface Card Picture version Metapace...
Hardware version is marked on the label on the interface card bracket. Interface Card Picture IFA-EP TYPE 5-2 Configuration Tool Metapace T-1 / T-2 / L-1 / L-2 provides 2 types of network and serial communication set up utilities as a below. - Configure_Vx.x.x.exe - Web Server Rev. 1.01...
Metapace 6. Configuration Tool 6-1 Static IP interface set up 1) Turn on the printer. 2) Execute Configure Tool. [Note] - Use proper Configuration Tool dependent on hardware version 3) Click Search. [Note] - If Windows Security Alert pops up, please press Unblock.
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Metapace 4) Select MAC Address in Board list and set up Network Setting. MAC Address [Note] - If many MAC addresses appear, refer to the MAC address on the label of the Interface card. Ask the Network administrator IP and its related information.
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Metapace - If you are not aware of Subnet Mask, refer to the below. When the IP address is (1) 1~126.xxx.xxx.xxx: Subnet Mask: 255.0.0.0 (2) 128~191.xxx.xxx.xxx: Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0 (3) 192~223.xxx.xxx.xxx: Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 For example, when the IP address is 192.168.192.321, Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
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- Highest baud rate (Speed) can be used. - The baud rate (Speed) of Metapace L-1 need to setting. - The baud rate (Speed) of Metapace T-1 / T-2 / L-2 don’t need to setting. Rev. 1.01 - 9 -...
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Metapace 8) When setting finishes, click Setting. [Note] Successfully finished set up Unsuccessfully finished set up - When setting doesn’t finish correctly, try again. 9) Click Exit to finish set up. Rev. 1.01 - 10 -...
Metapace 6-2 DHCP interface set up 1) Turn on the printer. 2) Execute Configure Tool. [Note] - Use proper Configuration Tool dependent on hardware version. 3) Click Search. Rev. 1.01 - 11 -...
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- Highest baud rate (Speed) can be used. - The baud rate (Speed) of Metapace L-1 need to setting. - The baud rate (Speed) of Metapace T-1 / T-2 / L-2 don’t need to setting. Rev. 1.01 - 12 -...
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Metapace 6) When setting finishes, click Setting. [Note] Successfully finished set up Unsuccessfully finished set up - When setting doesn’t finish correctly, try again. 7) Wait approximately 10 or more seconds until the printer receives IP from the server. Rev. 1.01...
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Metapace 8) Click Search to check given IP. 9) If the given IP is OK, click Exit. Rev. 1.01 - 14 -...
Metapace 6-3 Firmware update 1) Turn on the printer. 2) Execute Configure Tool. [Note] - Use proper Configuration Tool dependent on hardware version. 3) Click Search. Rev. 1.01 - 15 -...
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Metapace 4) Select MAC Address in Board. MAC Address [Note] - If many MAC addresses appear, refer to the MAC address on the label of the interface card. 5) Click Upload and select file to download. Rev. 1.01 - 16 -...
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- Check the extension of the file, which should be “bin”. Successfully finished F/W update Unsuccessfully finished F/W update [Note] Printer and available firmware Interface Card Hardware Version Firmware Metapace T-1 / T-2 V1.x.x ETP_TCP_V2X.bin Metapace L-2 ON Board Metapace L-1 ON Board ETS_TCP_V5X.bin...
Metapace 7. Web Server 7-1 Static IP interface set up 1) Execute Internet Explorer. 2) Enter IP address of the printer at Address of Internet Explorer and click go. [Note] - If you are not aware of IP address, check IP address by pushing Function key.
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Metapace - When the IP address is (1) 1~126.xxx.xxx.xxx: Subnet Mask: 255.0.0.0 (2) 128~191.xxx.xxx.xxx: Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0 (3) 192~223.xxx.xxx.xxx: Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 For example, when the IP address is 192.168.192.321, Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. - If you are not aware of Gateway, (1) When the Network is connected to Internet (Router or Server computer), Refer to the Network setting of other computers on the Network.
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Metapace 6) When setting finishes, click Apply. [Note] - When the setting finishes successfully, the following message appears. Please press here if you would like to back to the configuration 7) If you click the message, you can check your configuration setting.
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