Upgrading Printer Firmware Using Smartsystems; Upgrading The Printer Firmware Using A Communications Program - Intermec PB31 User Manual

Chapter 2 — Configuring the PB21 and PB31

Upgrading Printer Firmware Using SmartSystems

Upgrading the Printer Firmware Using a Communications
Program
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You can use the SmartSystems console to upgrade the printer
firmware. Your printer ships with the SmartSystems client loaded on
it. The console is part of SmartSystems and is available from the
Intermec website. To download SmartSystems, go to
www.intermec.com/products/smrtsysfoundation/index.aspx.
You can upgrade your printer firmware using a communications
program, like HyperTerminal, and a printer running either the IPL,
Fingerprint or ESC/P printer language.
Note: Intermec recommends using PrintSet or the printer home page
to upgrade the printer firmware. For help, see
Printer Firmware Using PrintSet" on page 44
Printer Firmware Using the Printer Home Page" on page
To upgrade the printer firmware using a communications program
and IPL
1 Connect your printer to your PC using a serial cable. For help, see
"Connecting the Printer Through the Serial Port" on page
Or,
Establish a connection between your printer and your network.
"Connecting the Printer to Your Network" on page
2 If you connected your printer to the network, establish a
connection between your PC and the network your printer is on.
3 Download the firmware upgrade file (.bin) to your PC:
a Go to www.intermec.com.
b Click Support > Downloads.
c Use the Product Category, Product Family, and Product
fields, to select the printer model.
d Click Submit. The available software appears.
e Download the latest firmware version to your PC.
f Extract the .zip file to a folder on your PC.
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