This WLAN manual provides information on the connection of wireless network with the mobile printer. We at BIXOLON maintain ongoing efforts to enhance and upgrade the functions and quality of all our products. In following, product specifications and/or user manual content may be changed without prior notice.
Mobile Printer 4. How to Connect WLAN can be configured through the printer‟s WLAN interface. Likewise, WLAN can also be configured though the printer‟s Serial/USB interface. (1) Connecting Printer 1) Serial / USB cable Connect Serial/USB cable to Printer, PC device. When Serial cable use, baudrate between Device and printer should be the same.
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Mobile Printer (2) Checking Network Setting Self-test Power FEED While the printer is turned off, turn on the printer while pressing the feed button. The printer setting values will then be printed. - 6 - Rev. 1.00...
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Mobile Printer *Output Message Boot loader version : VER v2.02 20100817 Firmware version : V01.00 STOB 042211 Not available bluetooth WLAN firmware version : Ver 0.1 WLAN MAC address : cc7a00010877 - System Name : SPP-R300 - Network Mode : Adhoc - Encryption : None - ESSID : BIXOLON_adhoc - DHCP : Disabled...
Mobile Printer 4-1 Initial Wireless LAN Connection (Windows 2000) Windows 2000 does not support wireless network stting. When you use Windows 2000, you need to set the utility option as below after installing utility program related to the wireless lan driver that you use. - Network mode : Ad-hoc - SSID : BIXOLON_adhoc - IP address : 192.168.1.2...
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Mobile Printer 3) Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties. 4) Set the IP settings as shown below, and then click OK. - 9 - Rev. 1.00...
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Mobile Printer 5) Select the Wireless LAN tab, and then select “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings.” Click the [Advanced] button. 6) Select “Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network only.” - 10 - Rev. 1.00...
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Mobile Printer 7) Click the [Add] button. 8) Enter “BIXOLON_adhoc” as the Network name (SSID). Select the connection, even if the network is not broadcasted. Network Authentication: Select [Open] Data Encryption: Select [Disabled] Click the [OK] button. - 11 - Rev.
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Mobile Printer 9) Click the “Connect” tab and check “Connect when this network is in range.” 10) Check whether the settings are updated as shown below, and then click [Close] When the printer is set to the default value (Adhoc mode, SSID: BIXOLON_adhoc), it will automatically connect.
Mobile Printer 4-3 Initial Wireless LAN Connection (Windows VISTA, Windows 7) When wireless utility program is installed, you have to set the wireless control values via the program, otherwise you have to terminate the program in order to do proper setting after following the steps 'Control Panel>>Administrative tools>>...
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Mobile Printer 3) Click the “Change adapter settings”. Click the “wireless network adaptor‟s Properties”. 4) Select Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4), and then click Properties. - 14 - Rev. 1.00...
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Mobile Printer 5) Set the IP settings as shown below, and then click OK. 6) Click the “Manage wireless networks”. - 15 - Rev. 1.00...
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Mobile Printer 7) Click the “Add”. 8) Click the “Create an ad hoc network”. - 16 - Rev. 1.00...
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Mobile Printer 9) Click the “Next”. 10) „Network name‟ = BIXOLON_adhoc, „Security type‟ = Open, „Save this network‟ check, and then click the “Next”. - 17 - Rev. 1.00...
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Mobile Printer 11) Click the “Close”. 12) After completing configuration, Bixolon_adhoc network will be created. When the printer is set to the default value (Adhoc mode, SSID: BIXOLON_adhoc), it will automatically connect. - 18 - Rev. 1.00...
Mobile Printer 5. Configuration WLAN Setting Values Classification Item Remarks Input Range Home WLAN setting status display Printer Name Printer Name 0~32 letters TCP Raw port that the printer can 0~32767 integers Printer Port (except21,23,25,80,443,3318) ID to use for ftp, telnet, web- System User Name 1~32 letters...
Mobile Printer 5-1 Serial / USB Configuration Install and excute NetConfiguration.exe involved in CD. (Start>>BIXOLON>>NetConfiguration.exe) Connect to Serial/USB cable, then click “Serial/USB Configuration”. - 20 - Rev. 1.00...
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Mobile Printer Choose the “Port”, then click “Connect”. If it is properly connected, “Succeeded to printer connection” will be shown. Then the configuration of the printer will be listed. 1) System & Information Printer Name, Printer Port, User ID, User password can be set. - 21 - Rev.
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Mobile Printer 2) Protocol You can set HTTPS, TELNET, FTP and SNMP protocol as able or disable. SNMP can be also set. 3) BSS Information When you click “Get BSS information”, close AP information will be listed. - 22 - Rev.
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Mobile Printer 4) Network You can set Infrastructure/Adhoc, SSID, IP, Subnetmask and Gateway. By setting “Inactivity Time”, you can disconnect the printer to host device when the data is not transferred while inactivity time. If multiple host devices are used with one printer, “Inactivity Time”...
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Mobile Printer 6) Certificate Printer can save the certificate file for EAP-TLS certification. When you use TLS certification, CA certificate(PEM, Client Key(KEY/PEM), and client certificate(PEM) file should be uploaded. The key size of certificate recommaned is 512. If the size of certificate is more than 512, it will take some time for EAP certification.
Mobile Printer 5-2 WLAN Configuration To set the WLAN, PC and Printer should be in a same network. (AP, PC, Printer network mode, SSID, encryption, authentication has to be set the same way) When you press the Search button, the mobile printer connected to the network will be shown in the list.
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Mobile Printer Select the printer from the list and press the [Setting] button, and then the following window for changing the WLAN settings will pop up. Enter the proper IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway of the currently used network, and then click the [Save] button to save the settings.
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Mobile Printer Select the printer from the list and press the [Configuration(web)] button, and then the Login window will pop up. Enter the ID and Password set in the printer, and click OK. (Default settings are ID: “admin”, Password: “password”) When you log in, you will see the web browser for changing the WLAN settings as shown below.
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Mobile Printer You can search for the information of the wireless network by pressing the BSS Info button. When you press the BSS Info button, information about the SSID, BSSID, Network Model, and Encryption information of the network in close range will be shown as follows. - 28 - Rev.
Mobile Printer 5-3 Web browser Mobile printer supports the security enhanced https protocol as well as http. When SSL of the webserver of printer is enabled, you must enter the address with “https” instead of “http” in the address bar to connect to the web-server. (Automatic connection will be made when connecting with the configuration tool.) When SSL of the web-server is enabled, * a security warning window will pop when you try to connect with https.
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Mobile Printer When the ID and Password match the ones registered in the printer, the following window will be opened. WLAN configuration is possible. Home, System, Protocol, Network (WLAN), and Authentication can be configured from this window, and the wizard mode is also provided for easier step by step configuration. - 30 - Rev.
Mobile Printer 5-4 FTP The configuration files will be downloaded and uploaded to and from the current path. In the following case, the current path is “C:\Documents and Settings”. Enter “ftp Printer IP”, and enter the ID and Password set for the printer. Enter the “ls”...
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Mobile Printer The contents of the config file are as follows. ** Caution!!! ** Do not change the order or contents of the menu. ** Only need to change the settings, please. ** Do not input port 21, 23, 80, 161, 162, 3318 3319, 3337 and 9000 to Printer Port. ** This number is ignored.
Mobile Printer 5-5 Telnet Enter “telnet Printer IP”. Enter the ID and Password set for the printer. The screen related to the network configuration will then be displayed. You can select the menu to configure and edit the settings. - 33 - Rev.
Mobile Printer 6. SNMP SNMP supports MIB-2 When mobile printer booting, Trap provides Coldstart Trap message transmission function to trap server. To know about SNMP, SNMP should be enable and SNMP server and community name should be same. You can use the web browser, telnet, or ftp to enable the SMTP. (Refer to Configuration) Using Web Browser Connect to the printer web-server.
-The Windows driver is included in the CD, and you can download the latest version from our home page. (www.bixolon.com) 2) Click the Start button, and then select “Printers and Faxes.” 3) Select and right click on the corresponding model, and then select “Properties.”...
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Mobile Printer 4) Select the “Ports” tab from the “Properties” window. 5) Click “Add Port…” - 36 - Rev. 1.00...
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Mobile Printer 6) Select “Standard TCP/IP Port” and click “New Port...” 7) Click the [Next] button in the “Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard” window. 8) Enter the IP address assigned to the printer in the “Printer Name or IP Address” field in the “Add Port”...
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Mobile Printer 9) Click the [Next] button in the “Additional Port Information Required” window. [Note] - Click the [Next] button to proceed without any changes. 10) Click the [Finish] button at the “Completing the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard” window. 11) Click the “Cancel”...
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Mobile Printer 12) Click the “Configure Port...” button in the “Properties” window. 13) Enter the same number as the local port number set during the installation of the interface card in the “Port Number” field in the Raw Settings. [Note] - Do not change any other items except the RAW Settings.
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Mobile Printer 14) Click [OK] when you finish entering the required values, and then click the [Apply] button. 15) Select the “General” tab in the Properties window, and then select the “Print Test Page” to check the printing status. - 40 - Rev.
Mobile Printer 8. Facroty Reset This function changes the WLAN settings of the printer to the initial factory settings. Method To set Factory reset mode, printer should be in Hexa Dump mode. 1) Hex dump mode After turning off the power, open the cover. Power FEED Turn on the printer while holding down the feed button like self test mode.
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Mobile Printer Factory Reset Values Printer Name *Printer model (SPP-R200II, R300, R400) Printer Port Num 9100 Printer Name User ID admin User Password password Disable TELNET Disable HTTPS Disable Disable Protocol Community Name(Read) : "public" SNMP Community Name(Write) : "private"...
802.11 mode Check whether AP supports 802.11b or 802.11g. BIXOLON printer supports 802.11b/g, and 802.11a is not supported. Network Mode Check the network mode of the printer. Network mode must be set to “Infrastructure” to connect to AP and “Ad-hoc”...
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Mobile Printer Ping TEST Turn off the printer. Select “Run” from the Windows Start menu, and then enter “cmd”. Enter “ARP –d” and delete ARP table. Enter “ping {printer IP}”. ARP –d, ping {IP address} When you see “Request timed out.” as shown below, it means that there is no collision.
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