Intermec PL4 manual Setting Up for Ad Hoc Mode, To set up for Ad Hoc mode

Setting Up for Ad Hoc Mode

PL4 printer

Laptop

Hand-held computer

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This section explains how to set up your printer for Ad Hoc mode. You use Ad Hoc mode to communicate with a wireless device without using an access point.

Before setting up the printer, you need to know the following information about your wireless network. If you are not familiar with this information, please contact your network administrator for assistance.

•You need to assign the IP address and network mask for your printer.

•You need the eSSID of the ad hoc wireless network. The eSSID is the unique identifier for your wireless network.

•You need to know whether your wireless network is using encryption. In the following procedure, it is assumed that encryption is disabled on your wireless network. If encryption is enabled on your wireless network, please refer to “Setting Up for WEP Encryption” earlier in this guide.

For more information on using and sending commands to your printer, see the EasyCoder PL-Series Printer Programmer’s Reference Manual.

Note: The Trakker Antares terminals and 700 Series Monochrome Mobile Computers do not support Ad Hoc mode.

To set up for Ad Hoc mode

1Print a configuration label. For help, see “Verifying the Printer Is Working” earlier in this guide.

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