WLAN Overview

QL series printers can be equipped with a radio in the standard PCMCIA footprint using the industry standard 802.11 or 802.11b protocol. These printers will have the FCC I.D. number of the radio on the product label. They allow wireless communication as a node within a local area network, (LAN) and its wireless capabilities allow communications from any point within the LAN’s perimeter. Methods of establishing communications to the printer will vary with each LAN application.

QL 220 Network Printers with the CF module can be identified by the text “Network Printer” and FCC ID number I28MD- QL4137 on the front of the unit.

QL 320 and QL 420 printers with the PCMCIA module can be identified by the text “Network Printer” and FCC ID number “I28-QL420352” on the front of the unit.

QL 320 and QL 420 printers with the Frequency Hopping PC- MCIA module can be identified by the text “Network Printer” and FCC ID: I28MD-QL3201 on the front of the unit.

Methods of establishing communications to QL series printers will vary with each LAN application. General information on establishing WLAN communications can be found in either the ”CPCL Programmers Manual” or the “Quick Start Guide for Mobile Wireless Printers” available on-line at: http://www.zebra.com/SS/manuals.htm

More information and LAN configuration utilities may also be found in Zebra’s Label Vista™ program (version 2.8 and later). Label Vista may be downloaded from the Zebra website at: http://www.zebra.com/SD/product_LabelVista.htm

Setting Up the Software

QL series printers use Zebra’s CPCL Programming language which was designed for mobile printing applications. CPCL is fully described in the ”CPCL Programmers Manual”, available on-line from Zebra’s website at: http://www.zebra.com/SS/ manuals.htm.

You can also use Label Vista™, Zebra’s Windows™ based label creation program which uses a graphical interface to create and edit labels in the CPCL language. Label Vista is

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