134Frequently Asked Questions FAQs

FAQs

This table provides frequently asked questions (FAQs) on PSII:

Question

Answer

 

 

Are there any differences in

Yes.

functionality between a ZebraNet

• In a ZebraLink environment, with either a Web

PSII with an EPL-based printer and

browser or with the ZebraNet View Utilities,

with a ZebraLink-enabled ZPL

there are a variety of Web pages that display a

printer?

wealth of status information regarding both the

 

ZebraLink printer and its ZebraNet PSII.

 

However, when used with an EPL printer, such

 

as the LP/TLP 2844, the Web pages for printer

 

status are not available at this time, only the

 

Web pages showing status of the PSII are

 

displayed. The PSII can be easily configured.

 

However, printer configuration information

 

regarding the EPL printer is not available via

 

the ZebraNet Utilities.

 

• Error conditions: Using ZebraNet Alert, an EPL

 

printer can be configured to use different IP

 

addresses to report the following Alert status

 

conditions: on-line, off-line, paper out.

 

• For EPL: only two destinations can be

 

configured to report error messages (online,

 

offline, and paper out) using SMTP email alert –

 

serial and parallel port destinations are not

 

supported.

 

 

Can the internal ZebraNet PSII

Yes.

option work on a computer network

The ZebraNet PSII runs all of its available

that is running both TCP/IP and IPX

protocols simultaneously. This means that the

protocols simultaneously?

ZebraNet PSII can run on mixed networks such as a

 

network using Microsoft, UNIX, and Novell

 

NetWare operating systems.

 

 

Will the ZebraNet PSII allow

Yes.

connectivity to anything other than a

The ZebraNet PSII allows connectivity to systems

PC network?

such as IBM’s AS400, provided that it is

 

configured using TCP/IP. Other network protocols

 

can be used with third-party adapters that are

 

converted to 10BASE-T.

 

 

Will the ZebraNet PSII option work

No.

on a 100BASE-T per second network?

The ZebraNet PSII option is a 10BASE-T print

 

server. This means that the data cannot travel any

 

faster than 10 megabits per second. The ZebraNet

 

PSII can be deployed on a network that is utilizing

 

10/100 hubs, but the ZebraNet PSII operates at only

 

10 megabits per second.

 

 

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ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide

04/21/2009