Using Printing Protocols 83
FTP
FTP
Embedded within the PSII is an FTP server application that processes file transfers from a host computer to the printer.
If the printer is on a network, label formats can be generated and data can be transferred without setting up a print queue.
To send information to the printer in a Windows environment, try this alternative exercise:
1.In a text editor, generate the following ZPL II code:
^XA
^FO100,100
^CF0,55^FDZebra Technologies^FS ^XZ
2.Save the file and name it test.txt.
3.Open the
Example • If the IP address of your PSII device is 12.3.4.123, you would type: ftp 12.3.4.123.
This opens a session with the FTP server.
Note • The default user name is blank.
4.Type your user name and press Enter.
5.Type:
put test.txt
This transfers test.txt to the printer, and the printer generates a label.
6.To terminate the FTP session, type: quit
04/21/2009 | ZebraNet PrintServer II User Guide |