nal and the printer are controlled by the applications running on the terminal and the printer.
USB
RW series Printers also have a USB type B port located di- rectly above the 10- pin RS323/USB combination communi- cations port. (Refer to Figure 12) Note that the RW series USB port is intended for setup and maintenance of the printer only and not for permanent communications use to a terminal.
The RW series is configured with the USB Open HCI inter- face driver allowing it to communicate with Windows® based devices. USB drivers are included in the Zebra Universal Driver which can be downloaded from www.zebra.com. Other terminals or communications devices may require the instal- lation of special drivers to use the USB connection. Consult your Zebra reseller or the factory for further details.
Wireless Communications
Wireless Communications with Bluetooth®
“Bluetooth” is a worldwide standard for the exchange of data between two devices via radio frequencies. Bluetooth radios are relatively low powered to help prevent interfer- ence with other devices running at similar radio frequencies. This limits the range of a Bluetooth device to about 10 meters (about 32 feet).
Both the printer and the device it communicates with must follow the Bluetooth standard.
Bluetooth Networking Overview
Each Bluetooth enabled RW series printer has a unique Bluetooth Device Address (BDA) loaded into its radio module when manufactured.
Bluetooth software is always running in the background, ready to respond to connection requests. One device (known as the master or the client) must request a connection with an- other. The second device (the slave or the server) then accepts or rejects the connection. A Bluetooth enabled RW series printer will normally act as a slave creating a miniature net- work with the terminal sometimes referred to as a “piconet.”
For the most part, communications using Bluetooth are initi- ated and processed without any operator intervention.
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