Printer Options
ZebraNet® Internal Wireless Print Server Option
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ZebraNet® Internal Wireless Print Server Option
The ZebraNet® Internal Wireless Print Server (PS) is an optional factory installed device that
connects to Wi-Fi network access point on your network and your ZebraLinkTM-enabled
printer. The print server provides you with a browser interface for printer and print server
settings. If you use the ZebraNetTM Bridge, Zebra® network printer management software,
you can easily access the specialized features of a ZebraLinkTM enabled printer.
Printers with an Internal Wireless Print Server provide the following features:
• A printer status display for alerts, configuration settings and network settings.
• Print server and printer setup using a browser.
• Remote monitoring and configuration capability of the Internal Wireless PS using a
browser.
•Alerts.
• The ability for you to send unsolicited printer status messages via E-mail-enabled
devices.
ZebraNetTM Bridge — ZebraNetTM Bridgeis a software program that works with the
10/100 Internal PS and enhances the features of ZebraLink resident within ZPL-based printers.
The features include the following:
•ZebraNet
TM Bridge allows you to locate printers automatically. ZebraNetTM Bridge
searches on parameters such as IP address, subnet, printer model, printer status, and
many other user-defined characteristics.
• Remote Configuration — Manage all your Zebra label printers throughout the
enterprise without having to travel to remote sites or physically handle any printers.
Any Zebra printer connected to the enterprise network can be accessed from the
ZebraNetTM Bridge interface and configured remotely through an easy-to-use
graphical user interface.
• Printer Alerts, Status, Heartbeat Monitoring and event Notification — ZebraNetTM
Bridge lets you configure multiple event alerts per device with different alerts directed
to different people. Receive alerts and notifications by e-mail, cell phone/pager, or
through the ZebraNetTM Bridge Events tab. View alerts by printer or group, and filter
by date/time, severity, or trigger.
• Configure and Copy Printer Profiles — Copy and paste settings from one printer to
another or broadcast them to an entire group. ZebraNet Bridge allows you to copy
printer settings, printer-resident files (formats, fonts, and graphics), and alerts with a
click of the mouse. Create printer profiles — virtual “golden printers” — with desired
settings, objects, and alerts, and clone or broadcast them as if they were real printers,
providing extensive savings in setup time. Printer profiles are also an excellent way to
back up a printer’s configuration for crisis recovery.