Setup

Configure Using the Connectivity Wizard

15.Determine if you will send the script immediately, or save it for use at a later time.

To...

Then...

 

 

 

Complete setup by sending

a.

Verify that the printer is connected to the computer

the ZPL script to the printer

 

through the port you selected.

through the port selected at

 

Note • For serial connections, use a serial null

the beginning of this

 

modem cable.

procedure

b.

If you have not already done so, turn on (I) the printer.

 

 

c.

On the Review and Send ZPL for Wireless window,

 

 

click Finish.

 

 

The printer sends the ZPL script to the printer through

 

 

the selected port. The Wireless Setup Wizard screen

 

 

closes.

d.Turn the printer off (O) and then back on (I).

Save the ZPL script to a file

Note • You can send the ZPL script file to

for later use or for use on

multiple printers that use the same configuration,

other printers

or you can send the file to a printer that had the

 

network settings restored to the factory defaults.

 

This saves you from having to go through the

 

Wireless Setup Wizard more than once.

a.On the Review and Send ZPL for Wireless window, highlight the script, right-click, and select Copy.

b.Open a text editor, such as Notepad, and paste the script into the application.

c.Save the script.

d.In the Connectivity Wizard, click Cancel to exit without sending the script at this time.

e.If you have not already done so, turn on (I) the printer.

f.Send the ZPL file to the printer through the connection of your choice.

16.Observe the wireless status on the printer’s control panel, and confirm that you have set up your printer for wireless connectivity. Printers that have an LCD display text or symbols (see Table 5 and Table 6).

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ZD500 specifications

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