Printer Configuration

Changing Printer Settings

Table 9 • NETWORK Menu (Continued)

Channel

View the Channel Value

 

 

This parameter retrieves the current WI-FI channel the printer is using.

 

 

 

 

Accepted values:

N/A

 

 

 

 

Related ZPL command(s):

none

 

 

 

 

SGD command used:

wlan.essid

 

Printer web page:

View and Modify Printer Settings >

 

 

Network Communications Setup >

 

 

Wireless Setup

 

 

 

Signal

View the Signal Value

 

 

This parameter returns the signal strength of the connection to the access point

 

as a percentage value between zero (not connected) and 100 (strongest signal). Values

 

below 40% represent a very poor signal and radio communication is not reliable.

 

 

 

 

Accepted values:

N/A

 

 

 

 

Related ZPL command(s):

none

 

 

 

 

SGD command used:

wlan.signal_strength

 

Printer web page:

View and Modify Printer Settings >

 

 

Network Communications Setup >

 

 

Wireless Setup

 

 

 

IP Port

View the IP Port Value

 

 

This printer setting refers to the wireless print server’s port number that the TCP print

 

service is listening on. Normal TCP communications from the host should be

 

directed to this port.

 

 

 

 

 

Accepted values:

N/A

 

 

 

 

Related ZPL command(s):

none

 

 

 

 

SGD command used:

wlan.ip.port

 

Printer web page:

View and Modify Printer Settings >

 

 

Network Communications Setup >

 

 

Wireless Setup

 

 

 

IP Alternate Port

View the IP Alternate Port Value

 

This command sets the port number of the alternate WLAN port.

 

Note - Print servers supporting this command will monitor both the primary port and

 

the alternate port for connections at the same time.

 

 

 

 

Accepted values:

32-character alphanumeric string (default 125)

 

 

 

 

Related ZPL command(s):

none

 

 

 

 

SGD command used:

wlan.ip.port_alternate

 

Printer web page:

View and Modify Printer Settings >

 

 

Network Communications Setup >

 

 

Wireless Setup

 

 

 

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Zebra Technologies ZD500 Channel View the Channel Value, Signal View the Signal Value, IP Port View the IP Port Value

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