Printer Setup and Operation 47

Select a Data Communication Interface

Table 5 • Data Communication Interfaces

Interface

Standard or

Description

Option

 

 

 

 

 

RS-232 Serial

Standard

Limitations and Requirements

 

 

• Maximum cable length of 50 ft (15.24 m).

 

 

• You may need to change printer parameters to match the host

 

 

computer.

 

 

• You need to use a null-modem adaptor to connect to the printer

 

 

if using a standard modem cable.

 

 

 

 

 

Connections and Configuration The baud rate, number of

 

 

data and stop bits, the parity, and the XON/XOFF or DTR control

 

 

must match those of the host computer.

 

 

 

USB

Standard

Limitations and Requirements

 

 

• Maximum cable length of 16.4 ft (5 m).

 

 

• No printer parameter changes required to match the host

 

 

computer.

 

 

 

 

 

Connections and Configuration No additional

 

 

configuration is necessary.

 

 

 

8-bit Parallel data

Option

Limitations and Requirements

interface

 

• Maximum cable length of 10 ft (3 m).

 

 

• Recommended cable length of 6 ft (1.83 m).

 

 

• No printer parameter changes required to match the host

 

 

computer.

 

 

• A wired or wireless print server (if installed) takes up this port

 

 

on the printer.

 

 

 

 

 

Connections and Configuration No additional

 

 

configuration is necessary.

 

 

 

Wired Ethernet print

Option

Limitations and Requirements

server

 

• Can print to the printer from any computer on your LAN.

 

 

• Can communicate with the printer through the printer’s web

 

 

pages.

 

 

• The printer must be configured to use your LAN.

 

 

• A parallel connection or a wireless print server (if installed)

 

 

takes up this port on the printer.

 

 

Caution • Be careful not to plug a USB cable into a wired

 

 

Ethernet print server connector on the printer because doing so

 

 

will damage the Ethernet connector.

 

 

 

 

 

Connections and Configuration Refer to the ZebraNet

 

 

Wired and Wireless Print Servers User Guide for configuration

 

 

instructions. A copy of this manual is available at

 

 

http://www.zebra.com/manuals or on the user CD that came with

 

 

your printer.

 

 

Note • To use this connection, you may need to remove a

 

 

factory-installed plug that is designed to keep someone

 

 

from accidentally plugging a USB connector into this port.

 

 

 

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