Intermec EasyCoder PF2i User manual

EasyLAN

User’s Guide

Intermec Technologies Corporation

Worldwide Headquarters

6001 36th Ave. W.

Everett, WA 98203

U.S.A.

www.intermec.com

 e information contained herein is provided solely for the purpose of allowing

customers to operate and service Intermec-manufactured equipment and is

not to be released, reproduced, or used for any other purpose without written

permission of Intermec Technologies Corporation.

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change without prior notice and do not represent a commitment on the part of

Intermec Technologies Corporation.

 e word Intermec, the Intermec logo, Norand, ArciTech, Beverage Routebook,

CrossBar, dcBrowser, Duratherm, EasyADC, EasyCoder, EasySet, Fingerprint,

INCA (under license), i-gistics, Intellitag, Intellitag Gen2, JANUS, LabelShop,

MobileLAN, Picolink, Ready-to-Work, RoutePower, Sabre, ScanPlus, ShopScan,

Smart Mobile Computing, TE 2000, Trakker Antares, and Vista Powered

are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Intermec Technologies

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Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of

Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Torx is a registered trademark of Camcar Division of Textron Inc.

 is product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the

OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/).

 is product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@

cryptsoft.com).

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Document Change Record

 is page records changes to this document.  e document was

originally released as version -00.

Version Date Description of Change

-00 5/2003 Original version for Fingerprint v8.00 and IPL v2.00

-01 9/2003 For Fingerprint v8.10 and IPL v2.10

-02 12/2004 For Fingerprint v8.40 and IPL v2.40. Enhanced wireless

security, duplicate IP address handling and DDNS added.

Japan added as regional setting for EasyLAN Wireless.

-03 1/2007 Added information about features that were not previously

documented: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), how to disable

Net1 queuing, and how to close non-printer initiated

TCP connections. Descriptions of the AUTH and ROAM

parameters were also added.

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EasyLAN User’s Guide v

Contents

Before You Begin ........................................................................... xi

Safety Information .......................................................... xi

Global Services and Support ........................................... xi

Warranty Information ...................................... xi

Web Support .................................................... xi

Telephone Support .......................................... xii

Who Should Read  is Manual ..................................... xii

Related Documents ...................................................... xiii

1

Introduction ............................................................................... 1

Features and Functions ...................................................................2

Network Connector .........................................................2

Raw TCP .........................................................................2

Alerts ............................................................................... 2

FTP ................................................................................. 2

Security ...........................................................................3

Web Server .....................................................................3

What’s on the CD? .........................................................................4

General ............................................................................4

Documentation ...............................................................4

Firmware .........................................................................4

Software Utilities .............................................................4

2

Setting Up the Printer in Windows ..........................5

Windows 95, 98, and ME ..............................................................6

Prerequisites .....................................................................6

Add a Printer ...................................................................6

Assigning the Printer to a Printer Port..............................8

Windows 2000 and XP ................................................................10

Add a Printer Port ..........................................................10

Add a Printer .................................................................13

Windows NT 4.0 ........................................................................16

Add TCP/IP Printing Service .........................................16

Add a Printer Port ..........................................................19

Add a Printer .................................................................21

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3

Setting Up the Printer in UNIX and Linux .......25

Setting Up the Printer in UNIX ...................................................26

Setting Up the Printer in Linux ....................................................27

4

Using the EasyLAN Web Browser Interface ..... 31

Prerequisites .................................................................................32

Web Browser ................................................................................32

Conﬁ guration ..............................................................................33

Viewing and Changing Printer Settings .........................34

Communication ..............................................34

Media ..............................................................35

Print Engine (Fingerprint only) .......................35

Web Shell (Fingerprint only) ...........................37

Alerts ...............................................................38

Viewing and Changing Network Settings ......................40

General ...........................................................40

SNMP .............................................................44

DDNS ............................................................45

TCP/IP ...........................................................47

Avalanche ........................................................ 49

Wireless LAN ..................................................50

802.1x .............................................................52

Upgrading Firmware ....................................................................54

5

Basic Operations (Fingerprint and IPL) ..............57

Using the EasyLAN FTP Server ...................................................58

Timeout ........................................................................58

User Access Control ......................................................58

Printing Labels (Fingerprint) .........................................59

Creating a Label File........................................59

Printing a Label File ........................................60

Printing Labels (IPL) .....................................................61

Creating a Label File........................................61

Printing a Label File ........................................62

Conﬁ guring the Printer .................................................63

SNMP .........................................................................................63

Password Protection .....................................................................64

Default Settings .............................................................64

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Forgotten Passwords ......................................................64

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Advanced Conﬁ guration ...............................................65

Printer File System (Fingerprint) ..................................................66

Device Tree Structure .....................................................66

Devices and Directories .................................................67

Limitations .....................................................68

Accessing the Printer ....................................................................69

Raw TCP .......................................................................69

Connection Settings ........................................69

Std I/O and Application (Fingerprint only) .....69

TCP Port Number ..........................................69

Connecting .....................................................69

Closing a Connection ......................................70

Server .............................................................. 70

Maximum Connected Clients .........................70

Auto Install .....................................................70

Permissions......................................................70

Anonymous .....................................................70

Password Protected Users ................................71

Timeout ..........................................................71

Client (Fingerprint only) .................................71

Conﬁ gure Printer through Fingerprint .........................................71

prt Section .....................................................................71

alerts Section ................................................................72

lan1 Section ...................................................................72

wlan Section ..................................................................75

8021x Section ................................................................76

Customization (Fingerprint) ........................................................76

Web Style Guide Files ....................................................77

Content of a Web Style Guide File.................................77

Required Environment Variables .....................78

Optional Environment Variables .....................78

x-www-url-Encoding Syntax Rules ..................79

Memory and Storage .......................................79

Creating a Web Style Guide File ....................................80

CGI-Scripts ................................................................................80

Identifying CGI-resources..............................................80

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IPP ...............................................................................80

Application Speciﬁ c CGI ...............................................81

Other Files .....................................................................81

Fingerprint CGI-scripting ..............................................81

Fingerprint CGI Commands .........................................82

GETASSOC$ .................................................82

GETASSOCNAME$ ......................................83

MAKEASSOC ................................................ 83

ON HTTP GOTO .........................................84

RESUME HTTP ............................................84

Interrupt .........................................................84

Access to Running Fingerprint Applications ....85

Mail Command ...........................................................................85

SNMP .........................................................................................87

Setting up the Printer for SNMP ...................................87

System Requirements for SNMP ...................................87

Adding Intermec MIBs to NMS Software ......................87

Using Odometer Count1 ...............................................87

Restrict Functionality ...................................................................88

Accounts ........................................................................88

File System ....................................................................88

Restrictions ....................................................................88

Display Current User .....................................................90

Changing User ...............................................................90

Changing Passwords ......................................................91

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Troubleshooting ................................................................... 93

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Procedures ................................94

Verifying Settings ...........................................................94

PC Settings ....................................................................94

Printer Settings ..............................................................94

Network Card Not Responding ....................................95

Connection to the Network ............................95

Internal Cabling ..............................................95

Verifying IP Address ......................................................95

Verifying Subnet Mask ...................................................96

Pinging the Printer ........................................................96

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Contents

A

Glossary .....................................................................................97

B

Technical Speciﬁ cations ...............................................103

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Before You Begin

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Before You Begin

 is section provides you with safety information, technical support

information, and sources for additional product information.

Safety Information

Your safety is extremely important. Read and follow all warnings and

cautions in this document before handling and operating Intermec

equipment. You can be seriously injured, and equipment and data can be

damaged if you do not follow the safety warnings and cautions.

 is section explains how to identify and understand dangers, warnings,

cautions, and notes that are in this document.

A warning alerts you of an operating procedure, practice,

condition, or statement that must be strictly observed to

avoid death or serious injury to the persons working on the

equipment.

Note: Notes either provide extra information about a topic or

contain special instructions for handling a particular condition

or set of circumstances.

Global Services and Support

Warranty Information

To understand the warranty for your Intermec product, visit the

Intermec web site at www.intermec.com and click Service & Support >

Warranty.

Disclaimer of warranties:  e sample code included in this document

is presented for reference only.  e code does not necessarily represent

complete, tested programs.  e code is provided “as is with all faults.” All

warranties are expressly disclaimed, including the implied warranties of

merchantability and ﬁ tness for a particular purpose.

Web Support

Visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com to download our

current manuals (in PDF). To order printed versions of the Intermec

manuals, contact your local Intermec representative or distributor.

Visit the Intermec technical knowledge base (Knowledge Central) at

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intermec.custhelp.com to review technical information or to request

technical support for your Intermec product.

Telephone Support

 ese services are available from Intermec:

Services Description

In the USA and Canada

call 1-800-755-5505 and

choose this option

Order Intermec

products

Place an order.

Ask about an existing order.

•

1 and then choose 2

Order Intermec Media Order printer labels and

ribbons.

1 and then choose 1

Order spare parts Order spare parts. 1 or 2 and then choose 4

Technical Support Talk to technical support about

your Intermec Product.

2 and then choose 2

Service Get a return authorization

number for authorized

service center repair.

Request an on-site repair

technician.

•

2 and then choose 1

Service contracts Ask about an existing

contract.

Renew a contract.

Inquire about repair billing

or other service invoicing

questions.

•

1 or 2 and then choose 3

Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, contact your local Intermec

representative. To search for your local representative, from the Intermec

web site, click Contact.

Who Should Read This Manual

 is User’s Guide is for the person who is responsible for setting up,

using and maintaing the EasyCoder PF/PM/PX printer equipped with

an EasyLAN network interface.

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Before You Begin

Before you work with the EasyLAN network interface, you should be

familiar with your network and general networking terms, such as IP

address.

Related Documents

 is table contains a list of related Intermec documents and their part

numbers.

Document Title Part Number

EasyLAN Wireless Kit Installation Instructions

1-960610-XX

Fingerprint Programmer’s Reference Manual 937-005-XXX

IPL Programmer’s Reference Manual 066396-XXX

 e Intermec web site at www.intermec.com contains our documents (as

PDF ﬁ les) that you can download for free.

To download documents

Visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com.

Click Service & Support > Manuals.

In the Select a Product ﬁ eld, choose the product whose

documentation you want to download.

To order printed versions of the Intermec manuals, contact your local

Intermec representative or distributor.

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Before You Begin

EasyLAN User’s Guide 1

 e Intermec EasyLAN interface is an optional device

that provides the printer with a network connection.

 ere are two types of interface:

• EasyLAN Ethernet

• EasyLAN Wireless

Both interfaces can be either factory installed or ﬁ eld

installed.

1

Introduction

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Chapter 1 — Introduction

Features and Functions

 e EasyLAN network interface card not only provides a network

interface, but also has features such as security, FTP server, web server,

and Alert handling.

Network Connector

 e EasyLAN is designed for 10 Mbps Ethernet and 100 Mbps Fast

Ethernet networks.  e EasyLAN connects to the network with a twisted

pair category 5 cable (10baseT and 100baseTX) or better using RJ-45

connectors, or through a wireless LAN interface using IEEE 802.11b

and 802.11g.  e EasyLAN is equipped with an auto-sensing function

that detects the speed of the local network segment and varies the speed

of its data communication accordingly, between 10 Mbps and 100

Mbps.

Raw TCP

Raw TCP allows a user to connect to printers on the network. Using a

network terminal protocol, such as Telnet, you can start a remote session

by specifying an IP-address to connect to. When connected you can send

commands to the printer from your remote computer.

Alerts

You can conﬁ gure EasyLAN to send alert notiﬁ cations triggered by a

number of events. You can easily select what alerts you should be notiﬁ ed

of and what the messages should include. Alerts can either be distributed

via e-mail or SNMP. For more information about Alerts, see Chapter 4.

FTP

 e EasyLAN has a built-in FTP server, which allows you to transfer

and store ﬁ les such as pictures and fonts. You can also print ﬁ les by

sending them directly to the printer. FTP simpliﬁ es conﬁ guration when

addressing multiple printers since you can send premade conﬁ guration

ﬁ les directly to the printers. You will ﬁ nd more information about FTP

in Chapter 6.

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Chapter 1 — Introduction

Security

 e use of the printer’s internal accounts and passwords are made easier

by the EasyLAN due to the possibilities to conﬁ gure through a Web

interface.

Web Server

 e Web server gives you an optional way to conﬁ gure the printer,

through the easy-to-use Web interface accessed via the printers IP

address. For more information about conﬁ guring the printer through the

Web interface, see Chapter 4.

 e Web server also gives you the possibility to write your own program

and communicate with it through a Web interface. For more information

about advanced use of the Web Server, consult Chapter 6, “Advanced

Conﬁ guration.”

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Chapter 1 — Introduction

What’s on the CD?

 e EasyLAN CD contains the following programs, ﬁ les, and manuals.

General

• Navigation tool

• Product presentation

• Product proﬁ le

Documentation

• Intermec EasyLAN Installation Instructions (Ethernet and Wireless)

• Intermec EasyLAN User’s Guide (this manual)

• Intermec EasyLAN Setup Wizard User’s Guide

• Intermec Fingerprint Programmer’s Reference Manual

• Intermec IPL Programming Reference Manual

Firmware

• Intermec Fingerprint and IPL printer ﬁ rmware

Software Utilities

• Intermec InterDriver with ActiveX Controls

• Intermec PrintSet

• Intermec Network Setup wizard

• Intermec proprietary MIBs

• dptest.txt (test ﬁ le for DP/FP)

• ipltest.txt (test ﬁ le for IPL)

Note:  e most current ﬁ rmware and documentation can

always be found on the Intermec website.

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2

Setting Up the Printer in

Windows

 is section describes how to install the printer in a

Windows environment either through a generic

TCP/IP port or through Intermec Printer Monitor.

Before you can set up the printer in Windows you

must connect the printer to your network as described

in the installation guide provided with the network

interface.

You will need the appropriate printer drivers included

on the CD provided with your printer.

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Chapter 2 — Setting Up the Printer in Windows

Windows 95, 98, and ME

Follow the procedure below to add the EasyCoder Printer to a computer

running Windows 95, 98, or Windows ME.

Prerequisites

Use Intermec Print Monitor for network printing in Windows 95, 98,

and ME environments. Install the Intermec Print Monitor software now

if you have not already done so. It is available on the CD provided with

the printer. You will ﬁ nd it in the Software section on the CD.

Add a Printer

1 Select Settings – Printers from the start menu.

2 Double-click the Add Printer button and click Next to continue.

3 Select Local Printer, and click Next to continue.

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