User s Guide. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1

User s Guide Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1

Information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Intermec Printer AB. Copyright Intermec Printer AB, 2002. All rights reserved. Published in Sweden. EasyCoder, EasyLAN, Fingerprint, and LabelShop are registered trademarks of Intermec Technologies Corp. The word Intermec, the Intermec logo, InterDriver, PrintSet, and Intermec Printer Network Manager are trademarks of Intermec Technologies Corp. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Preface Contents Preface Table of Contents...1 1. Introduction Description...2 Requirements...3 2. Installation Instructions...4 Windows NT4, 2000, and XP...9 Windows 95, 98, and Me...12 3. Startup Control Panel...13 Initial Setup...14 4. Creating Groups Naming the Printers...20 Creating a New Group...22 Moving Printers to Groups...23 Download Settings...24 5. Program Overview Configuration Console...27 File Menu...28 Edit Menu...28 View Menu...29 Statistics Menu...30 Settings Menu...31 - Group Settings...32 - Default Alert Settings...35 - Printer Scan Settings...37 - E-mail Settings...39 - Printer SNMP Settings...40 - Log Settings...43 - Telnet Settings...43 - FTP Settings...43 Help Menu...44 Toolbar Buttons...45 - Save button...45 - Statistics button...45 - Group Settings button...45 - Scan Network button...45 - View Printer Homepage button...46 - Start Telnet button...47 - Start FTP button...50 Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 1

Chapter 1 Introduction Description The Intermec Printer Network Manager is a free software tool that runs under most present Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is delivered with all printers on the Printer Companion CD. The purpose of the Intermec Printer Network Manager is to remotely manage, supervise, and control Intermec printers connected to an Ethernet network. Full functionality requires that the printer is fitted with an EasyLAN 100i internal interface board. The Intermec Printer Network Manager provides a powerful tool that enables the printers to send real-time E-mail alerts in case of problems such as Out-of-paper, Head lifted, or Out-ofribbon. Alerts can be forwarded to any Email-enabled device, such as E-mail system, pager, cellular phone, or SMS. The Intermec Printer Network Manager will give the network administrator: Simple management of all printers from a single location. Easy overview and access to all printers on the network. A tool for treating printers as functional groups. Easy to use and administrate large printer populations. Alerts in real time, which minimize printer downtime. Statistics on printer errors. Printer settings can be changed using the printer s home page. There are also facilities for communicating with the printer using Telnet and FTP. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 2

Chapter 1 Introduction Requirements Printer Intermec EasyCoder printer with EasyLAN 100i, EasyLAN 10i/10e, or EasyLAN Wireless interface. Intermec Fingerprint v7.61 (or higher) for full functionality. EasyLAN EasyLAN 100i v6.20 or higher (full functionality). EasyLAN 10i/10e v5.59 or EasyLAN Wireless (limited functionality). Computer PC with at least 20 MB free disk space (more if you want to keep a log file). Microsoft Windows NT4/2000/XP (preferred) or 95/98/Me. Internet Explorer v4.01 or later. SNMP Port 161 and 162 must be available. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 3

Installation Instructions Chapter 2 You can get the free installation file from the Printer Companion CD or from the Intermec home page (http:// www.intermec.com). Copy the installation file to an appropriate place on your hard disk. The installation file icon looks like this: Double-click the Install icon and the Wize Installation Wizard is started: Carefully read the License and Limited Warranty agreement. If you accept the conditions, click the YES> button. Cancel the installation by clicking the NO button. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 4

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions, cont. Browse to the folder where you want to install the Intermec Printer Network Manager, then click the Next> button. Choose if you want to create backup copies or not and specify the path to the directory where you want to store them, then click the Next> button. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 5

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions, cont. Enter the name of the Program Manager group where you want to add the Intermec Printer Network Manager icon, then click Next>. Click Next> to start the installation. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 6

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions, cont. This window keeps you updated on the progress of the installation. This window indicates that the installation is completed. Click the Finish> button. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 7

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions, cont. A dialog box may appear: Click the OK button, and Windows shuts down all running applications and then restarts. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 8

Chapter 2 Installation Windows NT4, 2000, and XP In Windows NT4, 2000, and XP, the Intermec Printer Network Manager will run as a service. This is the preferred environment for such an application. Start, stop, and configuration can be done manually from the Intermec Printer Network Manager icon in the Control Panel. You can also use Services to make the PC start up the Intermec Printer Network Manager automatically at power-on. Using Services In the Windows Start menu, select Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools Services : Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 9

Chapter 2 Installation Windows NT4, 2000, and XP, cont. Using Services, cont. In the Services window, double-click the Intermec Printer Network Manager option. Select Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 10

Chapter 2 Installation Windows NT4, 2000, and XP, cont. Using Services, cont. Select the General tab. In the Startup type drop-down list box, choose between: Automatic (IPNM starts automatically at power-up). Manual (IPNM must be started manually using its Control Panel). Disabled (IPNM cannot be started from its Control Panel before you have selected Automatic or Manual in this dialog box). The other Tabs are usually not used. Just leave them as they are. When ready, click the Apply button and then the OK button. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 11

Chapter 2 Installation Windows 95, 98, and Me In Microsoft Windows 95, 98, and Me, the Intermec Printer Network Manager can be configured to start as soon as the PC has started and any login sequence has been completed. The Intermec Network Printer Manager can then be started in the Control Panel or the Program Group. The program will appear in the System Tray at the bottom right corner of the screen (next to the clock): Internet Network Printer Manager icon When clicking the IPNM icon, the following menu will appear: Configuration console About Help Exit Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 12

Startup Control Panel Chapter 3 In the Control Panel window, click the Intermec Printer Network Manager icon. Intermec Printer Network Manager icon The Intermec Printer Network Manager Control Panel is shown: The Load on startup checkbox is only shown in Windows 95/98/Me. The Apply button is highlighted when the box is checked. Click Apply to save the Load at Startup setting. In this Control Panel, you can start and stop the Intermec Printer Network Manager service manually or launch the Configuration Console, see next page. Also refer to Chapter 7 Advanced Features. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 13

Chapter 3 Startup Initial Setup To scan other parts of the network, click the Scan network button in the Toolbar after you have finished the initial setup. When you launch the Configuration Console for the first time after installation, a dialog box will inform you that the local subnet will be scanned for printers: Click OK. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 14

Chapter 3 Startup Initial Setup, cont. This dialog box shows the result of the scanning: Printers in a network can be organized in groups, where each group consists of printers managed by the same administrator due to organizational or geographical conditions. As an example, all printers in the same building or department may belong to the same group with the same administrator. Now, you will be prompted to specify the settings that will be used by default whenever you create a new group. Click the OK button. A new dialog box appears: Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 15

Chapter 3 Startup Initial Setup, cont. In this dialog box, you can both decide the default settings for the group and also for each alert. If you want to return to the original settings, as they were before you started make any changes, click the Use System default button. Group Wide Settings: Select Yes or No. If yes, all alerts will be sent to the same E-mail address. If no, alerts will be sent to E-mail addresses as specified by each alert. Activated: Select Yes or No. Enables/disables alerts from all printers in the group (alerts can also be disabled separately). E-mail address: Enter the E-mail address to the receiver of all alerts from this group (for example name@company.com). Multiple E-mail addresses should be separated by commas. Message Header: Specifies the header for the alert message. You can edit the text (for example to change to another language) or select another variable from a list, that appears when you type a percentage sign (%): Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 16

Chapter 3 Startup Initial Setup, cont. Message Body: Similar to the Message Header, this parameter specifies the body text for the alert message. You can edit the text or select another variable from a list, that appears when you type a percentage sign (%): Each alert can also be specified individually. Click the alert and make the necessary changes in the Alert settings pane. The panes can be resized to make all of the parameters readable. In the Alerts pane, icons show which alerts are enabled or disabled. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 17

Chapter 3 Startup Initial Setup, cont. Next, you will be prompted to create a new group of printers: Enter the desired name, administrator, and description of the new group, then click the OK button. Make the desired changes for the group, as described earlier in this chapter, by clicking the OK button. Revert to the default group settings by clicking the Use default settings for group button, Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 18

Chapter 3 Startup Initial Setup, cont. Next, you are prompted to set up and test the E-mail. Click the OK button. Mail server: Enter the name of your mail server here. From address: Enter the name or E-mail address of your Intermec Printer Network Manager server here. Sent to: Optional. Enter the E-mail address where you want to send a test mail. Mail header: Optional. Enter a header text for the test mail. Send test mail button: Click to sent a test mail, which only contains a header as specified above. When ready, click the OK button. The initial first-time setup is now completed. Click the OK button. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 19

Creating Groups Chapter 4 Naming the Printers During the initial setup, the local subnet was scanned for Advanced EasyLAN = EasyLAN 100i Standard EasyLAN = EasyLAN 10 and EasyLAN Wireless printers. All printers found will appear under the Advanced EasyLAN or "Standard EasyLAN tabs in the Configuration Console window. If you want to include printers with IP addresses outside the local subnet, you must specify more or wider IP address ranges in the Settings/Printer Scan settings menu and initiate a new scan by clicking the Scan network button in the Toolbar. Newly found printers are indicated by an exclamation mark (!), whereas printers that may have been detected earlier, but are no longer found, are indicated by a question mark (?). There are at least three directories in the list. Add group is used to create a new group. Un-grouped is a list of printers that do not belong to any group (yet). The third group you did create yourself during the startup (see Chapter 3). In the example, it is called SHIPPING. In the rest of this chapter, we will only deal with printers and groups under the Advanced EasyLAN tab. Standard EasyLAN printers are only shown as information. Let us assume that we are the network managers of a small company network. The company has five network-connected printers, two in the goods reception and three in the shipping department. Because the departments are located in each end of a long building, there is one administrator for each department. The administrator takes care of out-of-paper and out-of-ribbon conditions, clears various types of errors etc., so the company does not have to train everybody how to do it. The list of un-grouped printers will properly have incomprehensible names, so we will start by giving them more fitting names and descriptions. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 20

Chapter 4 Creating Groups Naming the Printers, cont. The name and the description are only stored in the Intermec Printer Network Server s memory and are not downloaded to the printers themselves. You can change name and/or description anytime. Click the Advanced EasyLAN tab. Select a printer in the left-hand pane. Then click the name or description in the right-hand pane. A small button will appear at the right side of the line. Click the button and type the desired name or description in the dialog box. Type the new text here! In our example, we will name the printers as follows: Airline Inspection Approval Inventory Labeling Mail Truck Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 21

Chapter 4 Creating Groups Creating a New Group Now, it is time to create the second group ( Reception ). Click the Add Group directory. You will recognize the Add Group dialog box from the Startup in Chapter 3. Fill out the fields as follows and click OK. Now you can change the group properties, so they suit this group. In this case, we only add the E-mail address to the group administrator. If you need, you can change the properties for any group or alert, as explained in Chapter 5. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 22

Chapter 4 Creating Groups Moving Printers to Groups Hint! Use the right-hand mouse button to: Scan printer Rename printer Move printer Delete printer Edit group Scan group Download settings Add group Delete Group Delete all printers in Group Now, we will move the printers to their respective groups so as to create a good overview of the network. In this case, it is a very small network, but for larger networks in big corporations with local offices in many states or countries, it is essential to organize the network in an orderly manner. You can move a printer to a group by the standard Windows drag-and-drop method, by clicking the Move Printer command in the Edit menu, or by clicking the printer with the right-hand mouse button. In the two latter cases, a dialog box will appear where you can choose to which group you want to move the printer. Regardless of which method you choose, we recommend that you organize the printers in this example as follows: To read the properties of a printer, click it and read the information in the right-hand pane. You will need to scroll the pane or resize the window to be able to see all the information. Only the first two lines can be changed in the Intermec Printer Network Manager, the rest must be changed via the printer s home page. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 23

Chapter 4 Creating Groups Download Settings Alerts do not work before you have downloaded the SNMP settings to the printers. Click a group with the right-hand mouse button and select Download settings (alternatively, select SNMP settings...) in the Settings menu. A dialog box appears: In the Settings to download pane, you can only change the first two lines, whereas the remainder are read-only: SNMP trap address is by default the IP address of the server.. You can also use a broadcast address (255.255.255.255) if the server is located on the same subnet as the printers. Read/write community is a password (by default pass ). Change it to a more secure password if needed. Before download, you can check the printers for incompatible settings. Click the Check printers button. Depending on the circumstances, click the appropriate button. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 24

Chapter 4 Creating Groups Download Settings, cont. A more or less extensive list will show the error found and give recommendations on how to fix them. You will probably need to scroll or resize the window to be able to read the list. By clicking an error line, you can get a dialog box where you can read about the error more easily: In the Printer SNMP settings window, click the Download settings to fix all errors. Confirm that you want to proceed by clicking the Yes button. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 25

Chapter 4 Creating Groups Download Settings, cont. A dialog box shows the progress of the downloading. When you have downloaded the SNMP settings to all printers (groups), you have the basic functions of the Intermec Printer Network Manager running, that is... Alerts will be listed in the Configuration console. Alert E-mails are sent. Alerts are logged in a log file. An obvious requisite is that the facility in question is enabled. In Chapter 5, some more advanced features will be explained together with a comprehensive overview of the Intermec Printer Network Manager. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 26

Chapter 5 Program Overview Configuration Console The Configuration Console and its panes can be resized or scrolled to allow reading all the information. Note that printers shown under the Standard EasyLAN tab do not support alerts. However, they can be grouped, some information can be read, and the printers home pages can be accessed. You can also communicate with the printers using Telnet and FTP. Toolbar buttons Advanced EasyLAN/ Standard EasyLAN tabs Printer Name and optionally IP and MAC address Network printers and groups pane Group or printer specifications pane Alert log pane Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 27

Chapter 5 Program Overview File Menu The File Menu contains three commands: Save settings Also available via the Save button in the Toolbar. Configuration Wizard... Starts the Configuration Wizard (see Chapter 3, Initial Setup ). Exit If you use the Exit command without having saved the settings, a dialog box will appear: Edit Menu The Edit Menu has two commands: Move Printer... Moves a selected printer to a specified group. Delete Printer Deletes a printer from the list. You can also use Drag-and-Drop to move a selected printer between groups or click its name with the right-hand mouse button to scan, rename, move, or delete it. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 28

Chapter 5 Program Overview View Menu The View Menu has seven commands organized in three groups. They all control how printers are shown in the Network Printers and Groups pane. Sort printers by Name, or... Sort printers by IP address View Name in list (always selected), View Printer IP address in list, and/or... View MAC address in list. Expand all groups, or... Collapse all groups. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 29

Chapter 5 Program Overview Statistics Menu The Statistics Menu has two commands: Statistics... Shows graphically either the alerts per group, or the alerts for the ten printers that have the most frequent alerts, for example: Prerequisites are that there is an alert log file and that the error alerts are enabled. The same window is produced by the Statistics button in the Toolbar. Log file... The log file lists the alerts shown in Alert log pane as a text file (Notepad), where the fields are separated by semicolons. This makes it easy to import the log file to, for example, MS Excel, where it can be presented in a customized format. Here is an example of a log file: Ok;2001-10-08 11:23:39;SHIPPING;MAIL;192.168.234.199;00:10:40:00:36:07;Setup Mode;; Ok;2001-10-08 11:38:15;SHIPPING;MAIL;192.168.234.199;00:10:40:00:36:07;Head lifted;; Ok;2001-10-08 11:41:29;SHIPPING;MAIL;192.168.234.199;00:10:40:00:36:07;Out of paper;; Ok;2001-10-08 11:47:12;SHIPPING;MAIL;192.168.234.199;00:10:40:00:36:07;Out of ribbon;; Syntax: Status;Date_time;Group;Printer name;ip address;mac address;alert name;reserved;reserved Status can be Ok or Not ok. Fields are separated by semicolons (;). Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 30

Chapter 5 Program Overview Settings Menu The Settings Menu has eight commands, each with its own dialog box or window, as shown in this chapter. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 31

Chapter 5 Program Overview Settings Menu, cont. Group Settings Use this window to define the properties for all printers on a specified group. Group Name, Description, and Administrator These parameters are specified when the group is created, for example by clicking the Add Group directory in the Network printers and groups pane. Group wide settings: Select Yes or No. If yes, all alerts will be sent to the same E-mail address. If no, alerts will be sent to E-mail addresses as specified by each alert. Activated: Select Yes or No. Enables/disables alerts fom all printers in the group (except alerts disabled separately). E-mail address: Enter the E-mail address to the receiver of all alerts from this group (for example name@company.com). Multiple E-mail addresses should be separated by commas. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 32

Chapter 5 Program Overview Settings Menu, cont. Group Settings, cont. Message Header: Specifies the header for the alert message. You can edit the text (for example to change to another language) or select another variable from a list, that appears when you type a percentage sign (%): Message Body: Similar to the Message Header, this parameter specifies the body text for the alert message. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 33

Chapter 5 Program Overview Settings Menu, cont. Group Settings, cont. Message Body, cont. You can edit the text or select another variable from a list, that appears when you type a percentage sign (%): The properties of each type of alert can be modified by clicking first the alert name and then the type of property (Activated: Yes/No, Alert delay unit, and Alert delay repeat) in the Properties pane. A contextual help box at the bottom of the Action properties pane appears when you click a property. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 34

Chapter 5 Program Overview Settings Menu, cont. Default Alert Settings Use this window to specify which settings will be used by default whenever a new group is created. The Alert settings pane above shows the default group settings. It is essentially the same as the Group properties pane in the Define group settings window, but there are no fields for Group name, Description, and Administrator, which are entered separately for each new group. Refer to Group Settings earlier in this chapter for explanations. You can reset the settings to what they where when the program was installed by clicking the Use System default button. The Default Alert settings facility is useful when you need to create many groups or want to extensive modifications, for example use a language other than English. Start by defining the default settings and go on by specifying the parameters for each alert, as described on next page. Then you can create as many identical groups as you need by, for example, clicking the Add Group directory in the Network printers and Groups pane. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 35

Chapter 5 Program Overview Settings Menu, cont. Default Alert Settings, cont. In addition to the default group settings, each type of alert similarly can be given a default setting. Alert name: Read-only information. Alert description: Type a description if you need it. Alert activated: Activates/deactivates individual alerts. The following parameters are only shown if the alert is activated: E-mail address: Enter the E-mail address to the receiver of this alert. Multiple E-mail addresses should be separated by semicolons. Message header and Message body: Work the same way as in the Group Settings window. Alert delay unit: Select between Occurrences or Seconds. Alert delay repeat: If Alert delay unit is set to Occurrences : 0 or 1 = printer sends an alert every time an error occurs 2 = printer sends an alert every second time an error occurs If Alert delay unit is set to Seconds : Printer sends no additional alerts for this specific error until the specified number of seconds has passed. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 36

Chapter 5 Program Overview Settings Menu, cont. Printer Scan Settings Use this dialog box to define how the network will be scanned for printers when you click the Scan network button in the Toolbar. By default, only the local network is scanned, for example: To add more ranges of IP addresses, click the Add button: Enter the desired new range of IP addresses and click the Add button. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 37

Chapter 5 Program Overview Settings Menu, cont. Printer Scan Settings, cont. A new field will appear: You can add, delete, or edit each field until your network is properly specified. For large ranges, such as Class B networks, it may be better to use a broadcast. (Check with your network administrator that the routers allow broadcasts.) Note that the actual scanning only takes place when you have clicked the Scan network button in the Toolbar. It is only necessary to scan the network after a new printer has been installed or the information has been changed in an existing printer. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 38

Chapter 5 Program Overview Settings Menu, cont. E-mail Settings Use this dialog box to change the E-mail settings you specified at Startup (see Chapter 3). Specify the Mail Server here Sender Address Enter E-mail adress for the Test Mail here Mail server: Is the mail server in your network. Optional Mail Header for the Test Mail, for example Testing From address: Is by default IPNMServer but can be changed to an E-mail address, for example ipnmserver@company.com, if you want to send alerts via internet. Send to: Specifies the E-mail address for the test mail. It does not specify the E-mail address of the alerts, but obviously you would prefer to test the communication to the address where you want to the alerts to go. Mail header: Is a header for the test mail. There is no body text for the test mail. Send test mail button: Click to send a mail containing only a header in order to test the communication. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 39

Chapter 5 Program Overview Settings Menu, cont. Printer SNMP Settings Use this dialog box to define the settings for error alerts (SNMP traps). In the Settings to download pane, you can only change the first to lines, whereas the remainder are read-only: SNMP trap address is by default the IP address of the server.. You can also use a broadcast address (255.255.255.255) if the server is located on the same subnet as the printers. Read/write community is a password (by default pass ). Change it to a more secure password if needed. Before download, you can check the printers for incompatible settings. Click the Check printers button. Depending on the circumstances, click the appropriate button. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 40

Chapter 5 Program Overview Settings Menu, cont. Printer SNMP Settings, cont. A more or less extensive list will show the error found and give recommendations on how to fix them. You will probably need to scroll or resize the window to be able to read the list. By clicking an error line, you can get a dialog box where you can read about the error more easily : In the Printer SNMP settings window, click the Download settings to fix all errors. Confirm that you want to proceed by clicking the Yes button. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 41

Chapter 5 Program Overview Settings Menu, cont. Printer SNMP Settings, cont. A dialog box shows the progress of the downloading. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 42

Chapter 5 Program Overview Settings Menu, cont. Log Settings Use this dialog box to enable/disable the logging of alerts and to specify, view, or empty a log file. Telnet Settings Telnet makes it possible to communicate with the printer in a way similar to a terminal program. Use this dialog box to specify the path to the Telnet application. Also see the Start Telnet button. FTP Settings FTP can be used to download files to the printer. Use this dialog box to specify the path to the FTP application. Log in using root as user name and pass as password. Also see the Start FTP button. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 43

Chapter 5 Program Overview Help Menu The Help menu has two commands: Using... About... Using... Menu Opens an on-line help file About... Menu This menu displays a window with information of program revision and copyright information: Contextual Help Almost anywhere you click in the Intermec Printer Network Manager, a yellow box will appear advising you how to proceed. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 44

Chapter 5 Program Overview Toolbar Buttons Save button This button has the same effect as the Save Settings option in the File menu. Statistics button This button opens the same window as the Statistics... option in the Statistics menu. Group Settings button This button opens the same window as the Group Settings option in the Settings menu. Scan Network button Click this button to scan the network and view the progress of the scanning: Note. The network is scanned automatically at installation. If you want to scan the network again later after, for example, having redefined the network or having added more printers, you must initiate a new network scan manually by clicking the Scan network button. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 45

Chapter 5 Program Overview Toolbar Buttons, cont. View Printer Homepage button Click this button to view the printer s home page in a Web browser. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 46

Chapter 5 Program Overview Toolbar Buttons, cont. Start Telnet button You can use Telnet to communicate with the printer's firmware (Intermec Fingerprint) and the firmware of the EasyLAN 100i interface board. To launch a Telnet session, click the Start Telnet button. If you want to communicate with the printer's firmware (Intermec Fingerprint), click the Telnet to Printer button. If you want to communicate with the EasyLAN 100i firmware, click the Telnet to EasyLAN button. Telnet to Printer: Before you can communicate with the printer s firmware, access the printer s home page to make sure that: The Standard I/O is set to "net1:" or "auto" (see Configuration/Printer Web Shell). The New Line parameter for "net1:" is set to CR/LF (see Configuration/Printer/Communication). A TCP port is assigned (see Configuration/Network Interface/TCP/IP/PRx TCP Port number:). Submit the new settings and reboot the printer. Consider if you need to change back the settings after your Telnet session is completed. Click the Telnet to Printer button, and the Telnet application as specified in the Settings/Telnet settings... menu will be opened. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 47

Chapter 5 Program Overview Toolbar Buttons, cont. Start Telnet button, cont. Telnet to Printer, cont. An empty Telnet window will be displayed. In this window, you can type any Intermec Fingerprint instructions or programs. Telnet works over Ethernet just like in a terminal program such as HyperTerminal works over a serial channel. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 48

Chapter 5 Program Overview Toolbar Buttons, cont. Start Telnet button, cont. Telnet to EasyLAN: Click the Telnet to EasyLAN button, and the Telnet application as specified in the Settings/Telnet settings... menu will be opened. Log in as root. Default password is pass. At the Root> command, type help and a list of commands will be shown: Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 49

Chapter 5 Program Overview Toolbar Buttons, cont. Start FTP button You can use FTP to download new versions of the printer s firmware and the firmware of the EasyLAN 10i and EasyLAN 100i interface boards. Before you can communicate with the printer s firmware, access the printer s home page to make sure that: The Standard I/O is set to "net1:" or "auto:" (see Configuration/Printer Web Shell). The New Line parameter for "net1:" is set to CR/LF (see Configuration/Printer/Communication). A TCP port is assigned (see Configuration/Network Interface/TCP/IP/PRx TCP Port number:). Submit the new settings and reboot the printer. Consider if you need to change back the settings after your FTP session is completed. To launch a FTP session, click the Start FTP button. If you are not familiar with FTP, click one of the Help buttons for instructions on how to perform a firmware download. Note! EasyLAN Wireless does not support FTP for firmware upgrading, but uses TFTP for that purpose (see EasyLAN Wireless manuals). Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 50

Chapter 5 Program Overview Toolbar Buttons, cont. Start FTP button, cont. To launch the FTP session, click the FTP to Printer button. Log in as root using the password pass : Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 51

Chapter 5 Program Overview Toolbar Buttons, cont. Start FTP button, cont. Set up the properties for the file transfer as follows: Specify the path and name of the file you want to transfer: Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 52

Chapter 5 Program Overview Toolbar Buttons, cont. Start FTP button, cont. Specify the destination of the file and watch the progress of the file transfer. If you transfer Fingerprint firmware, type PR1 instead of FLASH after the file name in the put line. Important: There are three different types of Fingerprint firmware upgrade files, which are distinguished by their extensions.bin,.uff, and.net. For FTP transfer, only use files with the extension.net. Intermec Printer Network Manager v1.1 User s Guide 53

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