WLAN CARD INSTALLATION GUIDE For printer models: GL 4xxe Series Read this Installation Guide before and during the installation of the above accessory. Keep this Installation Guide handy for future reference.
WLAN Card Installation Guide 1 General 1.1 Important information This quick guide provides important information on how to setup your new SATO product. Be sure to read this quick guide thoroughly before using this printer. It is an integral part of the product and should be kept in the immediate vicinity of the device and available to the operating staff. 1.2 Limitation of liability All information in this manual have been compiled under due consideration of federal standards and regulations.
WLAN Card Installation Guide 1.3 Explanation of symbols This instruction manual uses various warning icons to help you understand the safe operation of your printer. Explanations of the icons are below. WARNING! Indicates neglectful or erroneous use may cause irreparable damage to the product, serious injury to the operator, or worse. CAUTION! Indicates a specific point where caution should be used. The graphic within the triangle will indicate the specific issue, i.e.
WLAN Card Installation Guide 1.4 Contact and Document Information SATO GROUP OF COMPANIES . International Headquarters Americas SATO INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD 438A Alexandra Road #05-01/04, Alexandra Technopark, Singapore 119967 Phone: 65-6271-2122 Fax : 65-6271-2151 Email: sales@sato-int.com SATO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. (Regional HQ) 10350 Nations Ford Road Suite A, Charlotte, NC 28273 Phone: 1-704-644-1650 Fax: 1-704-644-1662 Email: satosales@satoamerica.com Americas SATO AMERICA, INC.
WLAN Card Installation Guide GL4xxe Wireless LAN Card Installation Before installing the WLAN card, make sure the printer is OFF and disconnected from the power supply. Make sure you have discharged any static electricity (by touching a grounded component on the printer). 1. Use a Phillips head screwdriver to remove the two screws that secure the Cover Plate to the Interface Card slot. Set the plate and screws aside. (Fig 1a) 2. Insert the CF Card into the WLAN Card. 3.
WLAN Card Installation Guide GL4xxe Wireless LAN Antenna Installation After installing the LAN card, you will install the antenna for transmission and reception of signals. 1. Screw the antenna into the connector on the WLAN card. (Fig 2a) 2. Rotate the antenna so that it points upward. (Fig 2b) Figure 2a. Installing the WLAN antenna 3. That completes the installation of the WLAN NIC and the wireless sub assembly. 4.
WLAN Card Installation Guide WIRELESS LAN CARD INTERFACE SETUP Once the WLAN card is installed, you can access the Ethernet settings in the GL’s Interfaces Mode menu.
WLAN Card Installation Guide Guide WLAN Card Installation Menu screen INTERFACES INTERFACES What the options mean Permits entry into the INTERFACES Mode. Is the menu selection screen for the INTERFACES Mode. Ignore CR/LF Item No. Check BCC Check History Buffer Comm. Protocol Host Interface ETHERNET PORT ETHERNET SETTING WLAN ADDRESS WLAN SETTING Parallel Port USB Port Serial Port Printer Mgt Determines whether the print data code will be deleted. Hexadecimal graphic data will not be deleted.
WLAN Card Installation Guide Menu screen What the options mean Communication Protocol. Selects the mode of Bi-Directional communications. In most cases this menu does not need to be altered and is meant to help support legacy applications which may have incorporated older bi-directional statuses. Anything other than Staus 5 or Standard (none) is not recommended. Comm. Protocol Status 5* represented in the interface specifications.
WLAN Card Installation Guide Menu screen What the options mean Determines how the printer and/or NIC card respond when a job has been completed. The definition of a complete job is also determined by this setting. Job Control Standard* • Standard - factory default. The NIC card responds to the host that the job is complete when the entire print job has been accepted by the printer.
WLAN Card Installation Guide Menu screen What the options mean This menu allows the Subnet Mask for the TCP/IP protocol to be set in four three-digit segments (SEG1 through SEG4). If the Subnet Mask is assigned by Bootp, ARP, or DHCP, it is dynamic and read only. When changing the Subnet Mask, the printer resets the Network Interface Card (NIC) when the Subnet Mask XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX printer is placed online. When the printer resets the NIC, the LCD displays “DO NOT POWER OFF”.
WLAN Card Installation Guide Menu screen What the options mean Allows selection of the way the wireless option communicates. • Infrastructure - factory default. The wireless option must go through an access point. Operation Mode Infrastructure * • Pseudo IBSS - uses a proprietary, peer-to-peer communication without an access point. The two peers must be specific to one manufacturer. • Ad Hoc - uses a standard, peer-to-peer communication without an access point.
WLAN Card Installation Guide Menu screen Power Mgt 0 ms. * Transit Power What the options mean Power Management. This menu allows the power-save and sleep modes to be set. The value set wil be in milliseconds. If set to zero, the power-save mode will be disabled. The allowable range is 0 to 1000 ms., and the factory default is 0 ms.. Allows the transmission power to be set as a percentage of full power capabilities. The allowable range is 0 to 100%, and the factory default is 100%. 100% * Internat.
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