User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Document
- Printer Overview
- Using the Printer
- Preparing the Battery for Use
- Operator Controls
- Printer Status Icons
- Buttons
- Power Saving Features
- Verify That the Printer is Working
- Connecting the Printer
- Zebra Setup Utilities
- Wireless Communications with Bluetooth
- Bluetooth (BT) Security Modes
- WLAN Overview
- Setting Up the Software
- Designing Labels
- Near Field Communication (NFC)
- Wearing the Printer
- Preventive Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
- Miscellaneous
Using the Printer
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Wireless Communications with Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a worldwide standard for the exchange of data between two devices via radio frequencies.
This form of point-to-point communication does not require access points or other infrastructure. Bluetooth
radios are relatively low powered to help prevent interference with other devices running at similar radio
frequencies. This limits the range of a Bluetooth device to about 10 meters (32 feet). The default for the
printers is Class 2, but the range can be set to Class 1 via a
SGD (bluetooth.power_class) to increase
power. Both the printer and the device it communicates with must follow the Bluetooth standard.
Bluetooth Networking Overview
• Each Bluetooth enabled printer is identified by a unique Bluetooth Device Address (BDADDR). This
address resembles a MAC address whereby the first three bytes are vendor, and the last three bytes
are device (e.g. 00:22:58:3C:B8:CB).
• This address is labeled on the back of the printer via a barcode for ease of pairing. (For the dual radio,
the MAC address label only represents WiFi MAC address.) (Figure 26 on page 39.) In order to
exchange data, two Bluetooth enabled devices must establish a connection.
• Bluetooth software is always running in the background, ready to respond to connection requests. One
device (known as the client) must request/initiate a connection with another. The second device (the
server) then accepts or rejects the connection.
• A Bluetooth enabled printer will normally act as a slave creating a miniature network with the terminal
sometimes referred to as a “piconet”. Discovery identifies Bluetooth devices that are available for
pairing whereby the master device broadcasts a discovery request and devices respond. If a device is
not discoverable, the master cannot pair unless in knows the BDADDR or has previously paired with
the device.
• If both devices support Bluetooth 2.1 or higher they will use Security Level 4 Secure Simple Pairing
(SSP), a mandatory security architecture that features two association models: Numeric Comparison
and Just Works (no user confirmation).