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Firmware Downloader Guide
Firmware Downloader Guide
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Auto-detect Printers
To Auto-Detect printers connected via the USB or IP Ethernet interfaces, press the Auto-Detect Toolbar button and choose the menu option Printer Auto-Detect or right click on the list and select Auto-Detect Printers. Once you start an Auto-Detect, the dialog box shown in Figure 1 will appear.
Figure 1 - Auto-Detect Dialog Box You can cancel Auto-Detection at any time by pressing the Cancel button.
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Once the Auto-Detection is complete, the printers detected will be added to the printer list. NOTE: Ethernet connected printers are detected by the application broadcasting a UDP packet out onto the network. UDP port number 4201 is used for the discovery process. Some networks filter out UDP packets. This means that it may not be possible to detect all printers on your network. See your network administrator for more information. If you are not able to Auto-Detect your network printers, follow the manual add instructions in the next section.
Figure 2 - Configuring a Serial Printer Enter the Printer Name, Model, Communication Type, etc for the printer you wish to add.
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2) Select the menu option Printer Print EPL Test Page or Printer Print ZPL Test Page. 3) Right click on the selected printers and select Print EPL Test Page, or Print ZPL Test Page.
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Firmware Downloader Ready to start download Once you have configured the printers in the list, you are ready to start updating the printers. To start downloading to ALL configured printers in the list, press the Download to All Printers toolbar button or select the Printer Download All menu option.
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To start downloading to SPECIFIC printers in the list, select the printers of interest and select the Printer Download To Selected menu option.
Figure 6 - Firmware Downloader Downloading Firmware File Once Downloading has begun the Progress of each printer will be shown in the Download Status column as shown in Figure 6. The Cancel Download toolbar button and the Printer Cancel Download menu options become active. To cancel ALL downloads in progress, select either one of these methods or right click on the printer list and choose Cancel Download.
Simultaneous Downloads
If you have many printers to update and are looking for a way to accelerate the overall time it takes to update the printer firmware, you can increase the number of simultaneous downloads. Selecting the Tools Options menu option will show the dialog in Figure 7.
Figure 7 - Options Dialog The default number of simultaneous downloads is 1. Increasing this number causes several printers to updated simultaneously. NOTE: More simultaneous downloads require more of your computer resources. Some computers may slow down with simultaneous downloads or as more printers are added for simultaneous downloading.
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