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QL Series User Guide
WLAN Overview
QL series printers can be equipped with a radio in the stan-
dard PCMCIA footprint using the industry standard 802.11 or
802.11b protocol. These printers will have the FCC I.D. number
of the radio on the product label. They allow wireless commu-
nication as a node within a local area network, (LAN) and its
wireless capabilities allow communications from any point
within the LAN’s perimeter. Methods of establishing commu-
nications to the printer will vary with each LAN application.
QL 220 Network Printers with the CF module can be identi-
fied by the text “Network Printer” and FCC ID number I28MD-
QL4137 on the front of the unit.
QL 320 and QL 420 printers with the PCMCIA module can be
identified by the text “Network Printer” and FCC ID number
“I28-QL420352” on the front of the unit.
QL 320 and QL 420 printers with the Frequency Hopping PC-
MCIA module can be identified by the text “Network Printer”
and FCC ID: I28MD-QL3201 on the front of the unit.
Methods of establishing communications to QL series print-
ers will vary with each LAN application. General information
on establishing WLAN communications can be found in either
the ”CPCL Programmers Manual” or the “Quick Start Guide
for Mobile Wireless Printers” available on-line at:
http://www.zebra.com/SS/manuals.htm
More information and LAN configuration utilities may also be
found in Zebra’s Label Vista™ program (version 2.8 and later).
Label Vista may be downloaded from the Zebra website at:
http://www.zebra.com/SD/product_LabelVista.htm
Setting Up the Software
QL series printers use Zebra’s CPCL Programming language
which was designed for mobile printing applications. CPCL is
fully described in the ”CPCL Programmers Manual”, available
on-line from Zebra’s website at: http://www.zebra.com/SS/
manuals.htm.
You can also use Label Vista™, Zebra’s Windows™ based la-
bel creation program which uses a graphical interface to cre-
ate and edit labels in the CPCL language. Label Vista is
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