Quick Start Guide EasyLAN™ 10i2 Ethernet Adapter
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Contents Introducing the EasyLAN 10i2 Adapter......................5 Physical Description ...................................................6 Out of the Box ...........................................................8 Installing the EasyLAN 10i2 Adapter..........................8 Connecting the EasyLAN 10i2 Adapter to Your Network..........................................8 Printing a Test Label ..................................10 Downloading the IP Address ......................
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Introducing the EasyLAN 10i2 Adapter The external EasyLAN™ 10i2 Ethernet adapter (P/N 072885) and the internal EasyLAN 10i2 Ethernet adapters (P/N 072894 and P/N 072884) let you share your available printer resources with everyone connected to your Ethernet network. Throughout the guide, “EasyLAN 10i2 adapter” is used to refer to both the internal and external adapter unless otherwise specified.
Note: If you are using the internal EasyLAN 10i2 adapter, you cannot use the parallel port. The EasyLAN 10i2 adapter uses a 10BaseT connection, which has a network speed of 10 Mbps. Physical Description LED Test button 10BaseT connector I O EL10i011.eps Internal EasyLAN 10i2 Adapter Parallel port connector LED Test button 10BaseT connector External power supply connector EL10i010.
Connectors, LED, and Button Table Part Description 10BaseT connector Connects the EasyLAN 10i2 adapter to a 10 Mbps Ethernet network via a 10BaseT cable. External power supply connector (external adapter only) Connects the external EasyLAN 10i2 adapter to a power source via a power supply.
Out of the Box Your printer with the EasyLAN 10i2 adapter installed comes with the following: • PrinterCompanion™ CD-ROM, which includes the EasyLAN 10i2 Ethernet Adapter User’s Manual (P/N 072889) in PDF format and the Intermec print monitor • This guide and Important EasyLAN 10i2 Information! Installing the EasyLAN 10i2 Adapter Before you install the EasyLAN 10i2 adapter, make sure that you have the appropriate Ethernet cable and power cable.
2 Turn off the printer. 3 Plug the parallel port connector on the adapter into the parallel port on the printer. Parallel port 10BaseT cable Parallel port connector 10BaseT connector EL10i009.eps 4 Connect one end of a 10BaseT cable to the 10BaseT connector on the adapter. 5 Connect the other end of the 10BaseT cable to an Ethernet port for your network. 6 If necessary, plug in the external power supply. 10BaseT cable External power supply connector EL10i008.
7 Turn on the printer. The LED on the adapter flashes and then turns off. When you turn on the printer with the EasyLAN 10i2 adapter, the adapter runs through a set of power-up diagnostics for a few seconds. If the adapter is operating properly, the LED blinks momentarily and then turns off. The LED blinks whenever there is networking activity.
To download the IP address from a Windows-based PC 1 Start a DOS® window. 2 Type the following command: arp -s nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn nn-nn-nn-nn-nn-nn ping nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn arp -d nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn where: nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn is the IP address for the EasyLAN 10i2 adapter. nn-nn-nn-nn-nn-nn is the MAC address for the EasyLAN 10i2 adapter.
Managing and Configuring the EasyLAN 10i2 Adapter If you want to manage or configure more advanced parameters on the EasyLAN 10i2 adapter, you can use the following tool: • Web browser interface. You can access the web browser interface by typing the IP address for the EasyLAN 10i2 in either Internet Explorer or Netscape. For help, see the EasyLAN 10i2 Ethernet Adapter User’s Manual. You can also use the Intermec print monitor to create a network port for the Ethernet link on a Windows 95/98 system.
