Specifications

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Wireless Commands
^WE
9/15/06 ZPL II Programming Guide 45541L-004 Rev. A
^WE
Set WEP Mode
Description Use this command to command enable Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) mode
and set WEP values. WEP is a security protocol for wireless local area networks (WLANs).
Use care to include the exact number of commas required for this command when setting
encryption keys (parameters
e through h). A missing or extra comma will cause the keys to be
stored in the wrong slots and can disable the wireless system.
Format
^WEa,b,c,d,e,f,g,h
The following table identifies the parameters for this format.
Important • To use WEP, WPA must be disabled.
Parameters Details
a = encryption mode Accepted Values: OFF, 40 (40-bit encryption), 128 (128-bit encryption)
Default Value: OFF
b = encryption index
Tells the printer which encryption key to use.
Accepted Values: 1 (Key 1), 2 (Key 2), 3 (Key 3), 4 (Key 4)
Default Value: 1
c = authentication type Accepted Values: O (Open System), S (Shared Key)
Default Value: O
Note • If you enable Shared Key authentication with Encryption Mode
set to OFF, this value resets to Open.
d = encryption key
storage
Accepted Values: H (Hex key storage), S (string key storage)
Default Value: H
e, f, g, h =
encryption keys
1 through 4
Accepted Values: The actual value for the encryption key
The encryption mode affects what can be entered for the encryption keys:
• For 40-bit, encryption keys can be set to any 5 hex pairs or any 10
alphanumeric characters.
• For 128-bit, encryption keys can be set to any 13 hex pairs or any 26
alphanumeric characters.
Note • When using hex storage, do not add a leading 0x on the
WEP key.
Example 1 • This example sets encryption to 40-bit, activates encryption key 1, and sets
encryption key 1 to the string
12345.
^WE40,,,,12345
In this example, the Encryption Index, Authentication Type, and Encryption Key Storage
parameters are left blank with commas as placeholders for the fields. The printer uses the
default values for these parameters.