User guide

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Introduction
Interaction between Wired and Wireless Print Servers
9/29/05 Wireless Print Server User Guide 13422L-002 Rev. B
Interaction between Wired and Wireless Print Servers
Your printer can have both a wired and a wireless print server installed. One functions as the
active print server, and the other is present as a backup in the event that the other loses
functionality.
Check for Wired Print Server
By default, the printer skips the check for a wired print server during bootup, making the
Wireless Print Server the primary connection. To change this and allow the wired print server
to be the primary device when it is connected, use the ZPL command
^NB to tell the printer to
check for a wired print server at boot time. For more information on this command, see ^NB
on page 34.
Table 1 shows which print server will be the primary connection under different conditions.
Note • Only one print server can be installed in the S4M at one time, so this check does not
occur.
Table 1 • Results of Check for Wired Print Server
Wired Print
Server
Connected?
Check for Wired
Print Server?
Results
Yes Skip The printer skips the check for a wired print
server. The wired print server is not
acknowledged, and the Wireless Print Server is
used as the primary print server.
Yes Check The printer checks for a wired print server. If the
wired print server is detected, it is used as the
primary print server. If it is not detected, the
Wireless Print Server is used as the primary print
server.
No Skip The printer uses the Wireless Print Server as the
primary print server without taking the time to
check for a wired print server.
No Check During bootup, the printer tries for 70 seconds to
detect a wired print server. After finding that one
is not connected, the printer uses the Wireless
Print Server as the primary print server.