Zebra PS4000 Quick Start Manual

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ZebraNet® PS4000 Print Server

Quick Start Guide

Introduction

The ZebraNet PS4000 Print Server acts as a means to connect up to four (4) print­ers to a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) using only one wireless connection. The
ZebraNet PS4000 communicates to the network by means of an 802.11g radio link and
will apppear to the network as a single printer. It will then pass properly addressed print­er commands to any printer connected to it by means of a wired USB connection.

Placement

The ZebraNet PS4000 Print server should be located following these basic guide lines:

• Place the server as high as possible, bearing in mind that personnel may have to
view the optional display or have access to the controls and the console connection
for diagnostic tasks.

• Place the server away from potential sources of radio interference. Some of these
sources include computers, microwave devices, and wireless telephones which
work in the 2.4GHz frequency range.

• Place the server away from large metal surfaces which may block radio reception.

• Observe the minimum separation distance as specified in the ZebraNet PS4000
Print Server Safety Guide, supplied with each unit.

Power Indicator

Power Switch

LCD Screen

Scroll Switch (only wi th
LCD option)

Printer Connect ion Indicators

ZebraNet PS4000 Server with LCD Option

Installation

20V; 4,5A

+

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The Server is supplied with a mounting base. When installed, the mounting base
provides a secure mount for the ser ver and allows it to be removed for servicing and
replacement. The mount should be secured with the supplied hardware per the place­ment recommendations above. You should leave a minimum space of approximately

3.5” (9.0 cm) behind the server to allow room to install and remove the power and printer
communication cables.

The ZebraNet PS4000 Server may be powered by either an AC power supply, or by the
Zebra Technologies LA-24 Battery Pack, which can provide DC power for the Print Server
and four (4) Zebra printers. Always observe the safety guidelines in both the LA- 24 Bat­tery Pack Safety Guide and the ZebraNet PS4000 Print Server Safety Guide when con­necting power to the server.

Once the server has been secured, and you are using the AC Power Supply, plug the
Power Supply into an AC socket and then plug the output cable of the Power Supply into
the back of the Server. (refer to figure 2 ) Note that the AC Power Supply only provides
power to the server; you must provide power to the printers seperately.

If you are using the LA 24 Battery Pack, use the correct Zebra cable to make the con­nection bet ween the Bat tery Pack, the Server and the printers.

You may then plug the printer communication cables into the rear of the unit, noting
which ports the printers are plugged into.

Press the power switch on the front of the Server (Figures 3a & 3b) and ensure the
power indicator is lit.

The display of servers equipped with the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) option will also
turn on. On servers without the display option, the battery strength indicators should
light up.

Ensure each printer connected to the server has been successfully turned on and their
power indicators are also lit. (Refer to the user documentation shipped with each printer
for more details.)

Console Cable

p/n BL17502-2

ZebraNet
AC Power
Supply

PS4000 Server

LA-24 Battery Pack

FIgure 2: Server Installation

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User Controls

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The ZebraNet PS4000 Server has two possible configurations; with or without an LCD.
Units without an LCD have a front panel as detailed in Figure 3a. Units with an LCD have
a scroll wheel to allow selection of menu items on the LCD. Rotating the scroll wheel to
the left or right will highlight items on the LCD screen, and pressing the scroll wheel “in”
will select a highlighted menu item. Since the LCD is programmable, the menu selec­tions will vary depending on how the server is programmed. The illustration in Figure 3b
is a typical example.

Units without an LCD have an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) which indicate bat­tery strength when the server is connected to an LA-24 series battery. When the Server
is connected to the AC power supply, all the LEDs will be lit.

Once the server has made a connection with a printer, its corresponding indicator on
the Server front panel will be lit.

Power Switch

Batter y

Strength

Indicator

Number of lit

LEDs indicate

the charge

level of the
Battery Pack .

If Server is

plugged into

an AC sup-

ply, all the

LEDs will

remain lit .

Signal

Indicator

indicates

the server is

connected to

the WLA N.

A blinking

Indicator

means the

server is not

connected.

The signal icon indicates

connection with th e WLAN.

the icon represent signal

RF Signal Icon

The bars to the right of

Power On

Indicator

Printer

Indicators

indicator

printer is

connected

server.

FIgure 3a: Non LCD Front
Panel

A lit

tells

which

to the

streng th.

FIgure 3b: LCD Front
Panel

Power Switch

Press on cau ses the powe r
indicator to light and the LCD
to illumina te. Press ing off
turns the Server of f

Battery

Strength Indica tor

Number of lit

squares inside
the battery icon

indicate the charge

level of the Bat ter y

Pack if the bat ter y

status function is

enabled.

If Server is
plugged into an

AC supply, the

battery indicator

will not disp lay.

Scroll Switch

Rotating left or
right highlights a
selection on the
LCD. Pressin g
in makes that
selection

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Operation

The setup software for the ZebraNet PS4000 Ser ver requires either a connection be­tween a PC running the setup software and the “Console” port of the server or a valid
wireless connection between the WL AN and the server. It allows configuration of the
server and the connected printers so that communication is possible over the wireless
LAN. When the server and the printers are properly configured, the server will act as a
“pass-through” device, receiving wireless commands addressed to connected printers,
and routing them to the correct printer. The setup software is available for download at
the Zebra corporate Web site at www.zebra.com.

The ZebraNet PS4000 uses many of the commands in the CPCL programming lan­guage, plus several commands unique to the server. A programming manual detailing
these commands is also available on the Zebra Web site at ww w.zebra.com.

Zebra Technologies International, LLC

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Vernon Hills, Illinois 60 061-3109 USA
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Latin American Sa les Of fice
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