User Guide
P1068791-05EN
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Publication Date
November 22, 2021
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Contents
Overview............................................................................................................................................... 5
Bluetooth-Enabled Printers .............................................................................................. 5
Bluetooth FAQ’s............................................................................................................... 8
What is Bluetooth? ................................................................................................... 8
What is Bluetooth Classic (BT)?............................................................................... 8
What is Bluetooth Low Energy (LE)?........................................................................ 8
What is Bluetooth used for? ..................................................................................... 9
Is Bluetooth technology hardware or software? ....................................................... 9
What devices can communicate with Zebra’s Bluetooth printers? ........................... 9
What information can be transmitted via Bluetooth to Zebra printers?..................... 9
What is a central device and what is a peripheral device?....................................... 9
What is Link-OS?.................................................................................................... 10
What is Print DNA?................................................................................................. 10
What type of security does Bluetooth support? ...................................................... 10
Security............................................................................................................................................... 11
Minimum Security Mode................................................................................................. 11
Changing the Minimum Security Mode................................................................... 12
Bluetooth Pairing........................................................................................................... 13
Secure Simple Pairing ............................................................................................ 13
Bluetooth LE ........................................................................................................... 13
Man-In-The-Middle Protection ................................................................................ 14
Connectivity ........................................................................................................................................ 15
Connecting the Printer ................................................................................................... 15
Print a Network Configuration Label....................................................................... 15
Configuring Bluetooth Settings on Your Printer ............................................................. 17
Bluetooth Classic Discoverability ................................................................................... 17
Connecting the Printer to a Windows 10 PC.................................................................. 18
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Contents
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................. 23
Troubleshooting Steps ................................................................................................... 23
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Overview
Use this chapter to familiarize yourself with Bluetooth technology and the various Zebra printers that are
Bluetooth enabled.
Bluetooth-Enabled Printers
Table 1 Bluetooth-Enabled Mobile Printers
Model Wireless Options
P4T • BT 2.0 (standard)
• 802.11b/g (optional)
QLn420 • BT 2.1 (optional)
• Dual Radio (BT 3.0 + 802.11
a/b/g/n)
ZQ110 • BT 3.0 (Standard)
• 802.11b/g (optional)
ZQ320 Outdoor unit (Black)
• BT (Classic, LE 4.0)
Indoor unit (Silver/Black shown)
• Dual Radio (BT Classic, LE
ZQ510 • BT 4.0/LE + BT 3.0
• Dual Radio (BT 3.0 + 802.11
a/b/g/n)
ZQ520 • BT 4.0/LE + BT 3.0
• Dual Radio (BT 3.0 + 802.11
a/b/g/n
* Apple iOS support is available with the BT Classic option.
Android
Suppor
t
Suppor
Apple
iOS
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Overview
Table 1 Bluetooth-Enabled Mobile Printers (Continued)
Model Wireless Options
ZD230/ZD888 • BT 4.1/LE
Apple iOS support and Made for iPod, iPhone, iPad
means that an electronic accessory has been
designed to connect specifically to iPod, iPhone, or
iPad, respectively, and is certified by the developer
to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not
responsible for the operation of this device or its
compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
Please note that the use of this accessory with iOS
devices may affect wireless performance.
NOTE: QLn printers with SKUs QNx-xxNxxMxx-xx and
QNx-xxCxxMxx-xx support Made for iPod iPhone iPad.
* Apple iOS support is available with the BT Classic option.
Android
Suppor
t
Suppor
Apple
iOS
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Overview
Table 2 Bluetooth-Enabled Desktop and Industrial Printers
Model Wireless Options
ZD410 • Bluetooth LE (standard)
• BT 4.0 (Classic + Bluetooth LE) +
802.11a/b/g/n/ac (Optional)
ZD420
Series
• Bluetooth LE (standard)
• BT 4.0 (Classic + Bluetooth LE) +
802.11a/b/g/n/ac (optional)
ZD500
Series
• BT 2.0 Standard
• Dual Radio (BT 3.0 + 802.11
a/b/g/n) (optional)
ZD500R
Series
• BT 200 (standard)
• Dual Radio (BT 3.0 + 802.11
a/b/g/n) (optional)
ZD620
Series
• Bluetooth LE (optional)
• BT 4.0 (Classic + Bluetooth LE) +
802.11a/b/g/n/ac (optional)
Android
Support
*
*
*
Apple iOS
Support
ZE511/
• BT 4.1
ZE521
ZT400 Series:
ZT410, ZT411,
ZT420, ZT421
• BT 2.1+ EDR (standard)
• 802.11 a/b/g/n (optional)
(EDR: Enhanced Data Rate)
Apple iOS support and Made for iPod, iPhone, iPad means that
an electronic accessory has been designed to connect
specifically to iPod, iPhone, or iPad, respectively, and is certified
by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is
not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance
with safety and regulatory standards. Please note that the use of
this accessory with iOS devices may affect wireless
performance.
* Apple iOS support is available with the BT Classic option.
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Bluetooth FAQ’s
NOTE: Apple iOS support and Made for iPod, iPhone, iPad means that an electronic accessory has been
designed to connect specifically to iPod, iPhone, or iPad, respectively, and is certified by the developer to
meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its
compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Please note that the use of this accessory with iOS
devices may affect wireless performance.
What is Bluetooth?
Bluetooth technology is the global wireless standard for enabling low energy, small range, secure
connectivity for Bluetooth-enabled devices without the use of cables or wires. Bluetooth devices send and
receive data over short distances using radio transmissions.
What is Bluetooth Classic (BT)?
Bluetooth Classic is a wireless small range network technology for streaming data applications such as
voice communications. Bluetooth Classic provides a robust connection between devices such as
headsets, cars, industrial sensors, an medical sensors.
Overview
What is Bluetooth Low Energy (LE)?
Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE or Bluetooth Smart) is a wireless short range network technology
created for the healthcare, fitness, security, and home entertainment industries.
Bluetooth Low Energy is intended to provide considerably reduced power consumption compared to
Bluetooth Classic, while maintaining a similar range of communications. Bluetooth Low Energy is a low
power consumption device that operates in sleep mode most of the time and wakes up when a connection
is initiated.
NOTE: It is recommended that only configuration functions should be performed over a Bluetooth LE
connection. Printer configuration functions via Bluetooth LE can be performed using Zebra's Printer Setup
for Android.
Zebra Bluetooth Radio Range
Bluetooth technology (BT) operates in the unlicensed industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) band using
spread spectrum, frequency hopping, full-duplex signal at a nominal rate of 1600 hops/sec. The 2.4 GHz
ISM band is available and unlicensed in most countries.
Bluetooth Classic Bluetooth Low Energy
Range 100 m (328 ft) 25 m (82 ft)
Throughput 2 Mbps 100kbps
Zebra Radios and BT Specifications
The Bluetooth radio inside Zebra printers complies with BT 2.0 Specification or BT Specification 2.1
(B-radio) or the BT Specification 3.0 (C-radio, or Dual Radio) or BT specification 4.0 and supports the SPP
(Serial Port Profile). All print jobs sent to the printer will be done through the ZPS (Zebra Parser Service),
which is basically a BT emulation of an RS-232 serial communication.
The Desktop printers (ZD621 and ZD421) released in 2021 support Bluetooth Low Energy 5
(Bluetooth LE5).
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