BIXOLON BGT-100P Installation and maintenance instructions

Network Manual
BGT-100P/102P
mPOS Thermal Printer
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http://www.bixolon.com

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■Table of Contents
1. Specifications.................................................................................................................3
2. How to Connect..............................................................................................................4
2-1 Initial Wireless LAN Connection (Windows 2000)....................................................5
2-2 Initial Wireless LAN Connection (Windows XP).......................................................5
2-3 Initial Wireless LAN Connection (Windows VISTA, Windows 7, 8, 10)..................10
3. Configuration ...............................................................................................................16
3-1 Web Browser.........................................................................................................18
3-2 FTP........................................................................................................................20
3-3 Telnet.....................................................................................................................22
4. SMTP.............................................................................................................................23
5. Factory Reset...............................................................................................................26
6. Troubleshooting...........................................................................................................28

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1. Specifications
(1) WLAN USB Adapter
BIXOLON printers require WLAN USB adapter to use the wireless LAN function.
WLAN USB Adapter for BIXOLON printers should be available from BIXOLON.
USB Adapter from market not BIXOLON is not guaranteed to be working properly with
BIXOLON printers.
(2) Ethernet(LAN) / WLAN Protocol
Layer
Protocol
Network Layers
ARP, IP, ICMP
Transport Layers
TCP, UDP
Application Layers
DHCP, DNS
Raw Print
SMTP (notify printer status)
HTTP, HTTPS (setting)
FTP (settings)
TELNET (settings)
(3) Ethernet Security
- HTTPS (SSL2.0, SSL3.0, TLS1.0)
(4) WLAN Security
- WEP64/128
- WPA/WPA2 (TKIP/AES-CCMP) PSK
- EAP(PEAP, FAST, LEAP, TTLS)
- HTTPS (SSL2.0, SSL3.0, TLS1.0)

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2. How to Connect
Both Ethernet and WLAN can be configured through the printer’s Ethernet interface.
Likewise, both Ethernet and WLAN can also be configured though the printer’s WLAN
interface. When you want to change the Ethernet or WLAN of the printer, the network
settings of the host (PC, PDA, etc) and Ethernet or WLAN of the printer must configured
properly configured so that communication can be established.
(1) Connecting Printer
1) Ethernet(LAN)
Connect the LAN cable to the printer
A direct cable or cross cable can be connected to the Hub or Host for use.
2) WLAN
Connect to the AP (Access Point) configured in Infrastructure mode in order to connect
to the LAN/wireless network.
Infrastructure Mode
In order to configure the network between wireless terminals, connect to the terminal in
Ad-hoc Mode.
Ad-hoc Mode
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2-1 Initial Wireless LAN Connection (Windows 2000)
Windows 2000 does not support wireless network setting.
When you use Windows 2000, you need to set the utility option as below after installing
utility program related to the wireless LAN driver that you use.
- Network mode : Ad-hoc
- SSID : BIXOLON_adhoc
- IP address : 192.168.1.2
- Subneet Mask : 255.255.255.0
- Authentication(Encription) : Open(None)
2-2 Initial Wireless LAN Connection (Windows XP)
When wireless utility program is installed, you have to set the wireless control values
via the program, otherwise you have to terminate the program in order to do proper
setting after following the steps “Control Panel>>Administrative tools>>
Services>>Wireless Zero Configuration>>Start”.
1) Right click on the icon, and select Properties.
2) Select and right click on the Wireless Network Connection, and then select Properties.

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3) Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click “Properties”.
4) Set the IP settings as shown below, and then click “OK”.

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5) Select the Wireless LAN tab, and then select “Use Windows to configure my wireless
network settings.”
Click the “Advanced” button.
6) Select “Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network only.”

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7) Click the “Add” button.
8) Enter “BIXOLON_adhoc” as the Network name (SSID).
Network Authentication: Select Open
Data Encryption: Select Disabled
Click the “OK” button.

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9) Click the “Connect” tab and check “Connect when this network is in range.”
10) Check whether the settings are updated as shown below, and then click “Close”
When the printer is set to the default value (Adhoc mode, SSID: BIXOLON_adhoc), it
will automatically connect.

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2-3 Initial Wireless LAN Connection (Windows VISTA, Windows 7, 8, 10)
When wireless utility program is installed, you have to set the wireless control values via
the program, otherwise you have to terminate the program in order to do proper setting
after following the steps “Control Panel>>Administrative tools>>Services>>Wireless Zero
Configuration>>Start”.
1) Click the “Start>>Control Panel”.
2) Click the “View network status and tasks”.