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”.

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3) Click the “Change adapter settings”.
Click the “wireless network adaptor’s Properties”.
4) Select “Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)”, and then click “Properties”.

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5) Set the IP settings as shown below, and then click “OK”.
6) Click the “Manage wireless networks”.

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7) Click the “Add”.
8) Click the “Create an ad hoc network”.

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9) Click the “Next”.
10) “Network name”= BIXOLON_adhoc,
“Security type”= Open,
“Save this network”check, and then click the “Next”.

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11) Click the “Close”.
12) After completing configuration, Bixolon_adhoc network will be created.
When the printer is set to the default value (Adhoc mode, SSID: BIXOLON_adhoc), it
will automatically connect.

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3. Configuration
LAN Setting Values
Classification
Item
Remarks
Input Range
Home
LAN setting status display
System
Printer Name
Printer name
0~32 letters
Printer Port
TCP Raw port that the
printer can use
0~32767 integers
(except 21, 23, 25,
80, 443, 3318)
User Name
ID to use for FTP, telnet,
web-server log-in
1~32 letters
User Password
Password to use for FTP,
telnet, web-server log-in
1~32 letters
Confirm Password
Confirm Password
1~32 letters
Protocol
WebServer SSL
Set whether to use HTTPS
or not Http cannot be used
when using Https
Enable/Disable
TELNET
Set whether to use Telnet
Enable/Disable
FTP
Set whether to use FTP
Enable/Disable
SMTP
Set whether to use SMTP
Enable/Disable
Network
Inactivity Time
TCP connection hold time
0~3600
integer(Sec)
IP Assignment
Method
IP assignment method
DHCP/Manual
IP Address
Printer IP
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Subnet mask
IP Address
Gateway
Default Gateway
IP Address
DNS
Domain name server IP
IP Address

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WLAN Setting Values
Classification
Item
Remarks
Input Range
Home
WLAN setting status display
System
Printer Name
Printer Name
0~32 letters
Printer Port
TCP Raw port that the printer
can use
0~32767 integers
(except21,23,25,80,443,3318)
User Name
ID to use for FTP, telnet,
web-server log-in
1~32 letters
User Password
Password to use for FTP, telnet,
web-server log-in
1~32 letters
Confirm Password
Confirm Password
1~32 letters
Protocol
WebServer SSL
Set whether to use HTTPS
Http cannot be used when using
Https
Enable/Disable
TELNET
Set whether to use Telnet
Enable/Disable
FTP
Set whether to use FTP
Enable/Disable
SMTP
Set whether to use SMTP
Enable/Disable
Network
Network Mode
Wireless LAN operating mode
Infrastructure/Adhoc
Adhoc Channel
Channel when creating Adhoc
network
1~14
SSID
ID of the AP to connect
1~32 letters
Inactivity Time
TCP connection hold time
0~3600 integer
IP Assignment
Method
IP Assignment Method
DHCP/Manual
IP Address
Printer IP
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Subnet mask
IP Address
Gateway
Default Gateway
IP Address
DNS
Domain name server IP
IP Address
Authentication
Authentication
Wireless LAN authentication
method
open, shared,
wpa1/2-psk, wpa1/2
Cryptograph
Wireless LAN encryption method
none,WEP64/128,TKIP,AES
EAP Mode
Authentication method
none,PEAP,TLS,LEAP,FAST
WEP Key
Key for WEP encryption method
WEP64 (5 Ascii, 10 Hex)
WEP128 (13 Ascii, 26 Hex)
PSK Key
Key for PSK encryption method
1~64 letters
Authentication ID
ID for EAP Authentication
1~32 letters
Authentication PW
Password for EAP Authentication
1~32 letters
Wizard
Setting wizard for each step

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3-1 Web Browser
Printer supports the security enhanced https protocol as well as http. When SSL of the
web server of Printer is enabled, you must enter the address with “https” instead of “http”
in the address bar to connect to the web-server.
(Automatic connection will be made when connecting with the configuration tool.)
When SSL of the web-server is enabled,
* A security warning window will pop when you try to connect with https.
Accept the certificate provided by the printer in the warning window and continue.
When SSL of the web-server is disabled,
enter the IP address of the printer in the address bar, and the following login window will
pop up.
Enter the ID and Password set for the printer, and then click “OK”
(Default setting values are ID: “admin”, Password: “password”.)

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When the ID and Password match the ones registered in the printer, the following window
will be opened.
Both LAN and WLAN can be configured from this window.
Home, System, Protocol, Network (WLAN), and Authentication can be configured from this
window, and the wizard mode is also provided for easier step by step configuration.

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3-2 FTP
The configuration files will be downloaded and uploaded to and from the current path. In
the following case, the current path is “C:\Documents and Settings”.
Enter “FTP Printer IP”, and enter the ID and Password set for the printer.
Enter the “ls” command to check the file name to download.
Enter “get Model_Name.config” to download the configuration file.
You can see that the “Model_Name.config” file is created in the corresponding directory.
Enter “put Model_Name.config” command if you want to upload the configuration file in the
corresponding directory for the printer.