Intermec EasyCoder 101 User manual

Installing EasyCoder Printers
in Microsoft Windows
P/N 070768-001
Guide

Intermec Technologies Corporation
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P.O. Box 4280
Everett, WA 98203-9280
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The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers
to operate and/or service Intermec manufactured equipment and is not to be released, reproduced, or used for
any other purpose without written permission of Intermec.
Information and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice.
2000 by Intermec Technologies Corporation
All Rights Reserved
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AXIS IP Installer and AXIS Print Monitor are a trademarks of AXIS Communications, Lund, Sweden.
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Throughout this manual, trademarked names may be used. Rather than put a trademark (or ) symbol in
every occurrence of a trademarked name, we state that we are using the names only in an editorial fashion, and
to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement.

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Contents
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Contents
Before You Begin v
Warranty Information v
Safety Summary v
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes iv
Other Intermec Manuals vi
Downloading and Installing Software
Getting Ready 1-3
Select a Printing Protocol 1-3
Remove Old Intermec Drivers 1-3
Set IPL Printer Label Parameters 1-3
Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities 1-4
Download the InterDriver and ActiveX Controls 1-5
Download the AXIS Print Monitor and IP Installer 1-5
Installation Sequence 1-5
Install the Intermec InterDriver Printer Drivers 1-6
Install the Intermec ActiveX Controls 1-6
Install the AXIS Print Monitor 1-6
Install the AXIS IP Installer 1-7
Assigning an IP Address to the Printer 1-7
Use the AXIS IP Installer 1-7
Use the DOS ARP Command 1-8
Adding a Printer to Windows 95 or Windows 98
Using Windows Printer Wizard 2-3
Configuring the New Printer 2-10
Adding a Printer to Windows NT
Using Windows Print Wizard 3-3
Configuring the New Printer 3-12
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Using ActiveX Controls
Understanding Intermec ActiveX Controls 4-3
Using Intermec ActiveX Controls With Microsoft Word 4-3
Using Intermec ActiveX Controls With Microsoft Excel 4-4
Using Intermec ActiveX Controls With Microsoft Access 4-4
Appendix
Printing Protocols A-3
Deleting Intermec Printer Drivers From Your PC A-4
Windows 95 or Windows 98 A-4
Windows NT A-5
Resetting the AXIS Ethernet Adapter to Factory Default A-6
Adding NetBEUI to Windows 95 and Windows 98 A-7
Adding TCP/IP Printing to Windows NT A-9
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Before You Begin
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Before You Begin
This section introduces you to standard warranty provisions, safety precautions,
warnings and cautions, document formatting conventions, and sources of additional
product information.
Warranty Information
To receive a copy of the standard warranty provision for this product, contact your local
Intermec support services organization. In the U.S. call 1.800.755.5505, and in Canada
call 1.800.688.7043. If you live outside the U.S. or Canada, you can find your local
Intermec support services organization on the Intermec Web site at www.intermec.com.
Safety Summary
Your safety is extremely important. Read and follow all warnings and cautions in this
book before handling and operating Intermec equipment. You can be seriously injured,
and equipment and data can be damaged if you do not follow the safety warnings and
cautions.
Do not repair or adjust alone Do not repair or adjust energized equipment alone
under any circumstances. Someone capable of providing first aid must always be
present for your safety.
First aid Always obtain first aid or medical attention immediately after an injury.
Never neglect an injury, no matter how slight it seems.
Resuscitation Begin resuscitation immediately if someone is injured and stops
breathing. Any delay could result in death. To work on or near high voltage, you should
be familiar with approved industrial first aid methods.
Energized equipment Never work on energized equipment unless authorized by a
responsible authority. Energized electrical equipment is dangerous. Electrical shock
from energized equipment can cause death. If you must perform authorized emergency
work on energized equipment, be sure that you comply strictly with approved safety
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Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
The warnings, cautions, dangers, ESD procedures, and notes in this manual use the
following format.
Warning
A warning alerts you of an operating procedure, practice, condition, or statement
that must be strictly observed to avoid death or serious injury to the persons working
on the equipment.
Avertissement
Un avertissement vous avertit d’une procédure de fonctionnement, d’une méthode,
d’un état ou d’un rapport qui doit être strictement respecté pour éviter l’occurrence
de mort ou de blessures graves aux personnes manupulant l’équipement.
Caution
A caution alerts you to an operating procedure, practice, condition, or statement that
must be strictly observed to prevent equipment damage or destruction, or corruption
or loss of data.
Conseil
Une précaution vous avertit d’une procédure de fonctionnement, d’une méthode,
d’un état ou d’un rapport qui doit être strictement respecté pour empêcher
l’endommagement ou la destruction de l’équipement, ou l’altération ou la perte de
données.
Note: Notes are statements that either provide extra information about a topic or
contain special instructions for handling a particular condition or set of circumstances.
Other Intermec Manuals
You may need additional information when working with the EasyCoder printers in a
network or data collection system. Please visit our Web site at www.intermec.com to
download many of our current manuals in PDF format. To order printed versions of the
Intermec manuals, contact your local Intermec representative or distributor.

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Use the information in this chapter to become familiar with the installation process
and to download and install the necessary printer drivers and utilities to your IPL or
Direct Protocol (DP) EasyCoder printer.
Getting Ready
Before you download and install the printer drivers and software utilities, complete the
following tasks:
•Select a print protocol.
•Remove old Intermec printer drivers from your PC hard drive.
•Set IPL printer label parameters. (Direct Protocol printer parameters are set later.)
Select a Printing Protocol
Before you use the procedures in this guide, you must select your printing protocol. The
two protocols are:
•NetBIOS/NetBEUI
•LPR (TCP/IP)
Unless you are very familiar with your network, you should consult with your network
administrator to determine the most appropriate printing protocol. Generally, you will
select the NetBIOS/NetBEUI printing protocol if your network does not require IP
addresses and you will select the LPR (TCP/IP) printing protocol if IP addresses are
required.
For more information, see “Printing Protocols” in the Appendix.
Remove Old Intermec Drivers
Before you download the new InterDriverprinter drivers, you must clear any old
Intermec printer drivers from your hard drive. For help, see “Deleting Intermec Printer
Drivers From Your PC” in the Appendix.
Note: Do not skip this step. If you try to copy over existing InterDriver printer drivers,
you may inadvertently cause problems with your Microsoft Windows operating system.
Set IPL Printer Label Parameters
EasyCoderprinters that use Intermec Printer Language (IPL) are identified by one of
the following model numbers: 3240, 3400, 3440, 3600, 4400, 4420, 4440, 4830, or
7421.
Before you add your IPL printer to Windows, you must use PrintSetto configure the
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communication with your PC and Windows, these tasks must be done while the printer
is connected directly to your PC and not via the network. After sending the label
parameters to the printer, you can complete the network connection and add the printer
to Windows.
To set IPL printer label parameters
1. Connect your EasyCoder printer to your PC using a serial cable.
2. Ensure that PrintSet has been loaded on your PC. If not, locate the PrintSet
application either at our Web site at www.Intermec.com or on the Printer
Companion CD that was shipped with your printer. Follow the PrintSet installation
instructions.
3. Start PrintSet on your PC.
4. From PrintSet's main menu, select Configuration.
5. Open each of the configuration options and verify that the default setting is suitable
for your IPL printer or make the necessary changes.
6. When you have completed the configuration, click on the Send Cfg to Ptr icon or
select Send to Printer from the Data Xfer menu option.
7. Disconnect the serial cable and complete the physical connection to your Ethernet
network.
Installing Printer Drivers and Utilities
Now that you have completed the steps to prepare your PC and EasyCoder printer to
receive the new drivers and utilities, you are ready to download and install them.
The following printer drivers and utilities are available on the Internet or on your Printer
Companion CD (shipped with your printer).
Utilities Description
InterDriverIntermec’s EasyCoder printer driver that supports a wide range of
printer functions.
IntermecActiveX
Controls Intermec’s add-on utility that uses Microsoft's ActiveX architecture
and permits embedded bar codes or serialized data fields to be
inserted into Microsoft Windowsapplications that support ActiveX
Controls. For more information, see Chapter 4.
AXIS Print Monitor for
WindowsUsed to configure the EasyCoder printer via Microsoft Windows.
AXIS IP InstallerUsed to install the new IP address in EasyCoder IPL printers.

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Download the InterDriver and ActiveX Controls
The drivers and the controls are available either on Intermec’s Web site or on your
Printer Companion CD.
To find the drivers and controls on Intermec’s Web site, go to www. intermec.com and
click on Support / Product Support / Downloads / InterDriver. Review the on-screen
instructions and complete the steps to download the appropriate versions.
The next table shows the appropriate version of InterDriver for the EasyCoder printer
model you are installing.
Printer Model InterDriver (for IPL Printers) InterDriver (for DP Printers) ActiveX Controls
EasyCoder 3240,
3440, 3400, 3600,
4400, 4420,4440,
4830, 7421
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EasyCoder 201, 301,
401, 501, 501XP, 601,
601XP XX
Download the AXIS Print Monitor and IP Installer
The AXIS Print Monitor and AXIS IP Installer utilities are available on the Internet or
on your Printer Companion CD (shipped with your printer).
To find the utilities on the Internet, go to the AXIS Web site at www.axis.com/glocal/
products/software/ and complete the steps to download the following utilities:
•AXIS Print Monitor for Windows
•AXIS IP Installer
Installation Sequence
You must complete the installation in the following sequence:
•Install InterDriver printer drivers.
•Install the ActiveX Controls.
•Install the AXIS Print Monitor utility.
•Install the AXIS IP Installer utility.

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Install the Intermec InterDriver Printer Drivers
1. Locate the new InterDriver files on your hard drive or Printer Companion CD. The
files have been compressed into a self-extracting zip file for easy downloading.
Select Intdripl.exe for IPL printers and select Intdrdp.exe for DP printers.
2. Double-click on the self-extracting file for the printer driver. This action will unzip
and install the files on your hard drive.
3. Select a directory for the controls (the default location is recommended).
Install the Intermec ActiveX Controls
Installing the Intermec ActiveX controls is optional. If you will not be using ActiveX
controls with your application, you can skip this step.
1. Uninstall any existing Intermec ActiveX Controls. (From the Windows Start menu,
open Programs and select Intermec ActiveX Controls. Click on the uninstall
program and follow the screen prompts to complete the uninstall tasks.)
Note: Do not skip the uninstall step. If you try to copy over existing Intermec ActiveX
Controls, you may inadvertently cause problems with your Microsoft Windows
operating system.
2. Locate the new Intermec ActiveX controls file on your hard drive or Printer
Companion CD. The files have been compressed into a self-extracting zip file for
easy downloading. The filename is axcont.exe.
3. Double-click on the self-extracting file to unzip and store files on your hard drive.
4. Select a directory for the controls (the default location is recommended) and click
OK. The setup program will install all components needed for registering and
running the Intermec ActiveX controls.
See Chapter 4 for more information about inserting and printing bar code data with
ActiveX controls.
Install the AXIS Print Monitor
1. Uninstall any existing AXIS Print Monitor files. (From the Windows Start menu,
open Programs and select Intermec AXIS Utilities / Print Monitor. Click on the
uninstall program and follow the screen prompts to complete the uninstall tasks.)
2. Locate the new AXIS Print Monitor file on your hard drive or Printer Companion
CD. The files have been compressed into a self-extracting zip file for easy
downloading. The filename is setup.exe.
3. Double-click on the self-extracting file, and follow the on-screen instructions to
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4. Select a directory for the AXIS Print Monitor (the default location is recommended)
and click OK.
Install the AXIS IP Installer
The IP Installer is used by EasyCoder IPL printers only.
1. Uninstall any existing AXIS IP Installer files. (From the Windows Start menu, open
Programs and select Intermec AXIS Communications / IP Installer. Click on the
uninstall program and follow the screen prompts to complete the uninstall tasks.)
2. Locate the new AXIS IP Installer on your hard drive or Printer Companion CD.The
files have been compressed into a self-extracting zip file for easy downloading. The
filename is Setup_IPInstaller.exe.
3. Double-click on the self-extracting file to unzip and install the utility.
4. Follow the installation prompts to install the IP Installer in the default directory
(C:\Program Files\AXIS Communications\IP Installer) and create a Program icon
group at AXIS Communications\IP Installer.
5. When the installation is complete, click Finish.
Assigning an IP Address to the Printer
Select one of the following methods to assign an IP address to the printer:
•Use the AXIS IP Installer (for EasyCoder IPL printers only).
•Use the ARP method to send DOS commands to the printer (for all EasyCoder
printers).
Note: The AXIS Ethernet adapter installed in your EasyCoder printer requires a specific
IP address and not a dynamically assigned one. If your network dynamically assigns IP
addresses to network devices, consult with your network administrator.
Use the AXIS IP Installer
This method can be used to assign an IP address only to an EasyCoder IPL printer.
To assign an IP address using the AXIS IP Installer
1. From the Windows Start Menu, select Programs. Select the IP Installer from the
AXIS program group.
2. For the IP Installer to have access to the Ethernet printer you are installing, you
must cycle the power on the EasyCoder printer. The method you will use depends
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a. If you have an external AXIS Ethernet adapter that is connected to a power
supply, disconnect the power supply from the power source (electrical outlet or
power strip) and reconnect it.
b. If you have an internal AXIS Ethernet adapter or an external AXIS Ethernet
adapter that receives its power from the printer (requires no power supply), use
the printer on/off switch to cycle power.
3. The AXIS IP Installer will detect the printer on the network and the serial number
of the AXIS Ethernet adapter will be listed in box 1.
4. Select the device in box 1, then type the IP address in box 2. Click the Set IP
address box.
5. When prompted, launch the IP Installer web browser to display the AXIS Ethernet
adapter home page.
6. Click the configuration tab. Disable DHCP, BOOTP, RARP, and WINS by clicking
on the configuration button, and then selecting NO on these items.
7. Click Submit to activate the changes.
Note: If this method is not successful, reset the AXIS Ethernet adapter to factory default
and repeat the procedure. For help, see the "Resetting the AXIS Ethernet Adapter to
Factory Default" procedure in the Appendix.
You are now ready to add your EasyCoder printer to Microsoft Windows. To add a
printer to Windows 95 or 98, see Chapter 2, or to add a printer to Windows NT, see
Chapter 3.
Use the DOS ARP Command
This method can be used to assign an IP address to either an IPL printer or a DP printer.
If you prefer, you can assign an IP address to a DP printer using the keys on the printer's
front panel. See your printer user's manual for instructions.
To assign an IP address using the DOS ARP Command
1. Start a DOS window.
2. At the DOS prompt, type the following commands:
arp -s nnn.nnn.n.nnn nn-nn-nn-nn-nn-nn
ping nnn.nnn.n.nnn
arp -d nnn.nnn.n.nnn
Where:
nnn.nnn.n.nnn is the IP address for the Ethernet adapter.
nn-nn-nn-nn-nn-nn is the Ethernet address (or MAC) for the
Ethernet adapter; located on the adapter
on the back of the printer.

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Example:
arp -s 192.168.3.191 00-40-8c-10-00-86
ping 192.168.3.191
arp -d 192.168.3.191
3. Exit DOS and return to Windows.
You are now ready to add your EasyCoder printer to Microsoft Windows. To add a
printer to Windows 95 or 98, see Chapter 2, or to add a printer to Windows NT, see
Chapter 3.

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Adding a Printer to Windows 95 or Windows 98
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The information in this chapter guides you through the process of adding a network
printer to Windows 95 or Windows 98. See Chapter 3 for information about adding a
printer to Windows NT.
Using Windows Printer Wizard
Note: If you selected the NetBIOS/NetBEUI printing protocol, you must complete the
"Adding NetBEUI to Windows 95 and Windows 98" procedure in the Appendix before
proceeding with this chapter.
1. From the Windows Start Menu, open the Printers menu.
2. Double-click the Add Printer Icon.

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3. Click Next.
4. Click Local Printer, then click Next.