Avery Dennison SNAP 500 - Manual (Page 50)

50 User’s Manual—SNAP™ 500 Gen 1 and Gen 2
4.4 Web Server
The SNAP Printer Web Server provides the ability to set up the printer for an
Ethernet connection, view and change the printer settings remotely over a
network, and upgrade the printer remotely over a network.
The printer can get a network (IP) address via DHCP. To find the IP address, the
operator prints a test label. The operator can then access the printer’s web
server via a browser on any computer connected to the network. The operator
can then change the printer’s IP address to a static address. Setting a static
address ensures that the printer is always at the same address. DHCP
addresses are temporary and can change over time.
Once an IP address has been set, the operator can then view and change the
printer settings through the web server using a browser on any computer on the
network. Most of the functionality of the VCP in PCMate is available through the
web server.
In conjunction with an ftp client application, the operator can transfer a firmware
upgrade file to the printer and upgrade the printer firmware remotely over the
network.
4.4.1 Setting the Printer IP Address
To set the IP address of the printer:
1. Contact your Network Administrator to obtain a static IP address.
2. When the printer is first received, it will be in DHCP mode. When the printer is
attached to the network, it will obtain a DHCP address from the network.
3. To determine what the DHCP address is, print a Network ID Test Label that will
contain the DHCP address.
4. Using a browser such as Internet Explorer, you can access the printer’s web
server using the DHCP address
5. You will then enter the static IP address that you obtained from your network
administrator. The printer will retain this address after power down.
6. You can then access the printer’s web server from the new static IP address.
7. If moving to another network, set the printer back into DHCP mode.
4.4.2 Obtaining a DHCP Address
The printer comes from the factory in DHCP mode. Simply connect your network
cable to the Ethernet connector on the Network Interface Card installed in the
printer and then turn the printer on.