Intermec EasyCoder PL-Series, Programmer'S Reference Manual

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Chapter 13— Configuration/Control Commands
140 EasyCoder PL-Series Printer Programmer’s Reference Manual
ip.lpd.enable
Type: getvar; setvar
This parameter refers to the LPD protocol setting.
You should direct LPD communications from the host to port 515.
getvar result Returns the LPD protocol status (on or off).
Example Description
Syntax
Result
Get the LPD value.
! U1 getvar “ip.lpd.enable”
“on”
setvar choices on, off. Default = on
Example Description
Syntax
Result
Enable the LPD protocol.
! U1 setvar “ip.lpd.enable” “on”
Turns on the LPD protocol upon turning the printer
off and on or issuing the device.reset.
ip.netmask
Type: getvar; setvar
This parameter refers to the subnet mask address. This value is ignored if
DHCP is enabled.
getvar result Returns the printer’s subnet mask.
Example Description
Syntax
Result
Get the subnet mask.
! U1 getvar “ip.netmask”
“255.255.255.0”
setvar choices Any valid netmask. Default = “255.255.255.0”
Example Description
Syntax
Result
Set the subnet mask to 255.255.0.0.
! U1 setvar “ip.netmask” “255.255.0.0”
Sets the subnet mask to 255.255.0.0 upon turning the
printer off and on or issuing the device.reset.
ip.ping_remote
Type: do
This parameter directs the printer to ping a specified address x number of
times. The address to be pinged is set by setvar ip.remote.
do parameters ip address; number of times to ping
Example Description
Syntax
Result
Ping address 10.14.4.162 ten times.
! U1 do “ip.ping_remote” “10.14.4.162”
“10”
Printer creates a report similar to the following:
Pinging 10.14.4.162 10 times
Results: 10 of 10 succeeded
Min:20 Max:40 Avg:22
(min/max times in mSec.)