Test-Printing with an Ethernet Printer Connected to a Network
Test-Printing with an Ethernet Printer Connected to a Network

Test-Printing with an Ethernet Printer Connected to a Network

You can test-print on an Ethernet printer connected to a network (LAN/WLAN) using either an MS-DOS command from the command prompt or selecting
Run
from the Windows
Start
menu:
  1. Create a text file with this ASCII string:
    ~WC
  2. Save the file an arbitrary filename such as
    TEST.ZPL
    .
  3. Find the IP address on the printer Configuration Report – Network Status printout.
  4. From a central device that is connected to the same LAN or WAN as the printer, type the following in a web browser window address bar and press
    Enter
    :
    ftp x.x.x.x
    (where the
    x.x.x.x
    is the IP address of your printer).
    For an IP address that reads
    123.45.67.01
    , you would enter
    ftp 123.45.67.01
  5. Type the word
    put
    followed by the filename and press
    Enter
    .
    For a test print instruction to include the filename
    TEST.ZPL
    , you would type
    put TEST.ZPL
The printer should print a new Print Configuration Report.