1. ZT200 Series Industrial Printer User Guide
  2. Printer Setup and Operation
  3. Connecting the Printer to a Device
  4. Installing Drivers and Connecting to a Windows-Based Computer
  5. Connecting to Your Network through the Printer’s Ethernet Port
  • ZT200 Series Industrial Printer User Guide
Connecting to Your Network through the Printer’s Ethernet Port

Connecting to Your Network through the Printer’s Ethernet Port

If you wish to use a wired print server (Ethernet) connection, you may need to connect the printer to your computer using one of the other available connections. While the printer is connected via one of those connections, you would configure the printer to communicate with your Local Area Network (LAN) through the printer’s wired print server.
For additional information about Zebra print servers, refer to the ZebraNet Wired and Wireless Print Server User Guide. To download the latest version of this guide, go to zebra.com/manuals.
  2. Connect the printer to an Ethernet cable that is connected to your network.
  3. Plug the A/C power cord into an appropriate power outlet.
  4. Turn on (I) the printer.
    The printer attempts to communicate with your network. If it is successful, it fills in your LAN’s gateway and subnet values and gets an IP address. The printer display will alternate between the printer’s firmware version and its IP address.
  5. Check the display to see if an IP address was assigned to the printer. See IP Address for additional ways to view the IP address. What is the printer’s IP address?
    If...
    Then...
    0.0.0.0
    or
    000.000.000.000
    Configure the following printer settings. Contact your network administrator for the proper values for your network.
    • IP Protocol (change the value from ALL to PERMANENT)
    • Gateway (match the gateway value of your LAN)
    • Subnet Mask (match the subnet value of your LAN)
    • IP Address (assign a unique IP address to the printer)
    any other value
    The connection was successful.
  6. Reset the network to allow changes to the network settings to take effect.