File Menu Options

• Apply Settings to the Printer

  Applies the settings to the printer.

• Save Settings in Command File

  Saves the specified settings in a command file. The file extension is BIN. The saved command file can be used with the mass storage mode to apply the settings to a printer.

  

  • If the Disable these settings check box is selected, the settings are not saved.
  • The following information is not saved with the command file:

    • Node name
    • IP address, subnet mask and default gateway (when the IP address is set to STATIC)
  • The saved communication settings commands are intended to be used only for applying settings to a printer. To apply the settings to the printer using this command file, use the mass storage mode.
  • Saved command files contain authentication keys and passwords. Take necessary measures to protect saved command files, such as saving them in a location that cannot be accessed by other users.
  • Do not send command files to a different printer model.

• Install Certificates

  Some network authentication methods may require a certificate.

  Install a certificate on the connected printer or save a certificate as a command file that can be distributed to the same printer models.

• Import

  • Select a Profile to import

    Imports the exported file and applies the settings to a printer. Click Browse and select the file you want to import. The settings in the selected file appear in the settings display/change area.

    

    • All settings can be imported, except for node names.
    • Only the profiles compatible with the selected printer can be imported.
    • If the imported profile’s IP address is set to STATIC, change the IP address of the imported profile, if needed, so that it does not duplicate the IP address of an existing configured printer on the network.
• Export

  Saves the current settings in a file. If the Disable these settings check box is selected, the settings are not saved.

  

  Exported files are not encrypted.

Tools Menu Options

• Option Settings

  • Automatically restart the printer after applying new settings

    If this check box is selected, the printer automatically restarts after communication settings are applied. If this check box is cleared, you must restart the printer manually.

    

    When configuring multiple printers, you can reduce the time needed to change settings by clearing this check box. In this case, we recommend selecting this check box when configuring the first printer so that you can confirm that each setting is operating as intended.
  • Automatically detects the connected printer, and retrieves the current settings

    If this check box is selected and a printer is connected to the computer, the printer is automatically detected and the printer's current settings are displayed in the Current Status pane.

    

    If the connected printer is different from the printer shown in the Printer drop-down list, the settings available on all tabs change to match the connected printer.
• Change Node Name/Bluetooth Device Name

  Allows renaming a node name.

• Reset to Default Communication Settings

  Returns the communication settings to their factory settings.

Help Menu Options

• Display Help

  Displays the Help topics.