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Product Specifications Manual
WiFi Ethernet I/F Card
IFBD-HW03/04
Rev. No. 0.00
Star Micronics Co., Ltd.
Special Products Operating Division
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1. Read First ....................................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1. Main Settings at Product Shipment ........................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1.1. Wireless LAN Unit Default Settings .......................................................................................... 1-1 1.1.2. TCP/IP Default Settings.......
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3.3.9.3. Filter Definition Character String ..................................................................................... 3-19 3.3.10. SMTP Specification ................................................................................................................... 3-20 3.3.10.1. Transmission Message Format ....................................................................................... 3-20 3.3.11. Universal Setting Function .............................................
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IFBD-HW03/04 Product Specifications Rev. 0.00 1. Read First This product is a printer server (I/F card) dedicated to STAR POS printers that conform to wireless LAN IEEE802.11b. At the time that this specifications manual was created, the following STAR POS printer was targeted. TSP743 F/W V6.0 or later TSP743 will not support this printer driver simply by updating the F/W. Only printers whose F/W at the time of default shipment is V6.0 or later can be used. 1.1. Main Settings
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IFBD-HW03/04 Product Specifications Rev. 0.00 2. Hardware 2.1. Supporting Destination for Wireless Units The wireless frequency bandwidth that can be used with a 2.4 GHz frequency bandwidth used in IEEE802.11b varies according to the individual regulations of each country. This difference is supported by having three types of PCB units for each area of use. The wireless communication channels that can be used with the IEEE802.11b on each PCB for each country are outlined below. Als
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IFBD-HW03/04 Product Specifications Rev. 0.00 2.3. Specifications Network I/F Unit: Conforms to IEEE802.11b CF Card Type I and II LED: LINK x 1 (green) Setting Switches: DIP-SW 2bit PCB Dimensions (Target): 69 mm x 95 mm (Tolerance: ±0.5 mm) t = 1.6 mm (Tolerance: ±0.2 mm) Power Supply: Operating Voltage: 5 V ±5% Rated Consumption Current: 500 mA Max MTBF Value: 90,000 hours 2-2
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IFBD-HW03/04 Product Specifications Rev. 0.00 2.4. Environment Conditions The following outlines the environmental conditions. Ambient Storage Conditions Storage Temperature: -20°C to +70°C Storage Humidity: 20% to 90% (No condensation) Ambient Operating Conditions Operating Temperature: 0°C to +55°C Operating Humidity: 20% to 80% (No condensation) 2.5. Ratings EMI FCC Part15 Class A VCCI Class A EN55022 Class B 2-3
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IFBD-HW03/04 Product Specifications Rev. 0.00 3. Mechanical Specifications 3.1. General Description This product is a wireless network interface card (printer server) embedded in the Star's POS printer. The wireless unit conforms to IEEE802.11b specifications. 3.2. Features • Supports the following Star Micronics POS printer. Supports: TSP743 • To supply power from the printer to the adapter, it is not necessary to connect the separate AC adapter for this adapter. • Incorp
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IFBD-HW03/04 Product Specifications Rev. 0.00 3.3. Protocols TCP/IP Network Layers ARP, RARP, IP, ICMP Transport Layers TCP, UDP Application Layers BOOTP, DHCP, DNS LDP, IPP, (Printing Functions) Raw Mode Print (TCP #9100: Print/Get Print Status) POP 3, (Text Printing Functions) SMTP (Supports status notification to 3 locations) HTTP (Supports English, Japanese printer detail status tables) FTP (Gets printer status, settings, Printing, F/W updates) TELNET (Gets pr
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IFBD-HW03/04 Product Specifications Rev. 0.00 TCP/IP Specifications This product has the following TCP/IP specifications. • IP version 4 • IP routing: 1 • ICMP Redirect Request • ICMP Echo Request • UDP Maximum Number of Sessions: 8 • UDP Maximum Data Gram Length: 2048 octet for both sending and receiveing • UDP Omitted When Sending Check Sum (Normally 0) • TCP Maximum Number of Sessions: 24 (Of these, 1 is used in LISTEN) • TCP Window Size: Maximum 8192 octet for both sending a
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IFBD-HW03/04 Product Specifications Rev. 0.00 3.3.1.1. DHCP/BOOTP This product conforms to RFC2131/RFC2132. It is possible to get the IP address, sub-net mask, gateway address and DNS server address using either the DHCP server or the BOOTP server. A work station running either a DHCP server or BOOTP server is necessary for setting IP addresses using DHCP/BOOTP. • Supports Windows NT DHCP server specifications (specifications incorporating Microsoft expansion). • Because par
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IFBD-HW03/04 Product Specifications Rev. 0.00 3.3.1.3. ARP To set an IP address using ARP, register the IP address in combination with the MAC address and then transmit a ping. Setting Example: (1) Turn on the power to the product (2) Register the IP address in combination with the MAC address to the ARP table. (For UNIX) arp -s pbox 00:80:92:12:34:56 temp arp –a (For Windows) arp -s pbox 00:80:92:12:34:56 arp –a (3) Transmit a ping. ping pbox 3-5
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IFBD-HW03/04 Product Specifications Rev. 0.00 3.3.2. LPD Specifications This products LPD protocol conforms to RFC1179. The list of logic printer names is handled as a queue name. The product waits for the queue name Ip. Example: Setting example for printcap pboxlp:¥ :lp=:rm=pbox:rp=lp: When sending jobs using Ipr, the order of sending data files and control files inside the jobs does not affect the printing operation. Deleting jobs using Iprm is not supported, but as a
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IFBD-HW03/04 Product Specifications Rev. 0.00 3.3.3. Raw Mode Print (TCP #9100) Specifications This product provides Raw Mode Print communications that is used as a listen port for the Port: 9100, as a printing mechanism running under the TCP/IP environment. With Raw Mode Print, all data that flows between TCP sessions is considered data handled between the printer and PC. Bi-directional data transmission is thus performed. The Raw Mode Print function in this product operates und
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IFBD-HW03/04 Product Specifications Rev. 0.00 3.3.4. TELNET Specifications The TELNET of this product conforms to RFC854. It employs a conversational menu format and is used to change internal settings, reference and display the status. There are multiple accounts for logging in. It supports the user names and passwords outlined in the table below. The viewable and settable items vary for each account. (See section 2.3.4 Settings/Display Items for details on settings an parameter
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IFBD-HW03/04 Product Specifications Rev. 0.00 3.3.5. HTTP Specification This product supports HTTP. This means that it is possible to use a Web browser to change the NIC and printer settings, display system information when running the product, and view that status of the printer port. • Conforms to HTTP 1.0 (RFC 1945) • Conforms to HTML 3.0. • Writing is password protected to prevent access by anyone other than the root and maker. • The printer port status display is automa
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IFBD-HW03/04 Product Specifications Rev. 0.00 3.3.6. FTP Specification The FTP of this product conforms to RFC959. It is possible to specify ASCII (A), BINARY (I) or TENEX (L 8) as the transmission mode, but the differences in the modes is not handled by the product, and depends on the client side. There are multiple accounts for setting items necessary for logging in by the client. It supports the user names and passwords outlined in the table below. Account User Name Pass
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IFBD-HW03/04 Product Specifications Rev. 0.00 Specify whether to issue put after issuing the cd command and transferring to the transfer destination directory, or the transfer destination directory to the transfer destination filename of put. Example 1: Specifying the transfer destination directory name for output ftp>put testfile /lp * Specify transfer destination when using put 200 PORT command Ok. 150 Open data connection 226 Data connection closed 7801 byte sent in.... Ex
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IFBD-HW03/04 Product Specifications Rev. 0.00 3.3.6.1. Printing Mechanism Using FTP It is possible to print by logging in to this product using FTP, then writing the file to the root directory or to the “Ip” directory (port). 3.3.6.2. Setting Mechanism Using FTP It is possible to view settings by logging in to this product using FTP, then accessing the “config” directory (port) and reading the file. Also, settings are made by uploading settings files from the client. Setti
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IFBD-HW03/04 Product Specifications Rev. 0.00 Example: When a Setting Fails “451 Aborted; Data write error” is returned. ftp> cd config ftp> put config.txt 200 PORT command Ok. 150 Open data connection. 451 Aborted; Data write error. Example: When Ended Normally “226 Data connection closed.” is returned. Self-reboot ftp> cd config ftp> put config.txt 200 PORT command Ok. 150 Open data connection. 226 Data connection closed. 3-13
