ZPL network and wireless commands

ZPL commands for wired and wireless print server settings, IP addressing, SNMP, SMTP alerts, WLAN security and RS-422/485 printer networks.

These commands configure how the printer is reached on a network; they never affect the label image. Several are legacy: ^WE and ^WL remain only for firmware before V50.15.x/V53.15.x/X60.15.x, where ^WX now sets every security type, and ~NC, ^NI, ~NR and ~NT apply to RS-422/485 multi-drop networks only. Network settings usually take effect after the print server is reset.

Commands on this page: ^KC · ^NB · ^NC · ~NC · ^ND · ^NI · ^NN · ^NP · ~NR · ^NS · ^NT · ~NT · ^NW · ^WA · ^WE · ^WL · ~WL · ^WP · ^WR · ~WR · ^WS · ^WX · ^WI · ^SX · ^SQ

^KC — Set Client Identifier (Option 61)

Syntax: ^KCa,b,c,d · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Sets the print server's DHCP client identifier (option 61): off, MAC address, ASCII or hex value, for all, wireless or external wired devices.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 378. Zebra guide page →

^NB — Search for Wired Print Server during Network Boot

Syntax: ^NBa · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Checks (C) or skips (S, default) the search for a wired print server at boot; ignored on Xi4, RXi4, ZM400/ZM600 and RZ400/RZ600.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 379. Zebra guide page →

^NC — Select the Primary Network Device

Syntax: ^NCa · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Selects the primary network device: 1 wired, 2 wireless (Xi4, RXi4, ZM400/ZM600, RZ400/RZ600).

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 380. Zebra guide page → Printers: Xi4, RXi4, ZM400/ZM600, RZ400/RZ600.

~NC — Network Connect

Syntax: ~NC### · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Connects to the printer with network ID 001–999 on an RS-422/485 network; put it at the start of a format — the printer stays selected until the next ~NC.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 381. Zebra guide page →

^ND — Change Network Settings

Syntax: ^NDa,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Changes the network settings of the chosen print server: IP resolution, IP address, subnet mask, gateway, WINS server, connection timeout, ARP broadcast interval and base raw port. The same as ^NS (wired) and ^WI (wireless).

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 382. Zebra guide page →

^NI — Network ID Number

Syntax: ^NI### · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Assigns the printer a network ID, 001–999, needed before it can be used on an RS-422/485 network.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 384. Zebra guide page →

^NN — Set SNMP

Syntax: ^NNa,b,c,d,e,f · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Sets SNMP parameters: system name, contact, location and the get, set and trap community names.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 385. Zebra guide page →

^NP — Set Primary/Secondary Device

Syntax: ^NPa · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Chooses whose LAN/WLAN settings are used at boot: the printer's (P, default) or the print server's (M); parallel-port print servers only.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 386. Zebra guide page →

~NR — Set All Network Printers Transparent

Syntax: ~NR · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Sets all printers on an RS-422/485 network to transparent, regardless of ID or current mode.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 387. Zebra guide page →

^NS — Change Wired Networking Settings

Syntax: ^NSa,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Changes the wired print server settings: IP resolution, IP address, subnet mask, gateway, WINS server, timeout checking and value, ARP broadcast interval and base raw port.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 388. Zebra guide page →

^NT — Set SMTP

Syntax: ^NTa,b · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Sets the SMTP server address and the print server domain used for e-mail alerts.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 390. Zebra guide page →

~NT — Set Currently Connected Printer Transparent

Syntax: ~NT · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Sets the currently connected network printer to transparent (RS-422/485 networks).

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 391. Zebra guide page →

^NW — Set Web Authentication Timeout Value

Syntax: ^NWa · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Sets how long, 0–255 minutes (default 5), an IP address stays authenticated to the printer's web pages before the password is asked again.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 392. Zebra guide page →

^WA — Set Antenna Parameters

Syntax: ^WAa,b · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Sets the receive and transmit antennas: D diversity (default), L left, R right.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 393. Zebra guide page →

^WE — Set WEP Mode

Syntax: ^WEa,b,c,d,e,f,g,h · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Enables WEP and sets 40- or 128-bit encryption, the key index 1–4, open or shared-key authentication and the keys. Legacy: for firmware V50.15.x, V53.15.x, X60.15.x and later use ^WX.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 394. Zebra guide page →

^WL — Set LEAP Parameters

Syntax: ^WLa,b,c · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Turns Cisco LEAP on or off and sets the user name and password (1–32 characters). Legacy: newer firmware uses ^WX.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 396. Zebra guide page →

~WL — Print Network Configuration Label

Syntax: ~WL · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Prints the network configuration label.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 397. Zebra guide page →

^WP — Set Wireless Password

Syntax: ^WPa,b · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Changes the four-digit wireless password (0000–9999; 0000 runs the wireless print server unprotected). Not on the S4M.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 399. Zebra guide page →

^WR — Set Transmit Rate

Syntax: ^WRa,b,c,d,e · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Turns the 802.11b transmit rates 1, 2, 5.5 and 11 Mb/s on or off and sets the transmit power (1, 5, 20, 30, 50 or 100).

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 400. Zebra guide page →

~WR — Reset Wireless Radio Card and Print Server

Syntax: ~WR · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Reinitialises the wireless radio card and the print server and makes the card reassociate to the network.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 401. Zebra guide page →

^WS — Set Wireless Radio Card Values

Syntax: ^WSe,o,p,h,i,j,k · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Sets the wireless radio card values: ESSID (up to 32 characters), infrastructure or ad-hoc mode, preamble, wireless pulse and its interval, channel mask and international mode.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 402. Zebra guide page →

^WX — Configure Wireless Securities

Syntax: ^WXa,… · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Sets the wireless security type and its parameters in one command — 02/03 WEP, 04 EAP-TLS, 05 EAP-TTLS, 06 EAP-FAST, 07 PEAP, 08 LEAP, 09 WPA PSK and more; values must match the WLAN.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 404. Zebra guide page →

^WI — Wireless print server settings

Syntax: No syntax in the guide · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Wireless print server settings. The guide names ^WI only on the ^ND page, which says ^ND is the same as ^WI for the wireless print server; ^WI has no page or syntax of its own.

Mentioned in the Zebra guide on page 382; no page of its own.

^SX — Set ZebraNet Alert

Syntax: ^SXa,b,c,d,e,f · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Configures ZebraNet Alert: a condition (paper out, ribbon out, head open, head over/under temperature … V RFID error, * all), its destination (serial, parallel, e-mail, TCP, UDP, SNMP trap), whether to alert when it is set and when it clears, the address and the port.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 352. Zebra guide page →

^SQ — Halt ZebraNet Alert

Syntax: ^SQa,b,c · In Labelixa's preview: Printer setting — no visual effect

Stops ZebraNet Alert messages for a condition and destination.

Zebra ZPL II Programming Guide (P1134473-11EN Rev A), page 346. Zebra guide page →

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