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Getting Started
Pre-install Windows® Printer Drivers
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Serial Port and Windows
®
operating systems
The Windows operating system default settings for the serial port communication closely
match the printer’s defaults settings with one exception; the data Flow Control settings. The
Windows default data Flow Control setting is NONE. The G-Series printer requires data Flow
Control set to Hardware.
Ethernet
This printer option has a variety of methods and utilities to assist with printer connection to a
network (WAN or LAN) and to configure Wired and Wireless (WiFi) printers. The Zebra
Setup Utility configuration wizards support creating a connection to the printer on a shared
network with Windows based systems by using the printer’s IP address. The printer includes
internal Web pages to provide easy access to printer and network configuration. The web
pages are accessible via the printers IP address using any web browser. The free version of
ZebraNet™ Bridge software allows you to centrally deploy, manage, and monitor your Zebra
®
printers with automatic Zebra
®
printer discovery up to 3 printers from a single PC screen
anywhere on your global network. ZebraNet™ Bridge Enterprise is available for purchase to
manage larger numbers of Zebra
®
printers.
Note • The G-Series™ printer does not support Windows
®
Serial Port Plug and Play (PnP)
device detection at this time.