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Configuring Printers with WebLink
Configuring Weblink
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P1058563-003 10/31/13
Configuring Weblink
When any WebLink setting (with the exception of the logging settings) is adjusted either via
SNMP, SGD, or JSON it is required that the printer be reset before the new value takes effect.
The
weblink.printer_reset_required setting will be set to "yes" if there are any settings
that have been modified that require a printer reset.
Basic Configuration
To determine how much configuration is necessary, consider the following
questions:
• Is the remote server that the printer is attempting to connect to outside of the corporate
firewall?
• Does the firewall require a username and password to access the remote server?
• Does the printer require a proxy server to access the remote server?
• Does the firewall permit HTTPS connections initially, or does the printer need to connect
via HTTP first?
If the answer to any of these questions is ‘yes’, then more than the basic configuration may be
necessary. Depending upon the network environment that the printer is in, accessing the
remote server may only require that a few settings be set.
The minimum requirement is that the URL for the remote server be set. For simplicity, assume
that only
conn1 is being used (this is the typical scenario). See also Difference Between Conn1
and Conn2 on page 40.
To configure the printer to connect to the remote server:
1. Set weblink.ip.conn1.location to the URL of the remote server.
The URL must conform to the standards described in RFC3986
(http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt). For example, if the remote servlet’s full URL is
https://www.examplecorpinc.com/zebra/weblink/
Configure the location setting as follows:
!U1setvar"weblink.ip.conn1.location"
"https://www.examplecorpinc.com/zebra/weblink/"
2. Reset the printer.
When the printer has an IP address, it will attempt to connect to the remote server. In the
event that the remote server does not indicate that the printer has connected, logging may
need to be enabled in order to determine the failure.
When a Proxy Server is Part of the Network Configuration
If a proxy server must be used to access the remote server, the printer’s proxy setting must be
set to connect to the server. There are typically four properties associated with a proxy server:
• The proxy server scheme:
HTTP or HTTPS
• The proxy server address