Star Micronics IFBD-HE07X User Manual

IFBD-HE0708 BE07 User’s Manual
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1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This is an embedded network interface card (printer server) for STAR POS printers.*
* In this document, this product is called NIC (an acronym for network interface card).
1.1 Features
 Supports Star Micronics POS printers (including card readers and writers).
See section 2.1 Model Names for details on supported printers.
This product receives electric power from the printer, so there is no need to prepare a
separate AC adapter.
 The physical layer conforms to IEEE802.3/3u (10BASE-T/100BASE-TX).
 Ethernet communication settings (10BASE-T/100BASE-TX, Full/Half Duplex) with the
connected device are doen using Auto Negotiation.
 This can be used in a LAN (Local Area Network) environment.
 Communication protocols support TCP/IP (IPv4).
 Prints using LPR, Raw Socket Print (TCP #9100) and FTP protocols.
 This receives status information (ready status, causes of errors, and the like) issued from the
printer and allows that information to be loaded onto a PC.
 Can be used simultaneously from multiple protocols.
Raw Socket Print (#9100) also prints using multi-session.(*1)
(Note *1) The factory default setting for multi-session for Raw Socket Print (#9100) differs between the old
product IFBD-HE05/06/BE05 and this product IFBD-HE07/08/BE07.Be careful if you are switching from an old
product.
IFBD-HE05/06/BE05 (old product): Valid
IFBD-HE07/08/BE07 (this product): Invalid
 The IP address for this product can be static or obtained by DHCP/BOOTP, RARP, ARP/Ping.
 Flash ROM is mounted on the board. Firmware updates are possible via FTP over a network.
 Youcanchangethisproductandprintersettingsandmonitortheirstatesusingdevicespecicsettingutilities,
HTTP (WEB), TELNET, and FTP.
Network settings that are set using HTTP (Web), Telnet, FTP for the IP address and #9100 multi-session are
stored in the product’s non-volatile memory.
 Tobepreparedfortheunlikelyeventthatthemainrmwaremalfunctionsforsomereason,thebootloaderof
 thisproductisprovidedaTFTPclientfunctiontoallowyoutodownloadrmwarefromtheserveroverthe
 networkforrecoveryofyourrmware.
 Supports Star Micronics' Windows Printer Driver, OPOS Driver, JPOS Driver (Windows, Linux, and Mac),
CUPS Driver (Linux, Mac)
 Supports the proprietary StarWebPRNT function from STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. that allows direct printing
from Web applications that support HTML 5. (IFBD-HE07X/08X/BE07X only)
1.2 Differences between IFBD-HE07/08/BE07 and IFBD-07X/08X/BE07X
IFBD-HE07/08/BE07 and IFBD-07X/08X/BE07X are different products. Some of these products support StarWeb-
PRNT and some do not.
IFBD-HE07/08/BE07: StarWebPRNT not supported
IFBD-HE07X/08X/BE07X: StarWebPRNT supported
IFBD-HE07X/08X/BE07X is upwardly compatible with IFBD-HE07/08/BE07, and except for sections involving the
StarWebPRNTfunctionthespecicationsforIFBD-HE07/08/BE07arecoveredbythespecicationsforIFBD-
HE07X/08X/BE07X.
See “4. StarWebPRNT Function” for more details.

Star Micronics IFBD-HE07X Specifications

General

Brand	Star Micronics
Model	IFBD-HE07X
Category	Computer Hardware
Language	English