ZEBRA P1140140 ZDownloader Utility User Guide

User Guide for ZEBRA models including: P1140140 ZDownloader Utility, P1140140, ZDownloader Utility, Utility

ZDownloader User Guide

P1140140-01EN Rev. A

Zebra Technologies Corporation

ZDownloader User Guide

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zdownloader

ZDownloader

User Guide

P1140140-01EN Rev. A

Copyright
2025/05/21
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Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................................................... 5
Adding a Printer............................................................................................................................................... 6 Auto-Detecting Printers......................................................................................................................... 6 Manually Adding Printers...................................................................................................................... 6 Adding a Serial Printer................................................................................................................... 7 Adding a Parallel Printer............................................................................................................... 9 Adding a Network Printer............................................................................................................10 Adding a USB Printer.....................................................................................................................11 Modifying Printers in the Printer List........................................................................................ 12 Deleting Printers from the Printer List......................................................................................13 Printing Test Pages....................................................................................................................... 13
Saving Printer Settings..................................................................................................................................14 Restoring Printer Settings from a File..............................................................................................14 Updating the Printer Firmware...................................................................................................14 Accelerating Printer Firmware Update.....................................................................................16
Licensed Content Management................................................................................................................... 17 Downloading Licensed Content Files to Printers..........................................................................17 License Manager....................................................................................................................................18 Opening the License Manager.................................................................................................. 18 Configuring a Product License................................................................................................. 20 Clearing a License........................................................................................................................22
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Contents Configuring the Proxy Settings................................................................................................. 24
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Introduction
Introduction
ZDownloader simplifies updating Zebra Printer firmware and managing licensed content provided by Zebra Technologies. This application supports Zebra printers connected by serial, parallel, USB, and IP Ethernet networks. ZDownloader is supported on the following operating systems: · 32-bit Windows 10 · 32-bit Windows 11 · 64-bit Windows 10 · 64-bit Windows 11 Figure 1 ZDownloader Application
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Adding a Printer
Adding a Printer
You can add printers to Zdownloader automatically or manually depending on your configuration.
Auto-Detecting Printers
Zdownloader detects and configures USB and IP-Ethernet printers automatically. Your printer must connect via a USB or IP-Ethernet interface. Begin auto-detecting printers by either: · Clicking on the toolbar. · Selecting Printer > Auto-Detect. The Auto-Detect dialogue box appears.
The detected printers are added to the printer list. NOTE: The application broadcasts a UDP packet onto the network to detect Ethernet-connected printers. The discovery process uses UDP port number 4201. Some networks filter out UDP packets. This means it may be impossible to detect all printers on your network. See your network administrator for more information. If you cannot Auto-Detect your network printers, refer to Manually Adding Printers.
Manually Adding Printers
Zdownloader allows you to add printers with a variety of communication types.
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Adding a Printer
Adding a Serial Printer
You can manually add a Serial Printer. 1. Click on the toolbar. 2. Click Printer > Add.
The Printer Settings displays.
3. In the Printer Name text box, enter a name for the printer. 4. In the Printer Model text box, enter the model number of the printer. 5. In the Communication Type drop-down, select Serial. 6. In the Port drop-down, select the serial port to which the printer is connected. NOTE: You can view the printer's serial port settings by performing an AutoSense on the printer and reading the Dump Mode status labels' serial configuration data. Refer to the printer's User Guide for details. Example: 9600,N,8,1 which matches the Port Settings shown in step 7.
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7. Click Port Settings. The Port Settings displays.
8. Enter the configuration data of the serial port. 9. Click OK. 10. In Printer Settings, click OK. The serial printer is added to the printer list. See Also Adding a Network Printer Adding a USB Printer Adding a Parallel Printer
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Adding a Printer
Adding a Parallel Printer
You can manually add a parallel printer. 1. Click on the toolbar. 2. Choose: Printer > Add.
The Printer Settings window displays.
3. In the Printer Name text box, enter a name for the printer. 4. In the Printer Model text box, enter the model number of the printer. 5. From the Communication Type drop-down menu, select Parallel. 6. From the Port drop-down menu, select the port to which the printer is connected. 7. Click OK. The printer is displayed in the Printer List. See Also Adding a Network Printer Adding a USB Printer Adding a Serial Printer
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Adding a Network Printer
You can manually add an Ethernet printer. 1. Click on the toolbar. 2. Select Printer > Add.
The Printer Settings window appears.
3. In the Printer Name text box, enter a name for the printer. 4. In the Printer Model text box, enter the model number of the printer.
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5. From the Communication Type drop-down menu, select Network. The Printer Settings window updates.
6. In the TCP/IP Address text box, enter the TCP/IP address of the printer. 7. In the Port text box, enter the port number of the printer. NOTE: Press the printer's networking configuration status button, located next to the Ethernet interface on the printer or the PrintServer Ethernet adapter, to print a status label. 8. Click OK. The printer is added to the printer list. See Also Adding a USB Printer Adding a Serial Printer Adding a Parallel Printer
Adding a USB Printer
You can add a printer connected via USB by using Auto-Detect. · USB printers can only be added by using Auto-Detect.
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Adding a Printer

· All printers connected via USB have the list designation of USB. · The program can support as many USB printers as the computer can. · Computers can typically support up to 255 USB devices.

See Also Adding a Network Printer Adding a Serial Printer Adding a Parallel Printer

Modifying Printers in the Printer List

Zdownloader allows you to modify printers in the Printer List.

1. Select a printer from the list.

2. Open Printer Settings in one of three ways:

· Click

on the toolbar.

· Select Printer > Modify.

· Right-click on the printer in the list and select Modify Printer.

Printer Settings displays.

Adding a Printer
3. Configure the printer settings. Refer to Adding a Printer 4. Select Print Configuration Label after Download (EPL Only) checkbox to cause the printer to calibrate
the sensor and print a configuration label. This ensures the media sensor is calibrated correctly, as a firmware download will overwrite existing values. 5. Click OK. The printer settings are updated.
Deleting Printers from the Printer List
Zdownloader is capable of removing previously added printers. 1. Select the printer to be deleted from the Printer List. 2. Delete a printer from the Printer List with one of the following methods:
· Click on the toolbar. · Select Printer > Delete. · Right-click on the printer to be deleted and select Delete Printer(s). The printer is removed from the Printer List.
Printing Test Pages
Zdownloader provides a variety of ways to print a test page. · Click for EPL test page. · Click for ZPL test page. · Select the desired printer and press the Print Test Page toolbar button. · Select Printer > Print EPL Test Page. · Select Printer > Print ZPL Test Page. · Right-click on the selected printers and select Print EPL Test Page. · Right-click on the selected printers and select Print ZPL Test Page.
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Saving Printer Settings
Saving Printer Settings
Zdownloader is capable of saving settings to a file. 1. Select File > Save Printer Settings. 2. Select a location for the Printer Settings file. 3. Enter a name for the settings file. NOTE: Printer settings files are stored as .zps. 4. Select Save. The printer settings are saved to a file.
Restoring Printer Settings from a File
Zdownloader is capable of restoring printer settings from a file. NOTE: Restoring printer settings from a file erases printers currently on the Printer List. 1. Select File > Load Printer Settings File. 2. Locate the .zps file. 3. Select Open. The saved printers display in the Printer List.
Updating the Printer Firmware
Zdownloader can assign and download firmware to each printer. 1. Select the printer from the Printer List. TIP: Hold SHIFT down to select a range of printers. Hold CTRL to select individual printers.
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2. Choose one: · Click on the toolbar. · Select File > Select File. · Right-click the selected printer and select Select File.
NOTE: Printers that are present in the Printer List but do not have a firmware file are ignored when downloading starts. 3. Navigate to the file to be downloaded. 4. Select Open.
The file is shown under the Download File column. 5. Download the printer firmware.
· To download firmware to all printers, click on the toolbar. · To download firmware to specific printers, select the printer and select Printer > Download to
Selected.
The progress of each printer displays in the Download Status column. The toolbar icon and the Printer > Cancel Download menu option is now available if the download must be canceled.
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Saving Printer Settings
Accelerating Printer Firmware Update
Zdownloader is capable of updating several printers simultaneously. Zdownloader downloads one update at a time by default; you can increase this number in order to reduce overall update time. 1. Select Tools > Options.
The Options window appears.
2. Increase or decrease the Maximum Simultaneous Downloads counter. NOTE: Some computers may slow down as the number of simultaneous downloads increases. Zdownloader is now capable of downloading several printer updates simultaneously.
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Licensed Content Management
Licensed Content Management
Licensed Content files are used in specific circumstances. · Zebra Technologies provides Licensed Content files for content that may require tracking or regulation,
such as special firmware or licensed fonts. · Licensed Content files use the file extension .dss. · A Licenced Content file may be downloaded from Zebra.com/support or received from your Zebra
Account Manager.
Downloading Licensed Content Files to Printers
Licensed Content files are downloaded to printers using the same method as firmware. You must configure the license associated with the Licensed Content files prior to downloading to the printer. Follow the steps for Configuring a Product License on page 20 to configure Licensed Content Files. 1. Configure the printers. Refer to Auto-Detecting Printers. 2. Select the Licensed Content file in one of the following ways:
· Select on the toolbar. · Select File > Select File. 3. Right-click the Licensed Content file. NOTE: The Licensed Content file has a .DSS extension and may be downloaded from Zebra.com/support or received from your Zebra Account Manager.
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4. Select Download to Selected.
NOTE: If sending firmware, you may have to wait another minute for the printer to fully load after sending the file. Wait until the printer's LED light remains green for more than 5 seconds or the primary menu is shown on the screen before using it. The Licensed Content file is downloaded to the printer. Repeat this process to utilize additional license uses.
License Manager
Zdownloader contains a utility for managing installed licenses. The License Manager simplifies updating Zebra Printer firmware and managing licensed content provided by Zebra Technologies. With the License Manager, you can: · Check the status of a license using the Dashboard screen. · Configure a license via the internet using the Configure screen. · Clear a license via the internet using the Configure screen. · Configure a proxy server using the Settings screen. · Access License Manager version details from the info screen.
Opening the License Manager
Access the License Manager from the Zdownloader interface. NOTE: Your computer must have access to the Internet to configure or clear licenses. If you connect to the Internet through a proxy server, configure the proxy server via the Settings screen before configuring or clearing licenses. Refer to Configuring the Proxy Settings on page 24. 1. Launch Zdownloader.
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Licensed Content Management
2. Select License > Launch License Manager. The License Manager displays.
License Status
The Dashboard screen displays the license status of active licenses. If you do not have any active licenses, the dashboard will indicate N/A. For the active license code, depending on the mode, the dashboard provides the following information: · Product type · Remaining uses · Expiry date
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Licensed Content Management
Configuring a Product License
Licenses must be entered and configured in License Manager. NOTE: Your computer must have access to the Internet to configure or clear licenses. If you connect to the Internet through a proxy server, configure the proxy server via the Settings screen before configuring or clearing licenses. Refer to Configuring the Proxy Settings on page 24. NOTE: A license must be obtained from the Zebra Custom Solutions (CAG) team.
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1. Select License > Launch License Manager. The License Manager displays.

2. Click License. The License Manager updates.

3. In the

field, enter the license number.

4. Click Configure.

A message displays indicating the configuration was successful.

Licensed Content Management
Clearing a License
Clearing a license allows the license to be moved to a different computer. · The computer must be connected to the internet. · If connecting to the internet through a proxy server, configure the proxy server before configuring the
license code. Refer to Configuring the Proxy Settings on page 24. 1. Select License > Launch License Manager.
The License Manager displays.
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2. Click License The product configuration interface opens.

3. Enter the License in the

field.

4. Click Clear.

The license is deactivated and may be used on a different computer.

Licensed Content Management
Configuring the Proxy Settings
The License Manager allows configuration of proxy server settings. 1. Select License > Launch License Manager.
The License Manager displays.
2. Click Settings. The Proxy Settings screen displays.
3. In the Server text box, enter the server address. 4. In the Port text box, enter the port number.
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5. Enable Use proxy server checkbox. 6. Click APPLY SETTINGS.
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