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Manual for HotSpot Printer
Table of Contents
1. Buttons..................................................................................................................22. Menu structure...................................................................................................................43. Configuration description .................................................................................................84. Installing new software........................................................................................105. Set time and date................................................................................................126. Restore to default setting....................................................................................13
1. Buttons
1. Printer Power on/off switch2. Menu navigation – (up /down)3. Paper feed4. Printer Main Menu Display5. Character size change in text input mode (switch between capitals and small
letters), other specific options6. Iterate between different alphanumeric characters, not directly accesible on keypad7. Confirm button, used for setting saving or choosing options8. Clears text9. Exit from current menu or cancel configuration changes10. Alphanumeric buttons
2. Menu structure
1. AP config
Wireless network configuration which will be used by the printer.
1A. Scan
Start searching for accesible WiFi networks. Here it's possible to select desired network used by Printer.
1B. SSID
It's possible here to manually enter desired wireless network name (SSID)
1C. Security
If WiFi network is secured, here it's possible to choose security type and enter required credentials (password)
2. IP Config
Printer IP address configuration
2A. DHCP
Standard way the Printer is configured is getting IP adress from DHCP server.If IP address of Printer should be configured manually it's required to press ENTER here and follow through 2.B – 2.F
2B. IP
Enter manually IP Address
2C. MASK
Enter manually network mask
2D. GWAY
Enter network gateway
2E. DNS1
Enter IP address of primary DNS server
2F. DNS2
Enter IP address of secondary DNS server
3. MT Config
Printer access to Mikrotik device (HotSpot)
3A. MT IP
Enter IP of Mikrotik device
3B. User
Enter UserName used for singing in
3C. Password
Password for User entered in 3.B.
3D. Test
Printer will try to connect to Mikrotik device
4. Tariff Config
Tariff configuration, which willl be applied to HotSpot customers.
4A. Patterns
Common prefixes used by system.One is needed to recognize template records in Tariff section of Mikrotik configuration. The other one is used by system to prepending every username generated by printer with this string.
- „Pattern:” - string for tariff prefix- „User:” - string for user prefix
4B. Fetch Tariff
Using this option Printer will download template tariffs from Mikrotik device
4C. Change order
There is possible to change the order in which tariffs are displayed on the printer screen. Choose one tariff using navigation buttons (2), then press function button (5) and againg using (2) move seleted tariff to required position and press (5). Repeat this scenario to other tariffs as required. To confirm new order press Enter button (7) and when confirmation question is shown press it (7) again.
5. Custom config
In this section it's possible to define some custom setting like logo, header & footer printed on each ticket, and additionally access password for config section of Printer menu.Logo is a graphic file saved as monochromatic picture in BMP format. Maximum and recommended size of this picture is 384X192 pixels. Header & Footer are text files. All files can be downloaded from FTP server.
5A. FTP IP
Enter IP Address of FTP server
5B. User
User name used for FTP server access
5C. Password
Password used for FTP server access
5D. Charset
Charset code which should be used for header&footer printing.
5E. Download file
Option used for downloading each element form FTP server and storing in Printer internal memory. The proper name of each file must be provided.
5F. Show file
Display of each file downloaded form FTP – for veritication
5G. Delete file
Option used for deleting each file
5I. Menu PIN
Enter access password for printer menu (digits only).
3. Configuration description
In order to have Printer working with Mikrotik HotSpot, some configuration steps are required on Mikrotik side.
Configuration for Mikrotik:
1. User Manager package must be instaled.2. Start HotSpot Service3. API service must be Enabled: IP → Services → API4. If Printer will connect to Mikrotik HotSpot using the same WiFi network as
customers (HotSpot network), then MAC Address of the Printer should be added to the HotSpot IP Bindings: IP → HotSpot → IP Bindings to assure communictation with Mikrotik device.
Attention: Printer works in 802.11b mode only.
Configuration for HotSpot printer:
1. Press MENU button to enter into configuration menu 2. In AP CONFIG set the name of access point3. In IP CONFIG set IP address for HotSpot printer (default is DHCP)4. In MT CONFIG set IP Address and password from Mikrotik with installed
user manager5. In TARIFF CONFIG setup tariffs for HotSpot.
In UserManager setup a template user with appropriate tariff. They have to be disabled! (disable = yes). New user is created by copying permissions from template user. The name of every template user must start with the same word (as described in 4.A. Patterns section)
Some examples:
mytariff-hour, mytariff-day, mytariff-week
In 4.A. Patterns menu section set:
Patterns: mytariff
- in „User” set the name of user which will be created on HotSpot Printer
Example: „User”: user Created user is: user8948
In FETCH TARIFF menu the HotSpot Printer read the tariff (model user) from MikroTik user manager.
After this configuration you will see in main menu the tariffs from your HotSpot.
4. Installing new software
To installing a new software on the HotSpot printer you have to do following steps:
1. Connect Printer to PC using included serial cable2. Boot up HotSpot Printer and immediately press repeatedly MENU button to
enter Diagnostic Menu 3. On computer start InitTool software (you can it download from:
www.hotspot-printer.com)4. In InitTool software select COM port and set bautrate to 115200 (as shown
on picture below):
5. Press Refresh button to change the model of printer from unknown to NEW8110 (as shown on picture above)
6. Check APP option and select file with a new software for the printer and press Download button.
On status bar at bottom of InitTools software you will see Download Successfully and on printers screen you will see Send Appinfo, OK
7. Press Cancel (10) button on HotSpot Printer keypad to exit from Diagnostic MENU and start new firmware.
5. Set time and date
To set time adn date on the HotSpot printer you have to do following steps:
1. Boot up HotSpot Printer and immediately press repeatedly MENU (4) button to enter Diagnostic Menu
2. Press right menu navigation button (2)3. From menu select: 4-Set Time 4. Using only digits button write a new date and time in format:
YYMMDDHHMMSSafter the two digit for:
• YY – year• MM – month• DD – day• HH – hour• MM – minute• SS - second
5. Press enter (7) button to save the changes6. Press Cancel (10) button on HotSpot Printer keypad to exit from
Diagnostic MENU and start printer's firmware.
6. Restore to default setting
To installing a new software on the HotSpot printer you have to do following steps:
1. Connect Printer to PC using included serial cable2. Boot up HotSpot Printer and immediately press repeatedly MENU button to
enter Diagnostic Menu 3. On computer start InitTool software (you can it download from:
www.hotspot-printer.com)4. In InitTool software select COM port and set bautrate to 115200 (as shown
on picture below):
5. Press Refresh button to change the model of printer from unknown to NEW8110 (as shown on picture above)
6. In POS Information section click on Application Information, then
click on TLGMTPOS and press Delete button (as shown on picture below )
7. Now, you must load to the printer a new software. See section 4
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