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^WS

Set Wireless Radio Card Values

^WS configures set Wireless Radio Card Values. It applies to the printer session and subsequent formats and controls printer hardware or connectivity rather than label pixels.

ZPLr compatibility note

  • Recognized by the renderer but has no label-raster effect.

These are code examples only. This printer or session command does not produce a standalone label image.

Syntax
^WSe,o,p,h,i,j,k
e

ESSID value

Sets eSSID value. It can be omitted when the documented default is suitable.

Default
125
Required
No
Documented values125

e variations

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e = 125

Uses 125 for eSSID value while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-ws-e-1.zpl
^WS125,I,L,1,15,0x7FF,0

e = 126

Uses 126 for eSSID value while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-ws-e-2.zpl
^WS126,I,L,1,15,0x7FF,0
o

Operating mode

Sets operating mode. It can be omitted when the documented default is suitable.

Default
I
Required
No
Documented valuesIA

o variations

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o = I

Uses I for operating mode while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-ws-o-1.zpl
^WS125,I,L,1,15,0x7FF,0

o = A

Uses A for operating mode while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-ws-o-2.zpl
^WS125,A,L,1,15,0x7FF,0
p

Wireless radio card preamble

Sets wireless radio card preamble. It can be omitted when the documented default is suitable.

Default
L
Required
No
Documented valuesLS

p variations

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p = L

Uses L for wireless radio card preamble while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-ws-p-1.zpl
^WS125,I,L,1,15,0x7FF,0

p = S

Uses S for wireless radio card preamble while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-ws-p-2.zpl
^WS125,I,S,1,15,0x7FF,0
h

Wireless pulse

Sets wireless pulse. It can be omitted when the documented default is suitable.

Default
1
Required
No
Documented values10

h variations

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h = 0

Uses 0 for wireless pulse while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-ws-h-1.zpl
^WS125,I,L,0,15,0x7FF,0

h = 1

Uses 1 for wireless pulse while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-ws-h-2.zpl
^WS125,I,L,1,15,0x7FF,0
i

Wireless pulse interval

Sets wireless pulse interval. It can be omitted when the documented default is suitable.

Default
15
Range
5–300
Required
No
Documented values155300

i variations

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Side-by-side comparison3 variations

i = 15

Uses 15 for wireless pulse interval while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-ws-i-1.zpl
^WS125,I,L,1,15,0x7FF,0

i = 5

Uses 5 for wireless pulse interval while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-ws-i-2.zpl
^WS125,I,L,1,5,0x7FF,0

i = 300

Uses 300 for wireless pulse interval while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-ws-i-3.zpl
^WS125,I,L,1,300,0x7FF,0
j

Channel mask

Sets channel mask. It can be omitted when the documented default is suitable.

Default
0x7FF
Required
No
Documented values0x7FFx00000

j variations

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j = 0x7FF

Uses 0x7FF for channel mask while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-ws-j-1.zpl
^WS125,I,L,1,15,0x7FF,0

j = x0000

Uses x0000 for channel mask while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-ws-j-2.zpl
^WS125,I,L,1,15,x0000,0
k

International mode

Sets international mode. It can be omitted when the documented default is suitable.

Default
0
Required
No
Documented values01

k variations

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k = 0

Uses 0 for international mode while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-ws-k-1.zpl
^WS125,I,L,1,15,0x7FF,0

k = 1

Uses 1 for international mode while the other command values stay at representative defaults.

ZPLcaret-ws-k-2.zpl
^WS125,I,L,1,15,0x7FF,1

Primary source

Official Zebra reference

Use the manufacturer reference for printer- and firmware-specific behavior beyond ZPLr’s pinned rendering profile.

Open Zebra documentation