Printing or 9100-config, Banner | HP ew2500 802.11b/g Print Server

Table 3-2TFTP configuration file parameters (continued)

9100-printing: (or 9100-config:)

Print to TCP port 9100 on the print server. 0: Disable. 1 (default): Enable.

ftp-printing: (or ftp-config:,ftp:)

Print through FTP. 0: Disable. 1 (default): Enable.

ws-printing

Print through WS. 0 (default): Disable. 1: Enable.

ipp-printing: (or ipp-config:,ipp:)

Print through IPP. 0: Disable. 1 (default): Enable.

lpd-printing: (or lpd-config:,lpd:)

Print using the line printer daemon (LPD) on the HP Jetdirect print server. 0: Disable. 1 (default): Enable.

banner:

Print a port-specific LPD banner page. 0: Disable. 1 (default): Enable.

ipp-job-acct:

Use job accounting for IPP printing. 0: Disable. 1 (default): Enable.

addq:

Add a user-defined queue. Specify the queue name, prepend string name, append string name, and the processing queue (typically, RAW) in the command line. Enter up to 32 alphanumeric characters. Add up to six user-defined queues.

CAUTION: Do not use lowercase and uppercase characters to differentiate queue names. Management of LPD queues by other tools can cause unpredictable results.

defaultq:

Set the queue name to use when the specified queue for a print job is unknown. The default queue name is: AUTO

addstring:

Specify a user-defined character string to prepend or append to print data. You can add up to eight character strings. Specify the string name and the character string in the addstring command line.

interlock: (or interlock-mode:)

Require an acknowledgement (ACK) on all TCP packets before allowing the printer to close a port 9100 print connection. Specify a port number and the parameter value. For current HP Jetdirect print servers, the port number is 1. For example, interlock 1 1 specifies port 1 and enable interlock. 0 (default): Disable. 1: Enable.

buffer-packing: (or packing:)

Pack the TCP/IP data buffer.

0 (default): Pack the data buffer before sending to the printer.

1: Disable buffer packing. Data is sent to the printer as it is received.

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ew2500 802.11b/g Print Server specifications

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