Changing networking parameters from the control panel

The EIO (enhanced input/output) submenu appears on the I/O menu only when an HP Jetdirect print server is installed. If the printer contains an HP Jetdirect print server, you can configure basic networking parameters using the EIO menu. Network printer administrators can also use HP Web Jetadmin or the embedded Web server to configure these and other parameters remotely.

Note

The items available on the menu vary depending on the particular print server that is installed.

 

 

EIO menu

This menu allows you to configure the networking parameters for the printer. To check the printer’s current network settings, print a configuration page. See Understanding and printing the configuration page.

Message

Value or Submenu Description

 

 

CFG NETWORK

NO

 

YES

Selects whether or not you want to use the EIO Jetdirect menu items. You must change this option to YES each time you want to use the EIO Jetdirect menu.

TCP/IP

ON

Selects whether to enable or disable a protocol.

IPX/SPX

OFF

Select OFF to disable a protocol.

ATALK

 

 

DLC/LLC

 

 

CFG TCP/IP

NO

 

YES

Selects whether to use the TCP/IP menu and set the TCP/IP protocol parameters.

In the TCP/IP menu, you can specify BOOTP=YES or DHCP=YES for TCP/IP parameters to be automatically configured by a BootP or DHCP server when the printer is turned on.

If you specify BOOTP=NO and DHCP=NO, you can choose AUTO IP=YES to have a link-local address 169.254.x.x assigned automatically.

If you specify BOOTP=NO, DHCP=NO, and AUTO IP=NO, you can manually set the following TCP/IP parameters from the control panel:

zIP address (IP)

zSubnet Mask (SM)

zSyslog Server (LG)

zDefault Gateway (GW)

zIdle Timeout period (default is 270 seconds; 0 disables the timeout)

When setting IP numbers, press (Up Arrow button) to increase the number by 1. Press (Down Arrow button) to decrease the number by 1. Press (Select button) to make your selection.

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HP 2800 manual Changing networking parameters from the control panel, EIO menu

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