HP 175X, 310X manual Syslog Server

The installation sequence for DHCP or BOOTP/TFTP setup

1.Set up the DHCP or BOOTP service. Refer to procedure.

2.Install the hardware; power on the print server. Refer to procedure.

3.For Windows computers, run the Install Network Printer wizard

on each client to load driver and set up the print path. Return to the initial screen for this CD, and select the [Install] button for the Install Network Printer wizard.

To configure the device, the client broadcasts a boot request packet containing at least the hardware address of the device (HP Jetdirect print server hardware address). The server answers with a boot reply packet containing the information the device needs to configure.

Syslog Server

A syslog server is a system on the network (typically a UNIX system) that can receive and log syslog messages from other devices on the network. Syslog messages allow administrators to monitor status or troubleshoot network devices.

A syslog server requires software that provides syslog capabilities running on the server. UNIX systems provide a daemon, syslogd, that monitors User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port 514 for incoming messages. The messages are processed depending their priority and on how syslogd is set up to operate.

You can configure the HP Jetdirect print server with the syslog server’s IP address. When a syslog server is configured, both the HP Jetdirect print server and attached device (such as a printer or mopier) can send syslog messages using UDP.

The syslog server may not receive all syslog events from the HP Jetdirect print server:

●UDP does not guarantee delivery of messages.

●The HP Jetdirect print server attempts to eliminate duplicate messages (to minimize unnecessary network traffic).

●The volume of messages sent by the HP Jetdirect print server is configurable.

Methods to configure HP Jetdirect syslog parameters include BOOTP, DHCP, Telnet, the embedded web server, and management software.

Selected syslog parameters on the HP Jetdirect print server: