To view the HP Jetdirect print server product number and installed firmware version, use the HP Jetdirect configuration page (see HP Jetdirect configuration pages on page 139), Telnet (see TCP/IP configuration on page 15), HP Embedded Web Server (see HP Embedded Web Server (V. 45.xx.nn.xx) on page 63), or the network management applications. For firmware upgrades, see Firmware upgrades on page 5.

Supported network protocols

The following table lists the supported network protocols and network printing environments that use those protocols.

Table 1-2Supported network protocols

Supported Network

Network Printing Environments1

Product Support

Protocols

 

 

 

 

 

TCP/IPv4

Microsoft Windows XP (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server

J8024A (695nw) and J8025A

 

2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012,

(640n)

 

Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

 

 

Microsoft Terminal Server and Citrix MetaFrame

 

 

environments2

 

 

Novell NetWare2 5, 6.x

 

 

UNIX and Linux, including: Hewlett-Packard HP-UX, Sun

 

 

Microsystems Solaris (SPARCsystems only), IBM AIX2,

 

 

HP MPE-iX2, RedHat Linux2, SuSE Linux2

 

 

Line printing daemon (LPR/LPD) RFC-1179 compliant

 

 

systems2

 

 

Internet printing protocol (IPP)

 

 

File transfer protocol (FTP) printing

 

 

 

 

TCP/IPv6

Microsoft Windows XP (32- and 64-bit). Windows Server

J8024A (695n) and J8025A

 

2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012,

(640n)

 

Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8. (Requires HP IPv6/

 

 

IPv4 port monitor software running on the system.)

 

 

LPR/LPD RFC 1179 compliant systems with IPv6 client

 

 

support

 

 

IPP systems with IPv6 client support

 

 

FTP printing

 

 

 

 

IPX/SPX and compatible

Novell NetWare2

J8024A (695n) and J8025A

 

(Direct Mode printing) Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit only)

(640n)

 

 

 

 

 

AppleTalk

Apple Mac OS

J8024A (695n) and J8025A

(EtherTalk only)

 

(640n)

 

 

 

 

 

DLC/LLC

DLC/LLC protocols are provided for legacy systems that

J8024A (695n) and J8025A

 

might require support2

(640n)

1For additional network systems and versions, see the current HP Jetdirect product data sheets. For operation with other network environments, consult your system vendor or authorized HP dealer.

2For software documentation and support, contact your network system vendor.

2 Chapter 1 Introducing the HP Jetdirect print server

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