Supported network protocols

The product supports the TCP/IP network protocol, the most widely used and accepted networking protocol. Many networking services utilize this protocol. For more information, see TCP/IP

on page 88. The following table lists the supported networking services and protocols.

Table 6-1 Printing

Service name

Description

 

 

port9100 (Direct Mode)

Printing service

 

 

Line printer daemon (LPD)

Printing service

 

 

Table 6-2Network device discovery

Service name

Description

 

 

SLP (Service Location Protocol)

Device-discovery protocol, used to help find and configure

 

network devices. Used primarily by Microsoft-based programs.

 

 

Bonjour

Device-discovery protocol, used to help find and configure

 

network devices. Used primarily by Apple Macintosh-based

 

programs.

 

 

Table 6-3Messaging and management

Service name

Description

 

 

HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)

Allows Web browsers to communicate with embedded Web

 

server.

 

 

EWS (embedded Web server)

Allows a user to manage the product through a Web browser.

 

 

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

Used by network applications for product management. SNMP

 

v1 and standard MIB-II (Management Information Base)

 

objects are supported.

 

 

Table 6-4IP addressing

Service name

Description

 

 

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

For automatic IP address assignment. The DHCP server

 

provides the product with an IP address. Generally, no user

 

intervention is required for the product to obtain an IP address

 

from a DHCP server.

 

 

BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol)

For automatic IP address assignment. The BOOTP server

 

provides the product with an IP address. Requires the

 

administrator to input a product's MAC hardware address on

 

the BOOTP server for the product to obtain an IP address from

 

that server.

 

 

Auto IP

For automatic IP address assignment. If neither a DHCP

 

server nor a BOOTP server is present, the product uses this

 

service to generate a unique IP address.

 

 

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