Manage Services

Items on the Manage Services page are described in the following table.

1.Select one or more services for your service template. To select a listed service, click the check box for the service.

2.To create and add a custom service to the list, click Manage Custom Services.

3.After the desired services are selected, click OK.

Table 5-5Manage Services page

Item

Description

 

 

Custom Services

List of user-defined custom services.

 

 

Common Printer/MFP Services

List of common printer/MFP services supported by the print server.

 

 

Manage Custom Services

Click to create and manage user-defined services.

 

 

Manage Custom Services

Use this page to add or remove custom services to the Manage Services page. To add a custom service, use the following steps:

1.Enter a name for the custom service.

2.Specify the Protocol, Service Type, and Service Port or ICMP Message Type for this custom service.

3.Click Add to add the service to the Configured Custom Services list.

4.Click OK to save your changes. Or, click Cancel to discard your changes.

Table 5-6Manage Custom Services page

Item

Description

 

 

Name

Name for the custom service.

 

NOTE: The custom service name must be unique.

 

 

Protocol

Protocol for this custom service. The default protocol is TCP. Other selections include

 

UDP, ICMPv4/v6, and IGMPv2.

 

For TCP or UDP, specify the local Printer/MFP ports and remote host ports for the

 

service.

 

For ICMPv4 or ICMPv6, specify an ICMP message type for the service. ICMP

 

message types are based on standards and are well known.

 

For IGMPv2, local/remote ports or ICMP message types are not configured. All

 

IGMP messages types are assumed.

 

 

Service Type

Service type:

 

Printer/MFP Service (default): Local service on the HP Jetdirect print server or

 

device.

 

Remote Service: Service on a remote host.

 

 

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ew2500 802.11b/g Print Server specifications

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