Table 8-7 TCP/IP configuration information (continued)

Message

Description

 

 

IPV4 DOMAIN NAME

DNS name of the IPv4 domain in which the HP Jetdirect print server resides (for

 

example, support.company.com). This is not the fully qualified DNS name (for

 

example, printer1.support.company.com) because the host printer name is not

 

included.

 

Not Specified Domain name not configured on the print server.

 

 

IPV6 DOMAIN NAME

DNS name of the IPv6 domain in which the HP Jetdirect print server resides (for

 

example, support.company.com). This is not the fully qualified DNS name (for

 

example, printer1.support.company.com) because the host printer name is not

 

included.

 

Not Specified Domain name not configured on the print server.

 

 

PRIMARY DNS SERVER

IPv4 address of the DNS server.

 

Not Specified Primary DNS server not configured on the print server.

 

 

SECONDARY DNS SERVER

IPv4 address of the DNS server.

 

Not Specified Secondary DNS server not configured on the print server.

 

 

DNS (IPV6)

IPv6 address of one or more DNS servers.

 

Not Specified IPv6 DNS server not configured on the print server.

 

 

WINS SERVER

IP address of the WINS server.

 

Not Specified WINS server's IP address not detected or configured.

 

 

IDLE TIMEOUT

Timeout value expressed in seconds after which the print server closes an idle TCP print

 

data connection. Values are integers between 0 and 3600. A value of zero turns off

 

the timeout mechanism. The default value is 270 seconds.

 

 

IPv4 section

Items displayed under the IPv4 section of the configuration page are discussed in the following table.

Table 8-8

IPv4 Section

 

 

Message

Description

 

 

STATUS

Current TCP/IPv4 status.

 

READY Print server is awaiting data over TCP/IP.

 

DISABLED TCP/IP is manually disabled.

 

INITIALIZING Print server is searching for the BOOTP server, or trying to get the

 

configuration file through TFTP. An additional status message can also be displayed.

 

An error code and message is displayed if the print server is not ready. For more

 

information, see Table 8-14 Error messages on page 150.

 

 

IP ADDRESS

IPv4 address assigned to the HP Jetdirect print server. This is a required entry for

 

operation of the print server on a TCP/IP network. During initialization, a temporary

 

value 0.0.0.0 is displayed. After two minutes, a default IP address 169.254/16 or

 

192.0.0.192 is assigned.

 

Not Specified IP address is not assigned or the value is zero.

 

 

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