Table 8-11 Novell/NetWare configuration information (continued)

Message

Description

 

 

NODE NAME

Queue Server Mode Print server name, which must match a valid print server on the

 

appropriate NetWare file server. The default name is NPIXXXXXX, where XXXXXX is the

 

last six digits of the LAN hardware (MAC) address.

 

Remote Printer Mode Network printer name. The default name is NPIXXXXXX.

 

 

NETWARE MODE

Mode used by the HP Jetdirect print server.

 

QUEUE SERVER Receives data directly from the queue.

 

REMOTE PRINTER Print server emulates a Novell NetWare remote printer. (The printer

 

number normally follows this parameter.)

 

If the printer is not configured, this field displays QUEUE SERVER.

 

 

NDS TREE NAME

Name of the Novell Directory Services (NDS) tree for this printer. NDS is a database of

 

objects on a NetWare network organized in a hierarchical tree structure.

 

Not Specified (or blank) NDS is disabled.

 

 

NDS CONTEXT

Fully qualified NDS name where the HP Jetdirect print server object resides in the NDS

 

tree. For example:

 

CN=lj_pserver.OU=support.OU=mycity.OU=mycompany

 

Not Specified (or blank) NDS is disabled.

 

 

ATTACHED SERVER

HP Jetdirect discovery method [NSQ] (Nearest Service Query) or [GSQ] (General

 

Service Query) and the name of the proxy file server used to locate the configured

 

bindery servers.

 

Not Specified (or blank) A NetWare server is not configured.

 

 

SAP INTERVAL

Time interval in seconds that the print server waits between SAP broadcasts on the

 

network. The default is 60 seconds.

 

 

AppleTalk protocol information

Information in this section of the HP Jetdirect configuration page (Ethernet only) is described in Table 8-12 AppleTalk configuration information on page 149. For error messages, see Table 8-14 Error messages on page 150.

Table 8-12 AppleTalk configuration information

Message

Description

 

 

STATUS

Current AppleTalk configuration status.

 

READY Print server is awaiting data.

 

DISABLED Manually disabled.

 

INITIALIZING Registering the node address or name. Additional status messages might

 

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.

 

 

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ew2500 802.11b/g Print Server specifications

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