Table C-1HP Jetdirect EIO Menu on Graphical Control Panel (continued)

Menu item

Sub-menu item

Sub-menu item

Values and Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

RTT Average

Average RTT, from 0 to 4096 milliseconds, for packet

 

 

 

transmission and response.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ping in Progress

Yes a test is in progress. No a test completed or is not

 

 

 

running.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refresh

Update the ping test data with current results.

 

 

 

Yes: Update the data.

 

 

 

No: Maintain the existing data. (Automatically

 

 

 

refreshes when the menu times out or you manually

 

 

 

return to the main menu.)

 

 

 

 

Link Speed

 

 

Set the print server's link speed. The available settings

 

 

 

depend on the device and installed print server. Select

 

 

 

one of the following modes:

 

 

 

Auto (default): Use auto-negotiation to configure the

 

 

 

highest link speed and communication mode allowed.

 

 

 

If auto-negotiation fails, either 100TX HALF or 10TX

 

 

 

HALF is set depending on the detected link speed of

 

 

 

the hub/switch port. (A 1000T half-duplex selection is

 

 

 

not supported.)

 

 

 

10T Half: 10 Mbps, half-duplex operation.

 

 

 

10T Full: 10 Mbps, full-duplex operation.

 

 

 

100TX Half: 100 Mbps, half-duplex operation.

 

 

 

100TX Full: 100 Mbps, full-duplex operation.

 

 

 

100TX Auto: Limits auto-negotiation to a maximum link

 

 

 

speed of 100 Mbps on 1000T networks.

 

 

 

1000TX Full: 1000 Mbps, full-duplex operation.

 

 

 

CAUTION: Changing the link setting can cause the

 

 

 

loss of network communication with the print server.

 

 

 

 

Print Protocols

 

 

Print a page that lists the configuration of the following

 

 

 

protocols: IPX/SPX, Novell NetWare, AppleTalk,

 

 

 

DLC/LLC.

 

 

 

 

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ew2500 802.11b/g Print Server specifications

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