TCP/IP Print Options

Table 3-2TFTP configuration file parameters (continued)

subnet-mask:

Identify the network and host portions of an IPv4 address in received messages. For example: subnet-mask

255.255.255.0

In the example, 255.255.255.0 is stored on the print server. To clear the subnet IP address and disable the mask, set the value to 0.0.0.0.

NOTE: If the HP Jetdirect print server is configured by DHCP and you manually change the subnet mask or the default gateway address, you should also change the print server's IP address. This releases the assigned DHCP address back to the DHCP IP address pool.

default-gw:

IP address of a default gateway used by the print server. For example: default-gw 192.168.40.1

In the example, 192.168.40.1 is the IP address of the default gateway.

Config Server

(Read only.) IP address of the server (such as a BOOTP or DHCP server) that last configured the IP address on the HP Jetdirect print server.

tftp-server:

(Read only.) IP address of the TFTP server that provided parameters to the HP Jetdirect print server.

tftp-filename:

(Read only.) Path and TFTP filename on the TFTP server. For example: hpnp/printer1.cfg

parm-file:

Path and file name whose contents are printed each time the print server is turned on. Enter up to 64 alphanumeric characters.

domain-name:

Domain name of the device, for example support.hp.com. Does not include the host name and is not the FQDN, such as printer1.support.hp.com.

pri-dns-svr: (or dns-srv:)

IP address of the DNS server.

sec-dns-svr:

IP address of a secondary DNS server to use if the primary DNS server is unavailable.

pri-wins-svr: (or pri-wins-srv:)

IP address of the primary Windows Internet naming service (WINS) server.

sec-wins-svr: (or sec-wins-srv:)

IP address of the secondary WINS) server.

IPv4 configuration

ew2500 802.11b/g Print Server specifications

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