Table B.1 HP Jetdirect Control Panel Menu (1 of 7)

Menu Item

Options

Description of settings

 

 

 

TCP/IP

ENABLE

ON: Enable the TCP/IP protocol

 

 

OFF: Disable the TCP/IP protocol

 

 

 

 

HOST NAME

An alphanumeric string, up to 32 characters,

 

 

used to identify the device. This name is

 

 

listed on the Jetdirect configuration page.

 

 

The default host name is NPIxxxxxx, where

 

 

xxxxxx is the last six digits of the LAN

 

 

hardware (MAC) address.

 

 

 

 

CONFIG METHOD

Specifies the method that TCP/IP

 

 

parameters will be configured on the

 

 

Jetdirect print server.

 

 

BOOTP: Use BootP (Bootstrap Protocol)

 

 

for automatic configuration from a BootP

 

 

server.

 

 

DHCP: Use DHCP (Dynamic Host

 

 

Configuration Protocol) for automatic

 

 

configuration from a DHCP server. If

 

 

selected and a DHCP lease exists, DHCP

 

 

RELEASE and DHCP RENEW menus

 

 

will be available to set DHCP lease

 

 

options.

 

 

AUTO IP: Use automatic link-local IP

 

 

addressing. An address in the form

 

 

169.254.x.x will be automatically

 

 

assigned.

 

 

MANUAL: Use the MANUAL SETTINGS

 

 

menu to configure TCP/IP parameters.

 

 

 

 

DHCP RELEASE

This menu appears if CONFIG METHOD

 

 

was set to DHCP and a DHCP lease for the

 

 

print server exists.

 

 

NO (default): The current DHCP lease is

 

 

saved.

 

 

YES: The current DHCP lease along with

 

 

the leased IP address are released.

 

 

 

 

DHCP RENEW

This menu appears if CONFIG METHOD

 

 

was set to DHCP and a DHCP lease for the

 

 

print server exists.

 

 

NO (default): The print server does not

 

 

request to renew the DHCP lease.

 

 

YES: The print server requests to renew

 

 

the current DHCP lease.

 

 

 

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HP J7949E manual Table B.1 HP Jetdirect Control Panel Menu 1, Menu Item Options Description of settings