Embedded Jetdirect submenu

Item

Options

Values

Explanation

TCP/IPENABLE

HOST NAME

CONFIG

METHOD

DHCP

RELEASE

DHCP RENEW

MANUAL

SETTINGS

ON

OFF

BOOTP

DHCP

AUTO IP

MANUAL

NO (default)

YES

IP ADDRESS

SUBNET

MASK

SYSLOG

SERVER

DEFAULT

GATEWAY

IDLE

TIMEOUT

Enable the TCP/IP protocol.

Disable the TCP/IP protocol.

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.

Use BootP (Bootstrap Protocol) for automatic configuration from a BootP server.

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.

Use automatic link-local IP addressing. An address in the form 169.254.x.x will be automatically assigned.

Use the MANUAL SETTINGS menu to configure TCP/IP parameters.

The current DHCP lease along with the leased IP address are released.

The print server does not request to renew the DHCP lease.

The print server requests to renew the current DHCP lease.

The unique IP address of the printer.

The subnet mask for the printer.

The IP address of the syslog server used to receive and log syslog messages.

The IP address of the gateway or router used for communications with other networks.

The time period, in seconds, after which an idle TCP print data connection is closed (default is 270 seconds).

176 Appendix B Control-panel menus

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