HP T2500 Control network protocols, Front-panel menu items, Enable or disable network protocols

Control network protocols

The printer can simultaneously support multiple network communication protocols. This allows network computers that may be using different protocols to communicate with the same printer.

Each protocol may require some configuration before the printer can communicate on the network. For some protocols, required parameters are automatically sensed and user-specified settings are not needed. However, for other protocols, there may be many parameters to configure.

Enable or disable network protocols

If a network protocol is enabled, the printer may actively transmit on the network even when there are no computers on the network that use the protocol. This may increase network traffic. To eliminate unnecessary traffic, you can disable unused protocols. Disabling unused protocols lets you:

●Reduce network traffic by eliminating broadcast messages from unused protocols

●Provide better control over who prints to the printer by eliminating users from other networks who might route print jobs to this printer

●Display protocol-specific error conditions for enabled protocols only

To disable unused protocols through the device’s control panel menu, see Front-panel menu items

on page 39. For other tools, such as system command access to the embedded Telnet server, see the HP Jetdirect Print Server Administrator’s Guide for your print server model.

Front-panel menu items

Menu item	Sub-menu item	Sub-menu item	Values and Description
TCP/IP	Host Name		An alphanumeric string, up to 32 characters, used to
			identify the device. This name is listed on the HP Jetdirect
			configuration page. The default host name is NPIxxxxxx,
			where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the LAN hardware
			(MAC) address.
	IPV4 Settings	Config Method	Specifies the method that TCP/IPv4 parameters will be
			configured on the HP Jetdirect print server.
			Bootp: Use BootP (Bootstrap Protocol) for automatic
			configuration from a BootP server.
			DHCP (default): Use DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
			Protocol) for automatic configuration from a DHCPv4
			server. If selected and a DHCP lease exists, DHCP Release
			and DHCP Renew menus are available to set DHCP lease
			options.
			Auto IP: Use automatic link-local IPv4 addressing. An
			address in the form 169.254.x.x is assigned
			automatically.
			Manual: Use the Manual Settings menu to configure TCP/
			IPv4 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 and the leased IP address
			are released.

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