HP Web Jetadmin Software manual Job Timeout, Locally Administered Address, Link Setting

Job Timeout

This value represents (in seconds) the maximum time of inactivity which must elapse before the print server card switches from the current network protocol to another when a normal end of job is not detected. For external HP Jetdirect print servers, allowable values are zero, and also within the range 30 to 3600 seconds. For internal HP Jetdirect print servers, allowable values are zero, and also within the range 30 to 127 seconds.

NOTE: If the timeout value is set at zero, the print server will never time out (it will always stay in the current network protocol being used).

To specify a new job timeout, enter the timeout in seconds in the text field.

Locally Administered Address

Locally administered addresses are only supported in Token Ring HP Jetdirect print servers. The network device manufacturer originally sets the media access control (MAC) address in the device read-only memory. You can change the MAC address for most Token Ring network devices. This option lets you specify the MAC address on the Token Ring HP Jetdirect print server. Some Token Ring environments use the Locally Administered Address feature. While it is not a requirement that you change the MAC address, the Locally Administered Address feature might be implemented in some Token Ring environments. Some administrators find it easier to manage devices if the MAC address for all of the devices of the same type start with specific characters. For example, starting all HP devices with 003.

CAUTION: To prevent potential problems, make sure that the address you assign is not already in use.

NOTE: While the Novell protocol environment on the HP Jetdirect print server can restart and begin printing again after you assign locally administered addresses, you must reconfigure the other protocol environments to acknowledge the new address. This includes the Linux and Microsoft host software.

NOTE: You can only apply this configuration option to a single device. You cannot use this configuration option to configure multiple devices at one time or include this configuration option in a template.

To assign or change the locally administered address, type the address in the text box.

Link Setting

Use this option to specify the link speed (10 or 100 Mbps) and the communication mode (full- or half-duplex) that the device should use when connecting to your 10/100Base-TX network each time it is powered on. To communicate on your network, the device link speed and communication mode must match the operation of your network. If the device setting is AUTO, the device will attempt to autonegotiate its link settings with the network each time it is powered on. If the device successfully links to the network, you can then use this feature to explicitly configure the required link setting on the device. When the device is powered on again, the configured setting will be used directly. However, if the device fails to link using AUTO, then the link settings on the device will default to 100 Mbps and half-duplex mode. Communications with the device over the network may, or may not, be possible. The link setting options:

●AUTO: Link settings are automatically negotiated.

●10TXFULL: The link is set to 10 Mbps, full-duplex operation.

●10TXHALF: The link is set to 10 Mbps, half-duplex operation.

●100TXFULL: The link is set to 100 Mbps, full-duplex operation.

●100TXHALF: The link is set to 100 Mbps, half-duplex operation.

●1000TFULL: The link is set to 1000 Mbps full-duplex operation.

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