Printronix P5000LJ user manual Embedded NIC Web, Overview

6 Embedded NIC Web Page

Overview

The NIC comes with an extremely powerful printer management tool that allows you to monitor, configure, and manage both the printer and its print job. The NIC comes with an embedded web server that allows System Administrators and users access to its printer management capabilities from a standard web browser.

The NIC printer’s IP address is used as a URL, similar to the URL of an Internet web page. When a web browser is activiated and the printer’s IP address is entered, the printer’s embedded web server displays its home page, with links to the printer’s status and configuration settings.

All of the NIC’s configuration settings are protected by a password so unauthorized users cannot make changes. When you try to open any of the NIC’s configuration pages, you are asked for your user name and password. At the prompt, enter root (unless you have another user configured with root privileges) followed by the associated password. If there is no password, press ENTER. For more information on setting passwords, refer to “NIC Security” on page 259.

When you configure settings on the NIC and press the SUBMIT button on the related form, re-power the NIC to ensure the latest settings are in use. To reset the NIC, select System Form from the Configuration Menu and click the REBOOT button.

The embedded NIC Web server gives you the ability to configure the network adapter, monitor printer status, and to manage print jobs. The NIC Web Page structure is divided into several menus as shown in Figure 14.

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