Network/Ports

Network Overview

Menu item

Description

Active Adapter

Auto*

Standard Network

Wireless

Specify the type of the network connection.

Note:  Wireless is available only in printers connected to a wireless network.

Network Status

Show the connectivity status of the printer network.

Display Network Status on Printer

Off

On*

Show the network status on the display.

Speed, Duplex

Show the speed of the currently active network card.

IPv4

Show the IPv4 address.

All IPv6 Addresses

Show all IPv6 addresses.

Reset Print Server

Reset all active network connections to the printer.

Note:  This setting removes all network configuration settings.

Network Job Timeout

Off

On* (90 seconds)

Set the time before the printer cancels a network print job.

Banner Page

Off*

On

Print a banner page.

Scan to PC Port Range

Specify a valid port range for printers that are behind a port blocking firewall.

Enable Network Connections

Off

On*

Enable the printer to connect to a network.

Enable LLDP

Off*

On

Enable Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) in the printer.


Wireless

Note:  This menu is available only in printers connected to a Wi-Fi network or printers that have a wireless network adapter.

Menu item

Description

Setup Using Mobile App

Configure the wireless connection using Lexmark Mobile Assistant.

Setup On Printer Panel

Choose Network

Add Wi-Fi Network

Network Name

Network Mode (Infrastructure*)

Wireless Security Mode (Disabled*)

Configure the wireless connection using the control panel.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

Start Push Button Method

Start PIN Method

Establish a Wi-Fi network and enable network security.

Enable Wi-Fi Direct

On

Off*

Enable Wi-Fi Direct-capable devices to connect to the printer.

Compatibility

802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz)

802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz)*

802.11a/n/ac (5GHz)

Specify the standard for the Wi-Fi network.

Wireless Security Mode

Disabled*

WEP

WPA2/WPA-Personal

WPA2-Personal

802.1x - RADIUS

Set the security mode for connecting the printer to Wi-Fi devices.

IPv4

Enable DHCP (On*)

Set Static IP Address

Configure the IPv4 settings.

IPv6

Enable IPv6 (On*)

Enable DHCPv6 (Off*)

Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (On*)

DNS Server Address

Manually Assigned IPv6 Address

Manually Assigned IPv6 Router

Address Prefix (64*)

All IPv6 Addresses

All IPv6 Router Addresses

Configure the IPv6 settings.

Network Address

Specify the network address.

PCL SmartSwitch

Off

On*

Set the printer to switch automatically to PCL emulation when a print job requires it, regardless of the default printer language.

Note:  When this setting is disabled, the printer does not examine incoming data and uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu.

PS SmartSwitch

Off

On*

Set the printer to switch automatically to PostScript emulation when a print job requires it, regardless of the default printer language.

Note:  When this setting is disabled, the printer does not examine incoming data and uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu.

Job Buffering

Off*

On

Temporarily store print jobs on the hard disk before printing.

Note:  This menu item appears only when a hard disk is installed.

Mac Binary PS

Auto*

On

Off

Set the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.

Notes:

  • On processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.
  • Off filters print jobs using the standard protocol.

Ethernet

Menu item

Description

Network Speed

Show the speed of the active network adapter.

IPv4

Enable DHCP (On*)

Set Static IP Address

Configure the IPv4 settings.

IPv6

Enable IPv6 (On*)

Enable DHCPv6 (Off*)

Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (On*)

DNS Server Address

Manually Assigned IPv6 Address

Manually Assigned IPv6 Router

Address Prefix (64*)

All IPv6 Addresses

All IPv6 Router Addresses

Configure the IPv6 settings.

Network Address

UAA

LAA

Specify the network address.

PCL SmartSwitch

Off

On*

Set the printer to switch automatically to PCL emulation when a print job requires it, regardless of the default printer language.

Note:  When this setting is disabled, the printer does not examine incoming data and uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu.

PS SmartSwitch

Off

On*

Set the printer to switch automatically to PostScript emulation when a print job requires it, regardless of the default printer language.

Note:  When this setting is disabled, the printer does not examine incoming data and uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu.

Job Buffering

Off*

On

Temporarily store jobs on the hard disk before printing.

Note:  This menu item appears only when a hard disk is installed.

Mac Binary PS

Auto*

On

Off

Set the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.

Notes:

  • Auto processes print jobs from computers using either Windows or Macintosh operating systems.
  • Off filters PostScript print jobs using the standard protocol.
Energy Efficient Ethernet

On

Off

Auto*

Reduce power consumption when the printer does not receive data from the Ethernet network.


TCP/IP

Note:  This menu appears only in network printers or printers attached to print servers.

Menu item

Description

Set Hostname

Set the current TCP/IP host name.

Domain Name

Set the domain name.

Allow DHCP/BOOTP to update NTP server

On*

Off

Allow the DHCP and BOOTP clients to update the NTP settings of the printer.

Zero Configuration Name

Specify a service name for the zero configuration network.

Enable Auto IP

Off*

On

Assign an IP address automatically.

DNS Server Address

Specify the current Domain Name System (DNS) server address.

Backup DNS Address

Specify the backup DNS server addresses.

Backup DNS Address 2
Backup DNS Address 3
Domain Search Order

Specify a list of domain names to locate the printer and its resources that reside in different domains on the network.

Enable DDNS

Off*

On

Update the Dynamic DNS settings.

DDNS TTL

Specify the current DDNS settings.

Default TTL
DDNS Refresh Time
Enable mDNS

Off

On*

Update the multicast DNS settings.

WINS Server Address

Specify a server address for Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).

Enable BOOTP

Off*

On

Allow the BOOTP to assign a printer IP address.

Restricted Server List

Specify the IP addresses that are allowed to communicate with the printer over TCP/IP.

Notes:

  • Use a comma to separate each IP address.
  • You can add up to 50 IP addresses.
Restricted Server List Options

Block All Ports*

Block Printing Only

Block Printing and HTTP Only

Specify the access option for IP addresses that are not in the list.

MTU

256–1500 Ethernet (1500*)

Specify a maximum transmission unit (MTU) parameter for the TCP connections.

Raw Print Port

1–65535 (9100*)

Specify a raw port number for printers connected on a network.

Outbound Traffic Maximum Speed

Off*

On

Set the maximum transfer rate of the printer.

Note:  When enabled, the option for this setting is 100–1000000 Kilobits/second.

Enable TLSv1.0

Off

On*

Enable the TLSv1.0 protocol.

Enable TLSv1.1

Off

On*

Enable the TLSv1.1 protocol.

SSL Cipher List

Specify the cipher algorithms to use for the SSL or the TLS connections.


SNMP

Note:  This menu appears only in network printers or printers that are attached to print servers.

Menu item

Description

SNMP Versions 1 and 2c

Enabled

Off

On*

Allow SNMP Set

Off

On*

Enable PPM MIB

Off

On*

SNMP Community

Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) versions 1 and 2c to install print drivers and applications.

SNMP Version 3

Enabled

Off

On*

Set Read/Write Credentials

User Name

Password

Set Read-only Credentials

User Name

Password

Authentication Hash

MD5

SHA1*

Minimum Authentication Level

No Authentication, No Privacy

Authentication, No Privacy

Authentication, Privacy*

Privacy Algorithm

DES

AES-128*

Configure SNMP version 3 to install and update the printer security.


IPSec

Note:  This menu appears only in network printers or printers that are attached to print servers.

Menu item

Description

Enable IPSec

Off

On*

Enable Internet Protocol Security (IPSec).

Base Configuration

Default*

Compatibility

Secure

Set the IPSec base configuration.

DH (Diffie-Hellman) Group Proposal

modp2048 (14)*

modp3072 (15)

modp4096 (16)

modp6144 (17)

Set the IPSec base configuration.

Note:  This menu item appears only when Base Configuration is set to Compatibility.

Proposed Encryption Method

3DES

AES*

Set the encryption method.

Note:  This menu item appears only when Base Configuration is set to Compatibility.

Proposed Authentication Method

SHA1

SHA256*

SHA512

Set the authentication method.

Note:  This menu item appears only when Base Configuration is set to Compatibility.

IKE SA Lifetime (Hours)

1

2

4

8

24*

Specify the IKE SA expiry period.

Note:  This menu item appears only when Base Configuration is set to Secure.

IPSec SA Lifetime (Hours)

1

2

4

8*

24

Specify the IPSec SA expiry period.

Note:  This menu item appears only when Base Configuration is set to Secure.

IPSec Device Certificate

Specify an IPSec certificate.

Pre-Shared Key Authenticated Connections

Host [x]

Configure the authenticated connections of the printer.

Certificate Authenticated Connections

Host [x] Address[/subnet]


802.1x

Note:  This menu appears only in network printers or printers that are attached to print servers.

Menu item

Description

Active

Off*

On

Let the printer join networks that require authentication before allowing access.


LPD Configuration

Note:  This menu appears only in network printers or printers that are attached to print servers.

Menu item

Description

LPD Timeout

0–65535 seconds (90*)

Set the time-out value to stop the Line Printer Daemon (LPD) server from waiting indefinitely for hung or invalid print jobs.

LPD Banner Page

Off*

On

Print a banner page for all LPD print jobs.

Note:  A banner page is the first page of a print job used as a separator of print jobs and to identify the originator of the print job request.

LPD Trailer Page

Off*

On

Print a trailer page for all LPD print jobs.

Note:  A trailer page is the last page of a print job.

LPD Carriage Return Conversion

Off*

On

Enable carriage return conversion.

Note:  Carriage return is a mechanism that commands the printer to move the position of the cursor to the first position on the same line.


HTTP/FTP Settings

Menu item

Description

Enable HTTP Server

Off

On*

Access the Embedded Web Server to monitor and manage the printer.

Enable HTTPS

Off

On*

Enable Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) to encrypt data transferring to and from the print server.

Force HTTPS Connections

On

Off*

Force the printer to use HTTPS connections.

Enable FTP/TFTP

Off

On*

Send files using FTP/TFTP.

Local Domains

Specify domain names for HTTP and FTP servers.

HTTP Proxy IP Address

Configure the HTTP and FTP server settings.

FTP Proxy IP Address
HTTP Default IP Port
HTTPS Device Certificate
FTP Default IP Port
Timeout for HTTP/FTP Requests

1–299 (30*)

Specify the amount of time before the server connection stops.

Retries for HTTP/FTP Requests

1–299 (3*)

Set the number of retries to connect to the HTTP/FTP server.


ThinPrint

Menu item

Description

Enable ThinPrint

Off*

On

Print using ThinPrint.

Port Number

4000–4999 (4000*)

Set the port number for the ThinPrint server.

Bandwidth (bits/sec)

100–1000000 (0*)

Set the speed to transmit data in a ThinPrint environment.

Packet Size (kbytes)

0–64000 (0*)

Set the packet size for data transmission.


USB

Menu item

Description

PCL SmartSwitch

Off

On*

Set the printer to switch to PCL emulation when a print job received through a USB port requires it, regardless of the default printer language.

Note:  When this setting is disabled, the printer does not examine incoming data and uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu.

PS SmartSwitch

Off

On*

Set the printer to switch to PostScript emulation when a print job received through a USB port requires it, regardless of the default printer language.

Note:  When this setting is disabled, the printer does not examine incoming data and uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu.

Job Buffering

Off*

On

Temporarily store jobs on the hard disk before printing.

Note:  This menu item appears only when a hard disk is installed.

Mac Binary PS

Auto*

On

Off

Set the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.

Notes:

  • Auto processes print jobs from computers using either Windows or Macintosh operating systems.
  • Off filters PostScript print jobs using the standard protocol.
Enable USB Port

Off

On*

Enable the front USB drive port.


Restrict external network access

Menu item

Description

Restrict external network access

Off*

On

Restrict access to network sites.

External network address

Specify the network addresses with restricted access.

E-mail address for notification

Specify an e-mail address to send a notification of logged events.

Ping frequency

1–300 (10*)

Specify the network query interval in seconds.

Subject

Specify the subject and message of the notification e-mail.

Message


Google Cloud Print

Menu item

Description

Registration

Register

Register the printer to the Google Cloud Print server.

Options

Enable Google Cloud Print

Off

On*

Print directly from your Google account.

Options

Enable Local Discovery

Off

On*

Allow the registered user and other users on the same subnet to send jobs to the printer locally.

Options

Enable SSL Peer Verification

Off

On*

Verify authenticity of the peer certificate to connect to your Google account.

Options

Always Print As Image

Off*

On

Set the printer to process PDF files as an image for faster printing.


Wi-Fi Direct

Note:  This menu appears only when a direct Wi-Fi network is the active network.

Menu item

Description

SSID

Specify the service set identifier (SSID) of the Wi-Fi network.

Preferred Channel Number

Auto

1–11 (6*)

Show the PSK on the Network Setup Page.

Set PSK

Set the preshared key (PSK) to authenticate and validate users on a Wi-Fi connection.

Show PSK on Setup Page

Off

On*

Show the PSK on the Network Setup Page.

Group Owner IP Address

Specify the IP address of the group owner.

Auto-Accept Push Button Requests

Off*

On

Accept requests to connect to the network automatically.

Note:  Accepting clients automatically is not secure.