The menus in this section only appear in network printers or printers connected to print servers.
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Active NIC
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Note: Only active ports appear in this menu. |
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Energy Efficient Ethernet
| Set the printer Ethernet connection to a energy-saving mode. Note: Enable is the factory default setting. |
PCL SmartSwitch
| Set the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job requires it, regardless of the default printer language. Notes:
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PS SmartSwitch
| Set the printer to automatically switch to PS emulation when a print job requires it, regardless of the default printer language. Notes:
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NPA Mode
| Set the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol. Notes:
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Network Buffer
| Set the size of the network input buffer. Notes:
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Mac Binary PS
| Set the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs. Notes:
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Standard Network Setup OR Network [x] Setup
| Display and set the printer network settings. Note: The Wireless menu appears only when the printer is connected to a wireless network. |
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Print Setup Page | Print a report containing information about the network printer settings, such as the TCP/IP address. |
Note: This menu is available only in printer models connected to a wireless network. |
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Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
| Establish a wireless network and enable network security. Notes:
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Enable/Disable WPS Auto-detection
| Automatically detect the connection method that an access point with WPS uses—Start Push Button Method or Start PIN Method. Note: Disable is the factory default setting. |
Network Mode
| Specify the network mode. Notes:
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Compatibility
| Specify the wireless standard for the wireless network. Note: The 802.11b/g/n is the factory default setting. |
Choose Network | Select an available network for the printer to use. |
View Signal Quality | View the quality of the wireless connection. |
View Security Mode | View the encryption method for the wireless network. |
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View Card Status
| View the connection status of the network card. |
View Card Speed | View the speed of an active network card. |
Network Address
| View the network addresses. |
Job Timeout0–255 seconds | Set the amount of time it takes for a network print job to be canceled. Notes:
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Banner Page
| Enable banner pages. Note: Off is the factory default setting |
Note: This menu is available only in network printers or printers connected to print servers. |
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Set Hostname | Set the host name. Notes:
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IP Address | View or change the current TCP/IP address. Note: Manually setting the IP address sets the Enable DHCP and Enable Auto IP settings to Off. It also sets Enable BOOTP and Enable RARP to Off on systems that support BOOTP and RARP. |
Netmask | View or change the current TCP/IP netmask. |
Gateway | View or change the current TCP/IP gateway. |
Enable DHCP
| Specify the DHCP address and parameter assignment. Note: On is the factory default setting. |
Enable AutoIP
| Specify the Zero Configuration Networking setting. Note: Yes is the factory default setting. |
Enable FTP/TFTP
| Enable the built-in FTP server, which lets you send files to the printer using File Transfer Protocol. Note: Yes is the factory default setting. |
Enable HTTP Server
| Enable the built-in Web server (Embedded Web Server). When enabled, the printer can be monitored and managed remotely using a Web browser. Note: Yes is the factory default setting. |
WINS Server Address | View or change the current WINS server address. |
Enable DDNS
| View or change the current DDNS setting. Note: Yes is the factory default setting. |
Enable mDNS
| View or change the current mDNS setting. Note: Yes is the factory default setting. |
DNS Server Address | View or change the current DNS server address. |
Backup DNS Server Address | View or change the backup DNS server addresses. |
Backup DNS Server Address 2 | |
Backup DNS Server Address 3 | |
Enable HTTPS
| View or change the current HTTPS setting. Note: Yes is the factory default setting. |
To access the menu, navigate to any of the following:
Network/Ports > Standard Network > Standard Network Setup > IPv6
Network/Ports > Network [x] > Network [x] Setup > IPv6
Note: This menu is available only in network printers or printers connected to print servers. |
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* These settings can be changed only from the Embedded Web Server. | |
Enable IPv6
| Enable Internet Protocol Version Six (IPv6) in the printer. IPv6 uses bigger numbers to create IP addresses. Note: On is the factory default setting. |
Auto Configuration
| Specify whether or not the network adapter accepts the automatic IPv6 address configuration entries provided by a router. Note: On is the factory default setting. |
Set Hostname* | Set the host name. Note: The host name is limited to 15 characters, and accepts US-ASCII, alphanumeric characters and hyphen only. |
View Address* | View the current IPv6 addresses. |
View Router Address* | View the current router address. |
Enable DHCPv6
| Enable DHCPv6 in the printer. Note: On is the factory default setting. |
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PCL SmartSwitch
| Set the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job received through a USB port requires it, regardless of the default printer language. Notes:
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PS SmartSwitch
| Set the printer to automatically switch to PS emulation when a print job received through a USB port requires it, regardless of the default printer language. Notes:
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NPA Mode
| Set the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol. Notes:
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USB Buffer
| Set the size of the USB input buffer. Notes:
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Mac Binary PS
| Set the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs. Notes:
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ENA Address
| Set the network address information for an external print server. Note: This menu is available only when the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port. |
ENA Netmask
| Set the netmask information for an external print server. Note: This menu is available only when the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port. |
ENA Gateway
| Set the gateway information for an external print server. Note: This menu is available only when the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port. |
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PCL SmartSwitch
| Set the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job received through a serial port requires it, regardless of the default printer language. Notes:
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PS SmartSwitch
| Set the printer to automatically switch to PS emulation when a print job received through a serial port requires it, regardless of the default printer language. Notes:
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NPA Mode
| Set the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol. Notes:
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Parallel Buffer
| Set the size of the parallel input buffer. Notes:
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Advanced Status
| Enable bidirectional communication through the parallel port. Notes:
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Protocol
| Specify the parallel port protocol. Notes:
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Honor Init
| Determine if the printer honors printer hardware initialization requests from the computer. Notes:
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Parallel Mode 2
| Determine if the parallel port data is sampled on the leading or trailing edge of a strobe. Note: On is the factory default setting. |
Mac Binary PS
| Set the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs. Notes:
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ENA Address
| Set the network address information for an external print server. Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port. |
ENA Netmask
| Set the netmask information for an external print server. Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port. |
ENA Gateway
| Set the gateway information for an external print server. Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port. |
To access the menu, navigate to either of the following:
Network/Ports > Standard Network > Standard Network Setup > AppleTalk
Network/Ports > Network [x] > Network [x] Setup > AppleTalk
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Activate
| Enable or disable AppleTalk support. Note: No is the factory default setting. |
View Name | Show the assigned AppleTalk name. Note: The AppleTalk name can be changed only from the Embedded Web Server. |
View Address | Show the assigned AppleTalk address. Note: The AppleTalk address can be changed only from the Embedded Web Server. |
Set Zone
| Provide a list of AppleTalk zones available on the network. Note: The default zone for the network is the factory default setting. |
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Primary SMTP Gateway | Specify SMTP server gateway and port information. Note: 25 is the default SMTP gateway port. |
Primary SMTP Gateway Port | |
Secondary SMTP Gateway | |
Secondary SMTP Gateway Port | |
SMTP Timeout
| Specify the amount of time in seconds before the server stops trying to send an e-mail. Note: 30 seconds is the factory default setting. |
Reply Address | Specify a reply address of up to 128 characters in the e-mail sent by the printer. |
Use SSL
| Set the printer to use SSL for increased security when connecting to the SMTP server. Notes:
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SMTP Server Authentication
| Specify the type of user authentication required for printing privileges. Note: “No authentication required” is the factory default setting. |
Device-Initiated E-mail
| Specify what credentials will be used when communicating to the SMTP server. Some SMTP servers require credentials to send an e-mail. Notes:
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Device Userid | |
Device Password |