Network/Ports menu

The menus in this section only appear in network printers or printers connected to print servers.

Active NIC menu

Use

To

Active NIC

Auto

[list of available network cards]

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • This menu item appears only when an optional network card is installed.

MS312 and MS317 network/ports menu

Standard Network or Network [x] menu

Note: Only active ports appear in this menu. All inactive ports are omitted.

Use

To

PCL SmartSwitch

On

Off

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

Notes:

  • On is the factory default setting.
  • If PCL SmartSwitch is disabled, then the printer does not examine incoming data and it uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu.
PS SmartSwitch

On

Off

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

Notes:

  • On is the factory default setting.
  • If PS SmartSwitch is disabled, then the printer does not examine incoming data and it uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu.
NPA Mode

Off

Auto

Set the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol.

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • Changing this setting from the control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is then updated.
Network Buffer

Disabled

Auto

3KB to [maximum size allowed]

Set the size of the network input buffer.

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • The value can be changed in 1-KB increments.
  • The maximum size allowed depends on the amount of memory in the printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether Resource Save is set to On or Off.
  • To increase the maximum size range for the Network Buffer, disable or reduce the size of the parallel, serial, and USB buffers.
  • Changing this setting from the control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is then updated.
Mac Binary PS

On

Off

Auto

Set the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • Off filters print jobs using the standard protocol.
  • On processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.
Standard Network Setup OR Network [x] Setup

Reports

Network Card

TCP/IP

IPv6

Wireless

AppleTalk

Display and set the printer network settings.

Note: The Wireless menu appears only when the printer is connected to a wireless network.


Reports menu

To access the menu, navigate to either of the following:

Use

To

Print Setup Page

Print a report containing information about the network printer settings, such as the TCP/IP address.


Wireless menu

Note: This menu is available only in printers connected to a wireless network or printer models that have a wireless network adapter.

To access the menu, navigate to any of the following:

Use

To

Network Mode

Infrastructure

Ad hoc

Specify the network mode.

Notes:

  • Ad hoc is the factory default setting. This configures wireless connection directly between the printer and a computer.
  • Infrastructure lets the printer access a network using an access point.
Compatibility

802.11b/g

802.11b/g/n

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.


MS315, MS415, and MS417 network/ports menus

Standard Network or Network [x] menus

Note: Only active ports appear in this menu.

Use

To

Energy Efficient Ethernet

Enable

Disable

Set the printer Ethernet connection to a energy-saving mode.

Note: Enable is the factory default setting.

PCL SmartSwitch

On

Off

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

Notes:

  • On is the factory default setting.
  • When Off is used, the printer does not examine incoming data. The printer uses PostScript emulation if PS SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.
PS SmartSwitch

On

Off

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

Notes:

  • On is the factory default setting.
  • When Off is used, the printer does not examine incoming data. The printer uses PCL emulation if PCL SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.
NPA Mode

Off

Auto

Set the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol.

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • Changing this setting from the control panel, and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is then updated.
Network Buffer

Auto

3KB to [maximum size allowed]

Set the size of the network input buffer.

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • The value can be changed in 1-KB increments.
  • The maximum size allowed depends on the amount of memory in the printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether Resource Save is set to On or Off.
  • To increase the maximum size range for the Network Buffer, disable or reduce the size of the parallel, serial, and USB buffers.
  • Changing this setting from the control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is then updated.
Mac Binary PS

On

Off

Auto

Set the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • Off filters print jobs using the standard protocol.
  • On processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.
Standard Network Setup OR Network [x] Setup

Reports

Network Card

TCP/IP

IPv6

Wireless

AppleTalk

Display and set the printer network settings.

Note: The Wireless menu appears only when the printer is connected to a wireless network.


Reports menu

Use

To

Print Setup Page

Print a report containing information about the network printer settings, such as the TCP/IP address.


Wireless menu

Note: This menu is available only in printer models connected to a wireless network.

Use

To

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)

Start Push Button Method

Start PIN Method

Establish a wireless network and enable network security.

Notes:

  • Start Push Button Method connects the printer to a wireless network by pressing buttons on both the printer and the access point (wireless router) within a given period of time.
  • Start PIN Method connects the printer to a wireless network by using a PIN on the printer and entering it into the wireless settings of the access point.
Enable/Disable WPS Auto-detection

Enable

Disable

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

Infrastructure

Ad hoc

Specify the network mode.

Notes:

  • Ad hoc is the factory default setting. This configures wireless connection directly between the printer and a computer.
  • Infrastructure lets the printer access a network using an access point.
Compatibility

802.11b/g

802.11 b/g/n

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.


Network Card menu

Use

To

View Card Status

Connected

Disconnected

View the connection status of the network card.

View Card Speed

View the speed of an active network card.

Network Address

UAA

LAA

View the network addresses.

Job Timeout

0–255 seconds

Set the amount of time it takes for a network print job to be canceled.

Notes:

  • 90 seconds is the factory default setting.
  • A setting value of 0 disables the timeout.
  • If a value of 1–9 is selected, then the setting is saved as 10.
Banner Page

Off

On

Enable banner pages.

Note: Off is the factory default setting


TCP/IP menu

Note: This menu is available only in network printers or printers connected to print servers.

Use

To

Set Hostname

Set the host name.

Notes:

  • This setting can be changed only from the Embedded Web Server.
  • The host name can be up to 15 characters and can be a US-ASCII or alphanumeric character, or hyphen.
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

On

Off

Specify the DHCP address and parameter assignment.

Note: On is the factory default setting.

Enable AutoIP

Yes

No

Specify the Zero Configuration Networking setting.

Note: Yes is the factory default setting.

Enable FTP/TFTP

Yes

No

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

Yes

No

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

Yes

No

View or change the current DDNS setting.

Note: Yes is the factory default setting.

Enable mDNS

Yes

No

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

Yes

No

View or change the current HTTPS setting.

Note: Yes is the factory default setting.


IPv6 menu

To access the menu, navigate to any of the following:

Note: This menu is available only in network printers or printers connected to print servers.

Use

To

Enable IPv6

On

Off

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

On

Off

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

On

Off

Enable DHCPv6 in the printer.

Note: On is the factory default setting.


Standard USB menu

Use

To

PCL SmartSwitch

On

Off

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:

  • On is the factory default setting.
  • When set to Off, the printer does not examine incoming data. The printer uses PostScript emulation if the PS SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if the PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.
PS SmartSwitch

On

Off

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:

  • On is the factory default setting.
  • When set to Off, the printer does not examine incoming data. The printer uses PCL emulation if the PCL SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if the PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.
NPA Mode

On

Off

Auto

Set the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol.

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting. Auto sets the printer to examine data, determine the format, and then process it appropriately.
  • The printer automatically restarts when changing the setting from the printer control panel. The menu selection is then updated.
USB Buffer

Disabled

Auto

3K to [maximum size allowed]

Set the size of the USB input buffer.

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • Disabled turns off job buffering.
  • The USB buffer size value can be changed in 1-KB increments.
  • The maximum size allowed depends on the amount of memory in the printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether Resource Save is set to On or Off.
  • To increase the maximum size range for USB Buffer, disable or reduce the size of the parallel, serial, and network buffers.
  • The printer automatically restarts when the setting is changed from the printer control panel. The menu selection is then updated.
Mac Binary PS

On

Off

Auto

Set the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • On processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.
  • Off filters print jobs using the standard protocol.
ENA Address

yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

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

yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

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

yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

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.


Standard Parallel menu

Use

To

PCL SmartSwitch

On

Off

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:

  • On is the factory default setting.
  • When set to Off, the printer does not examine incoming data. The printer uses PostScript emulation if PS SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.
PS SmartSwitch

On

Off

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:

  • On is the factory default setting.
  • When set to Off, the printer does not examine incoming data. The printer uses PCL emulation if PCL SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.
NPA Mode

On

Off

Auto

Set the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol.

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • Changing this setting from the control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is then updated.
Parallel Buffer

Disabled

Auto

3K to [maximum size allowed]

Set the size of the parallel input buffer.

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • Disabled turns off job buffering. Any print jobs already buffered on the printer hard disk are printed before normal processing resumes.
  • The parallel buffer size setting can be changed in 1-KB increments.
  • The maximum size allowed depends on the amount of memory in the printer, the size of the other link buffers, and whether Resource Save is set to On or Off.
  • To increase the maximum size range for the Parallel Buffer, disable or reduce the size of the USB, serial, and network buffers.
  • Changing this setting from the control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is then updated.
Advanced Status

On

Off

Enable bidirectional communication through the parallel port.

Notes:

  • On is the factory default setting.
  • Off disables parallel port negotiation.
Protocol

Standard

Fastbytes

Specify the parallel port protocol.

Notes:

  • Fastbytes is the factory default setting. It provides compatibility with most existing parallel ports and is the recommended setting.
  • Standard tries to resolve parallel port communication problems.
Honor Init

On

Off

Determine if the printer honors printer hardware initialization requests from the computer.

Notes:

  • Off is the factory default setting.
  • The computer requests initialization by activating the Init signal from the parallel port. Many personal computers activate the Init signal each time the computer is turned on.
Parallel Mode 2

On

Off

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

On

Off

Auto

Set the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • Off filters print jobs using the standard protocol.
  • On processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.
ENA Address

yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

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

yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

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

yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

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.


AppleTalk menu

To access the menu, navigate to either of the following:

Use

To

Activate

Yes

No

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

[list of zones available on the network]

Provide a list of AppleTalk zones available on the network.

Note: The default zone for the network is the factory default setting.


SMTP Setup menu

Use

To

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

5–30

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

Disabled

Negotiate

Required

Set the printer to use SSL for increased security when connecting to the SMTP server.

Notes:

  • Disabled is the factory default setting.
  • When the Negotiate setting is used, the SMTP server determines if SSL will be used.
SMTP Server Authentication

No authentication required

Login/Plain

CRAM-MD5

Digest-MD5

NTLM

Kerberos 5

Specify the type of user authentication required for printing privileges.

Note: “No authentication required” is the factory default setting.

Device-Initiated E-mail

None

Use Device SMTP Credentials

Specify what credentials will be used when communicating to the SMTP server. Some SMTP servers require credentials to send an e-mail.

Notes:

  • None is the factory default setting for Device-Initiated E-mail.
  • Device Userid and Device Password are used to log in to the SMTP server when Use Device SMTP Credentials is selected.
Device Userid
Device Password