Configuring communications

Configuring the connection to an SMTP server

  1. From LMC, click the Services tab.

  2. From the Services section, select Email.

  3. From the Tasks section, select Parameters.

  4. Type the e-mail server host name or IP address.

  5. Type the user name and password used to log in to your SMTP server.

  6. Enter the e-mail server connection timeout in seconds. The default value is 60.

  7. Enter the e-mail server I/O timeout in seconds.

  8. Click Apply.

Configuring NPA device communication

To improve reliability during device discovery, configure the timeout periods between communication retries.

  1. From LMC, click the Services tab.

  2. From the Services section, select NPA.

  3. From the Tasks section, select Parameters.

  4. In the NPANT Timeout field, enter a timeout period in milliseconds for each retry in sequence, separating each by a space. The default values are 1000 and 5000.

  5. In the Unsecure Port field, enter the port number used for NPA on your network. The default value is 9300.

  6. Click Apply.

Configuring SNMP for discovering devices

  1. From LMC, click the Services tab.

  2. From the Services section, select SNMP.

  3. From the Tasks section, select Parameters.

  4. In the Write Community Name field, type the write community string for printers on your network.

  5. In the Read Community Name field, type the read community string for printers on your network.

  6. In the Port field, enter the port number used for SNMP on your network. The default value is 161.

  7. In the Timeouts/Retries field, enter a timeout period in milliseconds for each retry in sequence, separating each by a space.

  8. Click Apply.

Configuring device security

Note: Only authentication through password or PIN is supported. Make sure that the Basic Security template matches the authentication type and the password or PIN that are configured in LMC. This configuration enables communication with Basic Security template–enabled devices.
  1. From LMC, click the Services tab.

  2. From the Services section, select DeviceSecurity.

  3. From the Tasks section, select Parameters.

  4. Select the authentication type for the device, and then type the password or PIN.

  5. Click Apply.