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

Enabling the local settings
  1. From LMC, click the Device Groups tab.

  2. From the Device Groups section, select a device group.

  3. From the Tasks section, select SNMP, and then clear Use Global.

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

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

  6. Do either of the following:

    • Configure SNMP version 3.

      1. Select SNMP v3.

      2. Configure the SNMPv3 minimum authentication level.

      3. In the SNMPv3 Read/Write User field, type the read and write user name.

      4. In the SNMPv3 Read/Write Password field, type the read and write user name.

      5. In the SNMPv3 Read Only User field, type the read user name.

      6. In the SNMPv3 Read Only Password field, type the read password.

      7. Configure the following:

        • SNMPv3 Authentication Hash

        • SNMPv3 Privacy Algorithm

    • Configure SNMP versions 1 and 2.

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

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

      3. Clear SNMP v3.

  7. Click Apply.

Enabling the global settings

Do either of the following:

Configuring printer security

Note: Only authentication through password, PIN, LDAP, or LDAP+GSSAPI is supported. Make sure that the Basic Security template matches the authentication type and the password or PIN that are configured in Lexmark Management Console.
Enabling the local settings
  1. From Lexmark Management Console, click the Device Groups tab.

  2. From the Device Groups section, select a device group.

  3. From the Tasks section, select SNMP, and then clear Use Global.

  4. Select the authentication type for the printer.

  5. Type the authentication value for Password or PIN, or the LDAP setup name for LDAP or LDAP+GSSAPI.

    Note: Make sure that the LDAP setup name is configured when using an e-Task 5 printer.
  6. Click Apply.

Enabling the global settings

Do either of the following: