Network/Ports menu

Active NIC menu

Menu item

Description

Active NIC

Auto

<list of available network cards>

Notes:

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

Standard Network or Network <x> menus

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

Menu item

Description

PCL SmartSwitch

On

Off

Sets 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 the Off setting is used, the printer does not examine incoming data.
  • When the Off setting is used, 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

Sets 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 the Off setting is used, the printer does not examine incoming data.
  • When the Off setting is used, 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

Sets 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 printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.
Network Buffer

Auto

3K to <maximum size allowed>

Sets the size of the network input buffer

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • The value can be changed in 1-K 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 printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.
Job Buffering

Off

On

Auto

Temporarily stores jobs on the printer hard disk before printing. This menu only appears if a formatted disk is installed.

Notes:

  • Off is the factory default setting.
  • The On value buffers jobs on the printer hard disk. This menu selection appears only when a formatted disk is installed and is not defective.
  • The Auto setting buffers print jobs only if the printer is busy processing data from another input port.
  • Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.
Mac Binary PS

On

Off

Auto

Sets the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • The Off setting filters print jobs using the standard protocol.
  • The On setting processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.
Std Network Setup

Reports or Network Reports

Network Card

TCP/IP

IPv6

Wireless

AppleTalk

NetWare

LexLink

Net <x> Setup

Reports or Network Reports

Network Card

TCP/IP

IPv6

Wireless

AppleTalk

NetWare

LexLink

For descriptions and settings of the network setup menus, see the following:

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


Network Reports menu

This menu is available from the Network/Ports menu:

Network/Ports > Standard Network or Network <x> > Std Network Setup or Net <x> Setup > Reports or Network Reports

Menu item

Description

Print Setup Page
Print NetWare Setup Page

Prints a report containing information about the current network setup

Notes:

  • The Setup Page contains information about the network printer settings, such as the TCP/IP address.
  • The NetWare Setup Page menu item appears only on models that support NetWare and shows information about NetWare settings.

Network Card menu

This menu is available from the Network/Ports menu:

Network/Ports > Standard Network or Network <x> > Std Network Setup or Net <x> Setup > Network Card

Menu item

Description

View Card Status

Connected

Disconnected

Lets you view the connection status of the Network Card

View Card Speed

Lets you view the speed of a currently active network card

Network Address

UAA

LAA

Lets you view the network addresses

Job Timeout

0-225 seconds

Sets the amount of time in seconds that a network print job can take before it is 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

Allows the printer to print a banner page.

Note: Off is the factory default setting.


TCP/IP menu

Use the following menu items to view or set the TCP/IP information.

Note: This menu is available only for network models or printers attached to print servers.

This menu is available from the Network/Ports menu:

Network/Ports > Standard Network or Network <x> > Std Network Setup or Net <x> Setup > TCP/IP

Menu item

Description

Activate

On

Off

Activates TCP/IP

Note: On is the factory default setting.

View Hostname

Lets you view the current TCP/IP hostname

Note: This can be changed only from the Embedded Web Server.

IP Address

Lets you 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

Lets you view or change the current TCP/IP Netmask

Gateway

Lets you view or change the current TCP/IP Gateway

Enable DHCP

On

Off

Specifies the DHCP address and parameter assignment setting

Note: On is the factory default setting.

Enable RARP

On

Off

Specifies the RARP address assignment setting

Note: On is the factory default setting.

Enable BOOTP

On

Off

Specifies the BOOTP address assignment setting

Note: On is the factory default setting.

Enable Auto IP

Yes

No

Specifies the Zero Configuration Networking setting

Note: Yes is the factory default setting.

Enable FTP/TFTP

Yes

No

Enables the built-in FTP server, which allows you to send files to the printer using the File Transfer Protocol.

Note: Yes is the factory default setting.

Enable HTTP Server

Yes

No

Enables the built-in Web server (Embedded Web Server). When this is enabled, the printer can be monitored and managed remotely using a Web browser.

Note: Yes is the factory default setting.

WINS Server Address

Lets you view or change the current WINS Server Address

Enable DDNS

Yes

No

Lets you view or change the current DDNS setting

Note: Yes is the factory default setting.

Enable mDNS

Yes

No

Lets you view or change the current mDNS setting

Note: Yes is the factory default setting.

DNS Server Address

Lets you view or change the current DNS Server Address

Enable HTTPS

Yes

No

Lets you view or change the current HTTPS setting

Note: Yes is the factory default setting.


IPv6 menu

Use the following menu items to view or set the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) information.

Note: This menu is available only for network models or printers attached to print servers.

This menu is available from the Network/Ports menu:

Network/Ports > Standard Network or Network <x> > Std Network Setup or Net <x> Setup > IPv6

Menu item

Description

Enable IPv6

On

Off

Enables IPv6 in the printer

Note: On is the factory default setting.

Auto Configuration

On

Off

Specifies whether the network adapter accepts the automatic IPv6 address configuration entries provided by a router

Note: On is the factory default setting.

View Hostname
View Address
View Router Address

Lets you view the current setting

Note: These settings can be changed only from the Embedded Web Server.

Enable DHCPv6

On

Off

Enables DHCPv6 in the printer

Note: On is the factory default setting.


Wireless menu

Use the following menu items to view or configure the wireless internal print server settings.

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

This menu is available from the Network/Ports menu:

Network/Ports > Network <x> > Net <x> Setup > Wireless

Menu item

Description

Network Mode

Infrastructure

Ad hoc

Specifies the network mode

Notes:

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

802.11n

802.11b/g

802.11b/g/n

Specifies the wireless standard for the wireless network

Choose Network

<list of available networks>

Lets you select an available network for the printer to use

View Signal Quality

Lets you view the quality of the wireless connection

View Security Mode

Lets you view the encryption method for the wireless connection. “Disabled” indicates that the wireless network is not encrypted.


AppleTalk menu

This menu is available from the Network/Ports menu:

Network/Ports > Standard Network or Network <x> > Std Network Setup or Net <x> Setup > AppleTalk

Menu item

Description

Activate

Yes

No

Activates AppleTalk support

Note: Yes is the factory default setting.

View Name

Shows the assigned AppleTalk name

Note: The name can be changed only from the Embedded Web Server.

View Address

Shows the assigned AppleTalk address

Note: The address can be changed only from the Embedded Web Server.

Set Zone

<list of zones available on the network>

Provides a list of AppleTalk zones available on the network

Note: The default setting is the default zone for the network. If no default zone exists, the zone marked with an * is the default setting.


NetWare menu

This menu is available from the Network/Ports menu:

Network/Ports > Standard Network or Network <x> > Std Network Setup or Net <x> Setup > NetWare

Menu item

Description

Activate

Yes

No

Activates NetWare support

Note: No is the factory default setting.

View Login Name

Lets you view the assigned NetWare login name

Note: This can be changed only from the Embedded Web Server.

Print Mode

Lets you view the assigned NetWare print mode

Note: This can be changed only from the Embedded Web Server.

Network Number

Lets you view the assigned NetWare network number

Note: This can be changed only from the Embedded Web Server.

Select SAP Frames

Ethernet 802.2

Ethernet 802.3

Ethernet Type II

Ethernet SNAP

Enables the Ethernet frame type setting

Note: On is the factory default setting for all menu items.

Packet Burst

Yes

No

Reduces network traffic by allowing the transfer and acknowledgement of multiple data packets to and from the NetWare server

Note: Yes is the factory default setting.

NSQ/GSQ Mode

Yes

No

Specifies the NSQ/GSQ Mode setting

Note: Yes is the factory default setting.


LexLink menu

This menu is available from the Network/Ports menu:

Network/Ports > Standard Network or Network <x> > Std Network Setup or Net <x> Setup > LexLink menu

Menu item

Description

Activate

On

Off

Activates LexLink support

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

View Nickname

Lets you view the assigned LexLink nickname

Note: The LexLink nickname can be changed only from the Embedded Web Server.


Standard USB menus

Menu item

Description

PCL SmartSwitch

On

Off

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

On

Off

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

On

Off

Auto

Sets 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 printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.
USB Buffer

Disabled

Auto

3k to <maximum size allowed>

Sets the size of the USB input buffer

Notes:

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

Off

On

Auto

Temporarily stores jobs on the printer hard disk before printing

Notes:

  • Off is the factory default setting.
  • The On setting buffers jobs on the printer hard disk.
  • The Auto setting buffers print jobs only if the printer is busy processing data from another input port.
  • Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.
Mac Binary PS

On

Off

Auto

Sets the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs

Notes:

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

Sets the network address information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a USB cable

Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port.

ENA Netmask

Sets the netmask information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a USB cable

Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port.

ENA Gateway

Sets the gateway information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a USB cable

Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port.


Parallel <x> menu

Menu item

Description

PCL SmartSwitch

On

Off

Sets 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 the Off setting is used, the printer does not examine incoming data.
  • When the Off setting is used, 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

Sets 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 the Off setting is used, the printer does not examine incoming data.
  • When the Off setting is used, 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

Sets 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 printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.
Parallel Buffer

Disabled

Auto

3k to <maximum size allowed>

Sets the size of the parallel input buffer

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • The Disabled setting turns off job buffering. Any jobs already buffered on the disk are printed before normal processing is resumed.
  • The parallel buffer size setting can be changed in 1k 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 printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.
Job Buffering

Off

On

Auto

Temporarily stores jobs on the printer hard disk before printing

Notes:

  • Off is the factory default setting.
  • The Off setting does not buffer print jobs to the printer hard disk.
  • The On setting buffers jobs on the printer hard disk.
  • The Auto setting buffers print jobs only if the printer is busy processing data from another input port.
  • Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.
Advanced Status

On

Off

Enables bidirectional communication through the parallel port

Notes:

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

Standard

Fastbytes

Specifies the parallel port protocol

Notes:

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

On

Off

Determines whether or not 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

Determines whether or not the parallel port data is sampled on the leading or trailing edge of strobe

Note: On is the factory default setting.

Mac Binary PS

On

Off

Auto

Sets the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs

Notes:

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

<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>

Sets the network address information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a USB cable

Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port.

ENA Netmask

<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>

Sets the netmask information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a USB cable

Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port.

ENA gateway

<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>

Sets the gateway information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a USB cable

Note: This menu item is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the USB port.


Serial <x> menu

Menu item

Description

PCL SmartSwitch

On

Off

Sets 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 the Off setting is used, the printer does not examine incoming data.
  • When the Off setting is used, 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

Sets 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 the Off setting is used, the printer does not examine incoming data.
  • When the Off setting is used, 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

Sets 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.
  • When the On setting is used, the printer performs NPA processing. If the data is not in NPA format, it is rejected as bad data.
  • When the Off setting is used, the printer does not perform NPA processing.
  • When the Auto setting is used, the printer examines data, determines the format, and then processes it appropriately.
  • Changing this setting from the control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.
Serial Buffer

Disabled

Auto

3k to <maximum size allowed>

Sets the size of the serial input buffer

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • The Disabled setting turns off job buffering. Any jobs already buffered on the disk are printed before normal processing is resumed.
  • The serial buffer size setting can be changed in 1k 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 Serial Buffer, disable or reduce the size of the parallel, 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 updated.
Job Buffering

Off

On

Auto

Temporarily stores jobs on the printer hard disk before printing

Notes:

  • Off is the factory default setting.
  • The Off setting does not buffer print jobs to the hard disk.
  • The On setting buffers jobs on the printer hard disk.
  • The Auto setting buffers print jobs only if the printer is busy processing data from another input port.
  • Changing this setting from the control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.
Serial Protocol

DTR

DTR/DSR

XON/XOFF

XON/XOFF/DTR

XONXOFF/DTRDSR

Selects the hardware and software handshaking settings for the serial port

Notes:

  • DTR is the factory default setting.
  • DTR/DSR is a hardware handshaking setting.
  • XON/XOFF is a software handshaking setting.
  • XON/XOFF/DTR and XON/XOFF/DTR/DSR are combined hardware and software handshaking settings.
Robust XON

On

Off

Determines whether or not the printer communicates availability to the computer

Notes:

  • Off is the factory default setting.
  • This menu item applies only to the serial port if Serial Protocol is set to XON/XOFF.
Baud

1200

2400

4800

9600

19200

38400

57600

115200

138200

172800

230400

345600

Specifies the rate at which data can be received through the serial port

Notes:

  • 9600 is the factory default setting.
  • 138200, 172800, 230400, and 345600 baud rates are only displayed in the Standard Serial menu. These settings do not appear in the Serial Option 1, Serial Option 2, or Serial Option 3 menus.
Data Bits

7

8

Specifies the number of data bits that are sent in each transmission frame

Note: 8 is the factory default setting.

Parity

Even

Odd

None

Ignore

Sets the parity for serial input and output data frames

Note: None is the factory default setting.

Honor DSR

On

Off

Determines whether the printer uses the DSR Signal. DSR is a handshaking signal used by most serial cables.

Notes:

  • Off is the factory default setting.
  • The serial port uses DSR to distinguish data sent by the computer from data created by electrical noise in the serial cable. The electrical noise can cause stray characters to print. Select On to prevent stray characters from printing.

SMTP Setup menu

Use the following menu to configure the SMTP server.

Menu item

Description

Primary SMTP Gateway
Primary SMTP Gateway Port
Secondary SMTP Gateway
Secondary SMTP Gateway Port

Specifies SMTP server port information

Note: 25 is the default SMTP gateway port. Range is 1-65536.

SMTP Timeout

5–30

Specifies the amount of time in seconds before the server stops trying to send the e-mail

Note: 30 seconds is the factory default setting.

Reply Address

Specifies a reply address of up to 128 characters in e-mail sent by the printer

Use SSL

Disabled

Negotiate

Required

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

Notes:

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

No authentication required

Login/Plain

CRAM-MD5

Digest-MD5

NTLM

Kerberos 5

Specifies the type of user authentication required

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

Device-Initiated E-mail

None

Use Device SMTP Credentials

Device Userid
Device Password
Kerberos 5 Realm
NTLM Domain

Specifies what credentials will be used when communicating to the SMTP server. Some SMTP servers require credentials in order to send 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.