Network/Ports menu

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

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.

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

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

Use

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.

Use

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:

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.

Use	To
^* These settings can be changed only from the Embedded Web Server.
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.

Use

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.

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:

Network/Ports > Network [x] > Network [x] Setup > Wireless

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.

Use

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.

AppleTalk menu

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

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.

Use

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.

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.

Use

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.

Parallel menu

Menu item	Description
PCL SmartSwitch On Off	Sets the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job received through a parallel 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 parallel 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 Auto Off	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 automatically resets the printer.
Parallel Buffer Disabled Auto	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 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 the USB and network buffers. Changing this setting automatically resets the printer.
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.
Protocol Fastbytes Standard	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 Off On	Determines whether 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 the parallel port data is sampled on the leading or trailing edge of strobe Note: On is the factory default setting.
Mac Binary PS Auto On Off	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, netmask, and gateway information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a parallel cable Note: This menu is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the parallel port.
ENA Netmask <xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>	Sets the network address, netmask, and gateway information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a parallel cable Note: This menu is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the parallel port.
ENA Gateway <xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>	Sets the network address, netmask, and gateway information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a parallel cable. Note: This menu is available only if the printer is attached to an external print server through the parallel port.

Menu item

Description

PCL SmartSwitch

On
Off

Sets the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job received through a parallel 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 parallel 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

Auto
Off

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 automatically resets the printer.

Parallel Buffer

Disabled
Auto

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 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 the USB and network buffers.
Changing this setting automatically resets the printer.

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.

Protocol

Fastbytes
Standard

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

Off
On

Determines whether 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 the parallel port data is sampled on the leading or trailing edge of strobe

Note: On is the factory default setting.

Mac Binary PS

Auto
On
Off

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, netmask, and gateway information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a parallel cable

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

ENA Netmask

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

Sets the network address, netmask, and gateway information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a parallel cable

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

ENA Gateway

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

Sets the network address, netmask, and gateway information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a parallel cable.

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

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

Use

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.