Network/Ports menu

Active NIC menu

Use

To

Active NIC

Auto

[list of available network cards]

Allow the printer to connect to a network.

Notes:

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

Standard Network or Network [x] menu

Note: Only active ports appear in this menu.

Use

To

Energy Efficient Ethernet

Enable

Disable

Reduce power consumption when the printer receives no data from the Ethernet network.

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.
  • 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.
  • The printer automatically restarts when the setting is changed from the control panel.
Network Buffer

Auto

3KB to [maximum size allowed]

Set the size of the network input buffer.

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • 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.
  • The printer automatically restarts when the setting is changed from the control panel.
Job Buffering

Off

On

Auto

Temporarily store print jobs in the printer hard disk before printing. This menu only appears when a formatted disk is installed.

Notes:

  • Off is the factory default setting.
  • The printer automatically restarts when the setting is changed from the control panel. The menu selection is then updated.
Mac Binary PS

On

Off

Auto

Set the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.

Note: Auto is the factory default setting.

Standard Network Setup OR Network [x] Setup

Reports

Network Card

TCP/IP

IPv6

Wireless

AppleTalk

Show 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.


Network Card menu

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

Use

To

View Card Status

Connected

Disconnected

View the connection status of the wireless network adapter.

View Card Speed

View the speed of an active wireless network adapter.

Network Address

UAA

LAA

View the network addresses.

Job Timeout

0, 10–225 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 between 1 and 9 is selected, then Invalid appears on the display, and the value is not saved.
Banner Page

Off

On

Allow the printer to print a banner page.

Note: Off is the factory default setting.


TCP/IP menu

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

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

Use

To

Set Hostname

Set the current TCP/IP host name.

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

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 RARP

On

Off

Specify the RARP address assignment setting.

Note: Off is the factory default setting.

Enable BOOTP

On

Off

Specify the BOOTP address assignment setting.

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 that are attached to print servers.

Use

To

Enable IPv6

On

Off

Enable IPv6 in the printer.

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

View Address
View 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:

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

Use

To

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

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 when buttons on both the printer and the access point (wireless router) are pressed within a given period of time.
  • Start PIN Method connects the printer to a wireless network when a PIN on the printer is entered 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

BSS Type

Infrastructure

Ad hoc

Specify the network mode.

Notes:

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

802.11b/g

802.11b/g/n

Specify the wireless standard for the wireless network.

Note: 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:

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.


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. Any jobs already buffered on the printer hard disk are printed before normal processing resumes.
  • 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 Resource Save is set to 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.
  • The printer automatically restarts when the setting is changed from the printer control panel. The menu selection is then updated.
Job Buffering

Off

On

Auto

Temporarily store print jobs in the printer hard disk before printing.

Notes:

  • Off is the factory default setting.
  • On buffers jobs on the printer hard disk.
  • Auto 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 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 [x] menu

Note: This menu appears only when an optional parallel card is installed.

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 printer 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 printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is then updated.
Job Buffering

Off

On

Auto

Temporarily store print jobs on the printer hard disk before printing.

Notes:

  • Off is the factory default setting.
  • On buffers print jobs on the printer hard disk.
  • Auto 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 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.


Serial [x] menu

Note: This menu appears only when an optional serial card is installed.

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

Disabled

Auto

3K to [maximum size allowed]

Set the size of the serial input buffer.

Notes:

  • Auto is the factory default setting.
  • Disabled 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 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 Serial 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 then updated.
Job Buffering

Off

On

Auto

Temporarily store print jobs on the printer hard disk before printing.

Notes:

  • Off is the factory default setting. The printer does not buffer print jobs on the printer hard disk.
  • On buffers print jobs on the printer hard disk.
  • Auto 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 then updated.
Protocol

DTR

DTR/DSR

XON/XOFF

XON/XOFF/DTR

XONXOFF/DTRDSR

Select 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

Determine whether 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

Specify 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

Specify the number of data bits sent in each transmission frame.

Note: 8 is the factory default setting.

Parity

Even

Odd

None

Ignore

Set the parity for serial input and output data frames.

Note: None is the factory default setting.

Honor DSR

On

Off

Determine whether the printer uses the DSR Signal.

Notes:

  • Off is the factory default setting.
  • DSR is a handshaking signal used by most serial cables. 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. Set this to On to prevent stray characters from printing.

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 scan-to e-mail 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 and User-Initiated E-mail.
  • Device Userid and Device Password are used to log in to the SMTP server when Use Device SMTP Credentials is selected.
User-Initiated E-mail*

None

Use Device SMTP Credentials

Use Session User ID & Password

Use Session E-mail address & Password

Prompt User

Device Userid
Device Password
Kerberos 5 Realm
NTLM Domain