Network/Ports menu

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 USB buffer.
  • 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

Network Card

TCP/IP

IPv6

Net <x> Setup

Reports

Network Card

TCP/IP

IPv6

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


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

Prints a report containing information about the current network setup

Note: The Print Setup Page contains information about the network printer settings, such as the TCP/IP address.


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

Enable AutoIP

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 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

DNS Server Address

Lets you view or change the current DNS Server Address


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.


USB menu

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.
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.
USB With ENA

ENA Address

ENA Netmask

ENA Gateway

Sets the network address, netmask, or 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.