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.

Network menu

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

Disabled

Auto

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.
Network Setup

Reports Menu

Network Card menu

TCIP Menu

IPv6 Menu

Wireless menu

AppleTalk menu

Lists all the network setup menus, regardless of the active network of the printer

Note: Certain options are not available on selected printer models.


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

Menu item

Description

View Card Status

Connected

Disconnected

Allows you to ascertain whether the Network Card is connected.

View Card Speed

Reflects the speed of a currently active network card.

View Network Address

UAA

LAA

Both addresses are represented by 12-digit hexadecimal numbers.

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, the setting is saved as 10.
Banner Page

On

Off

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.

Menu item

Description

TCP/IP

Activate

On

Off

Specifies whether to activate TCP/IP

Note: On is the factory default setting.

TCP/IP

View Hostname

Shows the current TCP/IP hostname

TCP/IP

IP Address

Netmask

Gateway

Lets you view or change the current TCP/IP Address, Netmask, and Gateway information

Note: Each requires four fields.

TCP/IP

Enable DHCP

Enable AutoIP

Enable FTP/TFTP

Enable HTTP Server

Yes

No

Lets you view or change the settings

Note: Yes is the factory default setting for each.

TCP/IP

WINS Server Address

Lets you view or change the setting

Note: This is a four-field IP address.

TCP/IP

Enable DDNS

Enable mDNS

Lets you view or change the settings

Note: Yes is the factory default setting for both.

TCP/IP

DNS Server Address

Lets you view or change the setting

Note: This is a four-field IP 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.


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 able to be 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

Note: 802.11b/g/n is the factory default setting.

Choose Network

<list of available networks>

Lets you select an available network for the printer to use

Note: If the network you want to join is protected by a security setting, you will have to join it from the Embedded Web Server or the Wireless Setup Utility.

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

Menu item

Description

Activate

Yes

No

Activates or deactivates AppleTalk support

Note: Yes is the factory default setting.

View Name

Shows the assigned AppleTalk name

View Address

Shows the assigned AppleTalk address

Set Zone

<list of zones available on the network>

Provides a list of AppleTalk zones available on the network

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

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 causes the printer to restart.
USB Buffer

Disabled

Auto

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 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.
  • Changing this setting causes the printer to restart.
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, and gateway information for an external print server that is attached to the printer using a USB cable

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