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

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 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 appears only 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

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.
Std Network Setup

Network Card

TCP/IP

IPv6

AppleTalk

NetWare

LexLink

Net <x> Setup

Reports or Network Reports

Network Card

TCP/IP

IPv6

Wireless

AppleTalk

NetWare

LexLink

Sets printer settings on jobs sent through a network port

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


Standard 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

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

Auto

Disabled

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

Auto

Off

On

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.


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 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.

DNS Server Address

Lets you view or change the current DNS Server Address

Enable DDNS/MDNS

Lets you view or change the current DDNS/MDNS Server Address

WINS Server Address

Lets you view or change the current WINS 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.


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.


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.

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
Use SSL

Disabled

Negotiate

Required

Specifies server information. This is a required item.

Notes:

  • The message box has a limitation of 512 characters.
  • Disabled is the factory default setting for Use SSL.
SMTP Server Authentication

No authentication required

Login / Plain

CRAM-MD5

Digest-MD5

NTLM

Kerberos 5

Specifies 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

User-Initiated E-mail

None

Use Device SMTP Credentials

Use Session User ID and Password

Use Session E-mail address and Password

Prompt User

Device Userid
Device password
Kerberos 5 Realm
NTLM Domain

Specifies server information

Notes:

  • The message boxes have a limitation of 512 characters.
  • None is the factory default setting for Device-Initiated E-mail and User-Initiated E-mail.