HP Jetdirect Print Servers - Administrator Guide

ENWW The HP Jetdirect Control Panel Menu 287
TCP/IP ENABLE ON: Enable the TCP/IP protocol
OFF: Disable the TCP/IP protocol
HOST NAME An alphanumeric string, up to 32 characters,
used to identify the device. This name is listed
on the Jetdirect configuration page. The
default host name is NPIxxxxxx, where
xxxxxx is the last six digits of the LAN
hardware (MAC) address.
CONFIG METHOD Specifies the method that TCP/IP parameters
will be configured on the Jetdirect print server.
● BOOTP: Use BootP (Bootstrap Protocol)
for automatic configuration from a BootP
server.
● DHCP: Use DHCP (Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol) for automatic
configuration from a DHCP server. If
selected and a DHCP lease exists, DHCP
RELEASE and DHCP RENEW menus will
be available to set DHCP lease options.
● AUTO IP: Use automatic link-local IP
addressing. An address in the form
169.254.x.x will be automatically
assigned.
● MANUAL: Use the MANUAL SETTINGS
menu to configure TCP/IP parameters.
DHCP RELEASE This menu appears if CONFIG METHOD was
set to DHCP and a DHCP lease for the print
server exists.
● NO (default): The current DHCP lease is
saved.
● YES: The current DHCP lease along with
the leased IP address are released.
DHCP RENEW This menu appears if CONFIG METHOD was
set to DHCP and a DHCP lease for the print
server exists.
● NO (default): The print server does not
request to renew the DHCP lease.
● YES: The print server requests to renew
the current DHCP lease.
Table C.2 HP Jetdirect Graphical Control Panel Menu (5 of 7)
Menu Item Options Description of settings