DesignJet T900 and T1500 Printer Series - User guide

Control network protocols
The printer can simultaneously support multiple network communication protocols. This allows network
computers that may be using dierent protocols to communicate with the same printer.
Each protocol may require some conguration before the printer can communicate on the network. For some
protocols, required parameters are automatically sensed and user-specied settings are not needed.
However, for other protocols, there may be many parameters to congure.
Enable or disable network protocols
If a network protocol is enabled, the printer may actively transmit on the network even when there are no
computers on the network that use the protocol. This may increase network traic. To eliminate unnecessary
traic, you can disable unused protocols. Disabling unused protocols lets you:
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Reduce network traic by eliminating broadcast messages from unused protocols
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Provide better control over who prints to the printer by eliminating users from other networks who
might route print jobs to this printer
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Display protocol-specic error conditions for enabled protocols only
To disable unused protocols through the device’s control panel menu, see Front-panel menu items
on page 31. For other tools, such as system command access to the embedded Telnet server, see the HP
Jetdirect Print Server Administrator’s Guide for your print server model.
Front-panel menu items
Menu item Sub-menu item Sub-menu item Values and Description
TCP/IP Host Name An alphanumeric string, up to 32 characters, used to
identify the device. This name is listed on the HP Jetdirect
conguration page. The default host name is NPIxxxxxx,
where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the LAN hardware
(MAC) address.
IPV4 Settings Cong Method Species the method that TCP/IPv4 parameters will be
congured on the HP Jetdirect print server.
Bootp: Use BootP (Bootstrap Protocol) for automatic
conguration from a BootP server.
DHCP (default): Use DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration
Protocol) for automatic conguration from a DHCPv4
server. If selected and a DHCP lease exists, DHCP Release
and DHCP Renew menus are available to set DHCP lease
options.
Auto IP: Use automatic link-local IPv4 addressing. An
address in the form 169.254.x.x is assigned
automatically.
Manual: Use the Manual Settings menu to congure TCP/
IPv4 parameters.
DHCP Release This menu appears if Cong 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 and the leased IP address are
released.
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