Ethernet

Network Speed

Show the speed of an active network adapter.

IPv4

• Enable DHCP
• On*
• Off

Enable Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

Note:  DHCP is a standard protocol that allows a server to distribute IP addressing and configuration information to clients in a dynamic manner.

IPv4

• Set Static IP Address
• IP Address
• Netmask
• Gateway

Set the static IP address of your printer.

IPv6

• Enable IPv6
• Off
• On*

Enable IPv6 in the printer.

IPv6

• Enable DHCPv6
• Off*
• On

Enable DHCPv6 in the printer.

IPv6

• Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
• Off
• On*

Set the network adapter to accept the automatic IPv6 address configuration entries provided by a router.

IPv6

• DNS Address

Specify the DNS server address.

IPv6

• Manually Assigned IPV6 Address

Assign the IPv6 address.

Note:  This menu item appears only in some printer models.

IPv6

• Manually Assigned IPV6 Router

Assign the IPv6 router address.

Note:  This menu item appears only in some printer models.

IPv6

• Address Prefix
• 0–128 (64*)

Specify the address prefix.

IPv6

• All IPv6 Addresses

Show all IPv6 addresses.

IPv6

• All IPv6 Router Addresses

Show all IPv6 router addresses.

Network Address

• UAA
• LAA

Show the printer Media Access Control (MAC) addresses: Locally Administered Address (LAA) and Universally Administered Address (UAA).

Note:  You can change the printer LAA manually.

PCL SmartSwitch

• Off
• On*

Set the printer to switch automatically to PCL emulation when a print job requires it, regardless of the default printer language.

Note:  If PCL SmartSwitch is off, then the printer does not examine incoming data and uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu.

PS SmartSwitch

• On*
• Off*

Set the printer to switch automatically to PS emulation when a print job requires it, regardless of the default printer language.

Note:  If PS SmartSwitch is off, then the printer does not examine incoming data and uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu.

Mac Binary PS

• Auto*
• On
• Off

Set the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.

Notes:

• On processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.
• Off filters print jobs using the standard protocol.

Energy Efficient Ethernet

• Off
• On
• Auto*

Reduce power consumption when the printer does not receive data from the Ethernet network.