Table 2-2

  Jetdirect menus (continued)

Menu item

Sub-menu item

Sub-menu item

Values and Description

Host Name

An alphanumeric string, up to 32 characters, used to
identify the product. This name is listed on the
HP Jetdirect configuration page. The default host
name is NPIxxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last six digits
of the LAN hardware (MAC) address.

IPV4 Settings

Config Method

Specifies the method that TCP/IPv4 parameters will
be configured on the HP Jetdirect 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 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 configure

TCP/IPv4 parameters.

Default IP

Specify the IP address to default to when the
Jetdirect server is unable to obtain an IP address
from the network during a forced TCP/IP
reconfiguration (for example, when manually
configured to use BOOTP or DHCP).

Auto IP

: A link-local IP address 169.254.x.x is set.

Legacy

: The address 192.0.0.192 is set, consistent

with older HP Jetdirect products.

DHCP Release

This menu appears if the 

Config Method

 item was set

to the 

DHCP

 value and a DHCP lease for the

Jetdirect server exists.

No

 (default): The current DHCP lease is saved.

Yes

: The current DHCP lease and the leased IP

address are released.

DHCP Renew

This menu appears if the 

Config Method

 item was set

to the 

DHCP

 value and a DHCP lease for the

Jetdirect server exists.

No

 (default): The Jetdirect server does not request to

renew the DHCP lease.

Yes

: The Jetdirect server requests to renew the

current DHCP lease.

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