Ethernet

Ethernet

Menu item
Description
Network Speed
Show the speed of an active network adapter.
IPv4
Enable DHCP

    On*

    Off

Enable Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
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

    On*

    Off

Enable IPv6 in the printer.
IPv6
Enable DHCPv6

    Off*

    On

Enable DHCPv6 in the printer.
IPv6
Stateless Address Autoconfiguration

    On*

    Off

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
Specify IP address for the IPv6 DNS Server
This menu item is available only in some printer models.
IPv6
Manually Assigned IPv6 Router
Specify the router for IPv6 network.
This menu item is available 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).
You can change the printer LAA manually.
PCL SmartSwitch

    On*

    Off

Set the printer to switch automatically to PCL emulation when a print job requires it, regardless of the default printer language.
  • This menu item is available only in some printer models.
  • 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.
  • This menu item is available only in some printer models.
  • 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.
  • On processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.
  • Off filters print jobs using the standard protocol.
Energy Efficient Ethernet

    Auto*

    On

    Off

Reduce power consumption when the printer does not receive data from the Ethernet network.
An asterisk (*) next to a value indicates the factory default setting.