Using the protocols
2-18 PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments
Using telnet
You can use telnet with the adapter. This is an easy way to set the adapter’s
parameters.
1 Set up the host to telnet in line mode, with local echo, and with cr/lf
conversion.
(Most hosts use this configuration as the default.)
2 If a password is set for the Network Adapter be sure you know it.
3 Type the following at the command prompt:
telnet ip.address -p 9000
where
ip.address is the IP address you’re using, such as 9.51.8.231.
4 Follow the instructions on the screen. You can work with many adapter
parameters and take different actions using the Network Adapter. For
example:
• Set the address, netmask, and gateway
• Set the community name
• Set a password
• Set lpd options (such as automatic carriage returns, banner page, etc.)
• Assign lpd queue names
• Enable or disable BOOTP, RARP, FTP, and TFTP
• Set the maximum transmission size
• Set up a list of restricted servers
Using TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
You can use TFTP to send a job to the printer just as you normally do.
Remember that TFTP is slower than FTP.
The Network Adapters only recognize the TFTP destination file name:
/prt1
Example
To use TFTP, type a command similar to this:
tftp>put <printfile> /prt1
where <printfile> is the name of print job you’re sending and prt1 is the
destination file.
