to know:
General information
General information applies to both Ethernet and wireless networks:
Item
Meaning
Network Status
The printer's network status:
• Ready: The printer is ready to print.
• Offline: The printer is not connected to a network.
Active Connection Type
The type of network the printer is connected to:
• Wired: The printer is connected to an Ethernet
network.
• Wireless: The printer is connected to a wireless
network.
• Disabled: The printer is not connected to a
network.
URL
The address to use in order to open the printer's
embedded Web server
.
Hardware Address (MAC) The printer's
Media Access Control (MAC) address
.
Firmware Revision
Revision number of the printer's internal software.
This item may be requested by HP Service and
Support.
Host Name
The printer's
host name
on the network.
IP Address
The printer's current
IP address
on the network.
Subnet Mask
The printer's
subnet mask
.
Default Gateway
The printer's
gateway
address.
Configuration Source
How the printer obtained its IP address:
• Automatic:
AutoIP
or
DHCP
• Manual: Static IP address
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Item
Meaning
DNS Server
The IP address of the printer's domain name server.
Not Specified means that no IP address has been set.
This setting does not apply to the printer.
mDNS
The printer's
mDNS service name
on the network.
This name is used by Apple Rendezvous to identify the
printer on Mac OS X v10.2.3 and higher.
Admin Password
Indicates whether the printer's embedded Web server
is password protected.
• Set: A password is required.
• Not Set: A password is not required.
Link Config
The network link configuration:
• 802.11
• 10T-Full
• 10T-Half
• 100TX-Full
• 100TX-Half