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Displaying LAN Card Parameters
You can display the LAN card type, firmware version,
serial number, and MAC address.
1.
Select the printer you want to know about from the
list of printers in the Printer Administration
window.
2.
From the Printer Administration window click the
LAN Card button or select the LAN Card menu
option from the Configure menu.
3.
The LAN Card Parameters dialog box displays the
LAN card information.
4.
To leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box,
select the Save or Cancel button.
Changing the Printer Name
Your LAN card arrives with a factory default name. The
factory default name starts with "NP_" followed by six
digits. You can use the LAN Card Parameters dialog box
to change the printer name.
1.
Select the printer you want to change from the list of
printers in the Printer Administration window.
2.
From the Printer Administration window click the
LAN Card button or select the LAN Card menu
option from the Configure menu.
3.
The LAN Card Parameters dialog box displays the
default and current printer names.
4.
Type the new name in the Printer Name text box.
5.
Select the Save button to save the new name and
leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box
Or
Select the Cancel button to keep the old name and
leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box.
note:
You can restore the factory default name and
other default settings by resetting the LAN card. See
"Restoring Factory LAN Card Settings" on page 2-8.
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1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide
Changing the Printer Polling Rate
The printer polling rate determines how often the LAN
card obtains status and configuration information from
the printer. It is defined in tenths of a second. The
default is 50 tenths of a second and the rate can be set to
0 or to any number in the range of 20 to 255 tenths of a
second. If the rate is set to 0, the status information will
not be updated.
1.
Select the printer you want to change from the list of
printers in the Printer Administration window.
2.
From the Printer Administration window click the
LAN Card button or select the LAN Card menu
option from the Configure menu.
3.
The LAN Card Parameters dialog box displays the
current polling rate.
4.
Type the new polling rate in the Printer Polling
Rate text box.
5.
Select the Save button to save the new information
and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box
Or
Select the Cancel button to keep the old information
and leave the LAN Card Parameters dialog box.
note:
Four values define how often status and
configuration information is updated in the NEC 1765
software displays. The printer polling rate and busy
timeout time describe interactions between the LAN
card and the Silentwriter. The status polling rate and
response timeout describe interactions between the
NEC 1765 software and the LAN card.
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