Xerox ColorQube 9201/9202/9203 Administrator's Guide
Network Installation
Xerox ColorQube™ 9201/9202/9203
System Administrator Guide
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SLP is used to announce and look up services on a local network. When SLP is enabled, the device
becomes a Service Agent (SA) and announces its services to a User Agents (UA) via SLP.
becomes a Service Agent (SA) and announces its services to a User Agents (UA) via SLP.
1.
At your Workstation, open the web browser and enter the IP address of the device in the Address
bar, and press [Enter].
bar, and press [Enter].
2.
Click on the [Properties] tab.
3.
If prompted, enter the Administrator User ID and Password. The default is [admin] and [1111].
4.
Click on the [Login] button.
5.
Click on the [Connectivity] link.
6.
Click on the [Protocols] link.
7.
Select [SLP] in the directory tree.
8.
In the General area:
a.
For Protocol, check the [Enabled] checkbox to enable Service Location Protocol (SLP).
b.
Enter an IP address for the [Directory Agent], if required. This will specify the address of a
single Directory Agent (DA) to be added to the list of Directory Agents in the device’s DA list.
single Directory Agent (DA) to be added to the list of Directory Agents in the device’s DA list.
c.
Enter the required name(s) for [Scope 1,2,3], this allows the System Administrator to set one
of the three manually configurable scope names. A scope is a searchable group or container
to which an agent may be associated. The default scope is called “DEFAULT”.
of the three manually configurable scope names. A scope is a searchable group or container
to which an agent may be associated. The default scope is called “DEFAULT”.
d.
For Message Type, select either [Multicast] or [Broadcast] from the drop-down menu. This
setting defines whether SLP will use multicast or broadcast in communications. Multicast
packets are routed between subnets as needed, but broadcast are not.
setting defines whether SLP will use multicast or broadcast in communications. Multicast
packets are routed between subnets as needed, but broadcast are not.
e.
Enter a value for Multicast Radius (0-255), the default is 255. This allows the System
Administrator to reconfigure the Multicast Radius for SLP. This is similar to the Time To Live
(TTL) in the TCP/IP parameter, and defines how many routers the multicast packet may cross.
Administrator to reconfigure the Multicast Radius for SLP. This is similar to the Time To Live
(TTL) in the TCP/IP parameter, and defines how many routers the multicast packet may cross.
f.
Enter a value for MTU to set the Maximum Transmission Unit (484 - 32768), with 1400 as
the default. This allows the System Administrator to set the maximum packet size for SLP.
the default. This allows the System Administrator to set the maximum packet size for SLP.
g.
Version will display the SLP version number supported by the device.
h.
Port Number will display the socket (port) that all SLP communications will use. All devices
are required to listen on port 427 for UDP and TCP packets.
are required to listen on port 427 for UDP and TCP packets.
i.
Character Set will display the character set in use. The default is US-ASCII.
9.
Click on the [Apply] button to accept the changes or [Undo] to return the settings to their
previous values.
previous values.
10. Click on the [OK] button when you see the message “Properties have been successfully
modified”.
Note:
The settings are not applied until you restart the device.
11. Click on the [Status] tab, select [Description & Alerts] in the directory tree.
12. Scroll down and click the [Reboot Machine] button and click [OK] to reboot the device. The
network controller takes approximately 5 minutes to reboot and network connectivity will be
unavailable during this time.
unavailable during this time.
SNMP
The System Administrator uses this page to enable or disable Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP).
(SNMP).