Supported network protocols
The HP Color LaserJet 2605 series supports the TCP/IP network protocol. It is the most widely used and accepted networking protocol. Many networking services utilize this protocol. The following table lists the networking services/protocols that are supported on the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series.
The following operating systems support network printing:
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| Windows 98 SE
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| Windows Me
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| Windows 2000
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| Windows XP
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| Macintosh OS X v10.2 and later. For more information, see Software for Macintosh.
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Printing
| Service name
| Description
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| port9100 (Direct Mode)
| Printing service
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| Line printer daemon (LPD)
| Printing service
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Network device discovery
| Service name
| Description
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| SLP (Service Location Protocol)
| Device Discovery Protocol, used to help find and configure network devices. Used primarily by Microsoft based applications.
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| mDNS (multicast Domain Name Service – commonly referred to as Rendezvous or Bonjour)
| Device Discovery Protocol, used to help find and configure network devices. Used primarily by Apple Macintosh based Applications. For more information, see Software for Macintosh.
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Messaging and management
| Service name
| Description
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| HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)
| Allows web browsers to communicate with embedded Web server.
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| EWS (embedded Web server)
| Allows a user to manage the device through a web browser.
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| SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
| Used by network applications for device management. SNMP v1 and standard MIB-II (Management Information Base) objects are supported.
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IP addressing
| Service name
| Description
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| DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
| For Automatic IP address assignment. DHCP server provides device with IP address. Generally requires no user intervention for printer to obtain IP address from a DHCP server.
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| BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol)
| For Automatic IP address assignment. BOOTP server provides device with IP address. Requires administrator to input devices MAC hardware address on BOOTP server in order for printer to obtain an IP address from that server. For more information, see Software for Macintosh.
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| Auto IP
| For Automatic IP address assignment. If neither a DHCP server nor a BOOTP server is present, this service allows the printer to generate a unique IP address.
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HP Color Laserjet 2605 Supported network protocols