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on page 140 for more information.
Setting passwords and assigning a permission level to users eliminates the possibility
of any unwanted users from getting into the M208’s command set and manipulating
the current settings. To configure passwords and to learn more about the two different
permission levels provided for users, please see set user on page 117 and User
Accounts and Permissions on page 94. To view the current user settings, see list user
on page 102.
Using Different Naming Schemes
By default, the M208 is named M_xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the
Ethernet address as found on the bottom of the unit. This name affects a Novell,
AppleTalk, and NetBIOS setup. To change this name to something more suitable for
your printing environment, please see store pserver on page 120.
Caution
If you decide to reconfigure the default name and you are using a CONFIG file to set
M208 parameters with your Novell setup, you must remember to rename the directory
containing this file.
Setting Up Special Job Processing
Printing with the M208 adds a lot of extra job processing options to your current print
setup. No matter the environment, you now have the choice of several helpful features
including:
• ASCII to PostScript conversion (a2ps),
• carriage return insertion (onlcr),
• tab expansion (xtab),
• banner page generation,
• load-balancing (sending to another printer if the current one is busy),
• printer mode switching and general printer manipulation.
These are just some of the many features provided and with each of these, you may set
