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How to configure for TCP/IP
How to configure for TCP/IP
If you have TCP/IP available on your network, we recommend that you assign an IP address to the printer.
Assigning a printer IP address
If your network is using DHCP, an IP address is automatically assigned after you connect the network cable to the printer.
1 Look for the address under the “TCP/IP” heading on the network setup page you printed in How to print the
menu settings and network setup pages on page 85.
2 Go to Verifying the IP settings on page 86, and begin with step 2.
If your network is not using DHCP, then you must manually assign an IP address to the printer.
An easy way to do this is to use the Print Server TCP/IP Setup Utility.
Detailed instructions about installing and using this utility are located on the drivers CD that shipped with your printer.
Launch the CD, click View Documentation, and then click Network Printer Install. Look for information about using the
Print Server TCP/IP Setup Utility.
To use this utility, you will need to know the 12-digit physical address or Universally Administered Address (UAA) of the
printer. Look for the UAA entry on the network setup page you printed earlier. You can use either the MSB or canonical form
of the UAA.
Verifying the IP settings
1 Print another network setup page. Look under the “TCP/IP” heading, and make sure the IP address, netmask, and
gateway are what you expected.
See How to print the menu settings and network setup pages on page 85 if you need help.
Note: To display a command prompt on a Windows computer, click Start
Æ Programs Æ Command
prompt (or Accessories
Æ Command prompt if using Windows 2000).
2 Ping the printer, and verify that it responds. For example, at a command prompt on a network computer, type ping
followed by the new printer IP address (for example, 192.168.0.11):
If the printer is active on the network, you will receive a confirmation.