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TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms)
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4.
Log in as root.
5.
Make an entry into the host’s ARP table defining the printer’s
IP/hardware address pair. In general, this requires a command
corresponding to one of the following syntax examples:
6.
Turn on the printer.
7.
Execute the ping command from the host:
8.
Use the host spooling system (for example, lpr or lp) to send the file
you created in Step 2b to the printer. This stores the IP addressing
information in the printer’s internal memory, where it is retained over
a reset or power cycle. (For more information on setting up queues, see
“Assigning a print queue to the printer” on page 83.)
9.
Reset the printer. For more information about resetting the printer, see
Chapter 16, “Resetting the Printer”.
Setting IP parameters: PhaserLink Printer Management
Software
After setting the printer’s IP address by one of the methods described
previously in this chapter, you can perform the rest of the TCP/IP configuration
using PhaserLink Printer Management Software, if you have a World Wide Web
browser. For more information on PhaserLink software, see Chapter 12,
“PhaserLink Printer Management Software”.
1.
From the printer’s home page, click Configuration; this displays the
View and Configure Settings page.
2.
From the View and Configure Settings page, click View and
Configure Interface Settings; this displays the View and Configure
Interface Settings page.
3.
From the View and Configure Interface Settings page, click View and
Configure TCP/IP Settings; this displays the View and Configure
TCP/IP Settings page.
4.
Enter your printer’s settings. If you make an error, click Restore Initial
Form Values and start again.
arp -s printer-IP-address hardware-address (for BSD systems)
or
arp -s ether printer-IP-address hardware-address (for System V)
See the documentation for your host system for specifics of this
command.
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The hardware address in the arp command example is the printer’s Ethernet
Address for PhaserShare Ethernet interfaces or the Token Ring Address for
PhaserShare Token Ring cards.
ping printer-IP-address