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Step 6: Configure for TCP/IP
If you have TCP/IP available on your network, we recommend that you assign an
IP address to the printer.
Setting the printer
IP address
If your network is using DHCP,
an address is automatically assigned.
1
Look for the address under the TCP/IP heading on the network setup page
you printed in “Printing a network setup page” on page 27.
2
Go to “Verifying the IP settings” on page 30 and begin with step 2.
Note:
You can find instructions for other methods of setting the IP address in the
online documentation on the drivers CD that shipped with your printer.
If your network is not using DHCP, then you must manually assign an IP address.
One of the easiest ways is to use the operator panel:
1
Press
Menu
until you see Network Menu, and then press
Select
.
2
Press
Menu
until you see Standard Network, and then press
Select
.
Standard Network appears if you purchased a printer with an on-board net-
work port. If you have an optional MarkNet card installed in slot 1, you see
Network Option 1. If the card is installed in slot 2, you see Network
Option 2.
3
Press
Menu
until you see Std Net Setup, and then press
Select
.
4
Press
Menu
until you see TCP/IP, and then press
Select
.
5
Press
Menu
until you see Set IP Address, and then press
Select
.
6
Change the address by pressing
Menu
to increase (or decrease) each
number. Press
Select
to move to the next segment. Press
Select
when you
are finished.
The message
Saved
appears briefly.
7
Press
Menu
until you see Set IP Netmask, and then press
Select
.
8
Repeat step 6 to set the IP Netmask.
9
Press
Menu
until you see Set IP Gateway, and then press
Select
.
10
Repeat step 6 to set the IP Gateway.
11
When you are finished, press
Go
to return the printer to the Ready state.