B-2
DA80F/DA95F AddressRight™ Printers Service Manual (SV61962 Rev. A)
Appendix B • Printer Communications
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TIP:
The Ethernet
crossover cable is a
direct cable with spe-
cific wires crossed to
change input to output
between the two de-
vices. If needed, this
cable may be easily
obtained from a com-
puter supply retailer.
B.1 Communication Scenarios
Scenario
Description
Diagrammatic Representation
Notes
D
(Network
Name
Resolu-
tion)
Printer is set up as
a printer on the net-
work, a DNS server
allows multiple PCs
to print to it.
Computer
DAxxF
DNS Server
IP Subnet
Ethernet Cable
Ethernet Cable
NIC
Port
Ethernet
Port
(Can use DHCP address)
(Must have Static IP Address)
DHCP Server
If Customer/IT depart-
ment would prefer
DHCP and name reso-
lution, enable DHCP
on the printer to obtain
an IP address from the
DHCP server. On the
print drivers ports tab,
configure port,
Printer name or IP ad-
dress must use printer
name (where X is the
unique information
from each printer as
in “ADRPTRXXXXX”).
See Figures B-1 and
B-2 on next page.
E
(Direct
Connect
via
Cross-
over
Cable)
Printer set up as a
local printer via spe-
cial Ethernet “cross-
over” cable on NIC
port. PC is not con-
nected to a WAN or
LAN network.
Computer
DAxxF
Ethernet
Crossover Cable
NIC
Port
Ethernet
Port
Configuration normally
used to troubleshoot-
ing network issues
.
You manually create
an IP address on both
the PC and the printer
so they can communi-
cate (you establish a
simple “network” proto-
col). This allows you to
test the Ethernet port
of the printer without
using the customer’s
WAN or LAN network.