Determine the Network Policy | Sharp R2.7 manual

Step 1: Determine the Network Policy

First, determine whether DHCP is used within your organization. If DHCP is used, some or all IP addresses are assigned dynamically. When using DHCP, “hostname” is the identifier used to specify PCs or Copiers. Sharp multifunction copiers requires DNS to resolve the address from “hostname” to “IP address”.

Refer to the table below to determine the network policy of your organization.

POLICY	DHCP	ADDRESSING FOR	ADDRESSING FOR
		COPIER(S)	CLIENT PC(S)
1) Simple addressing	Yes or No	Static	Static

2) Regular DHCP	Yes	Static	Dynamic

3) Full DHCP	Yes	Dynamic	Dynamic

4) Exception DHCP	Yes	Dynamic	Static

[Note: We do not recommend using “Full DHCP” and “Exception DHCP” policies. They require special knowledge in network configuration., including careful setup of the “NIC” in the Copier. If you use these policies, please refer to the manual for the NIC to setup dynamic copier addressing.]

Step 2: Set up the DHCP and DNS servers

If you are using the Regular, Full, or Exception DHCP policy, DHCP and DNS servers should be set up prior to installing Network Scanner Tool. These servers maintain the table of dynamic addresses for PCs [2) and 3) above] and Copiers [3) and 4) above].

If you are using the Simple Addressing policy, DHCP and DNS servers are not required, and you may skip this step.

Step 3: Set up Copier Network Parameters

If you are using DHCP and the PC addresses are dynamic [2) or 3) above], the addresses of the DNS servers must be set up using the Web pages of the Copiers.

If the PC addresses are static [1) or 4) above], we recommend that you leave the addresses of the DNS servers blank in the Web pages of the Copiers. Specifying information for DNS servers in the Copier’s Web Page that is incorrect may cause problems. It is better to leave these addresses blank and let Network Scanner Tool determine the proper addresses automatically during its inspection of the Copiers.

6	Network Scanner Tool User’s Guide