3Com 860 setup guide Other Methods for Setting the Printer’s IP Address

Setting the Printer’s IP Address

Other Methods for Setting the Printer’s IP Address

You can set the printer’s IP address by any of the following methods:

■Front panel — See page 15.

■DHCP — See page 16.

■Downloaded configuration file — see www.xerox.com/officeprinting/infoSMART.

Can be used on hosts that do not have BOOTP, or DHCP. For UNIX, use a Xerox-provided shell script to prepare a configuration file. Sending the file to the printer stores the IP address information in the printer’s memory, where the printer reads it when reset.

■PostScript Utility files — see the ReadMe file on printer’s CD-ROM.

PC and Macintosh users can also set IP parameters using PostScript utility files. The PC ReadMe file is in the UTILS directory; the Macintosh ReadMe file is in the Network Utilities folder.

Note

When two or more IP address methods are used simultaneously, the printer uses the first address that it successfully obtains.

Information Required for IP Addressing

Information	Comments
Internet (IP) address for	Format is x.x.x.x, where x represents a decimal number
the printer	from 0 - 255.
Network mask	If you are unsure, leave this blank; the printer will
	choose an appropriate mask.
Default Router/Gateway	If you want to communicate with the printer from
address	anywhere other than the local network segment, You
	need the router address.
Broadcast address	This is the address the printer uses to send broadcast
	packets. Regardless of how this parameter is set, the
	printer accepts broadcast packets from any of the
	commonly used broadcast address conventions.
	It should not be necessary to set this address, because
	the printer calculates it automatically. However, you
	can override the default setting.

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