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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3Com 860 setup guide Other Methods for Setting the Printer’s IP Address, Information Required for IP Addressing