IBM S544-5343-03 Setting IP, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Addresses, Token Ring Menu, Initializing

Setting IP, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Addresses

To set an IP, subnet mask, or gateway address for the printer, perform these steps:

1. Press	theOnline	key	to	take	the printer OFFLINE.
2. Press	theMenu	key	until	the	operator panel displays ETHERNET MENU or
TOKEN RING		MENU.

3. Press theItem key until the operator panel displays address to change (IP ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK, or GATEWAY ADDRESS). This example shows how

to change the IP ADDRESS.

4. Press	theContinue/Enter	key. For a new printer whose IP address has not yet
been	set, the	operator panel displays:

IP ADDRESS ð<ð.ð.ð \

The <“” indicates the field whose value you can change at this point.

5. Press

theValue

key

until

the

desired

value

is

displayed. The

range

of

the address

values is zero to 255. To

increment

the

value

by

10,Value press

and

hold

the

key.

6.

When

the

operator panel

displays

the

value Continue/Enteryou want,

.pressThe

“<” moves to

the

next

value,

for

example:

1ð.ð<ð.ð

7.

Press

theValue

key

until

the

desired

value

is

displayed,

then

press

the

Continue/Enter

key.

8.

Repeat

step

7

until

all

four

values

have beenContinue/Enterset, then press the

key

to

set

the

address. The

value

has

been

set

if

an

asterisk

(*)

displays to t

right of the value, for example:

9.99.4ð.2

\

9.

Press

theOnline

button to displayRead themessage. The panel displays the

message I/O

Initializing

and

writes

the

new

addresses

to

non-volatile

memory.

(This process takes a fewDo minutesnot power.)

off

the printer while

I/Othe

Initializing

message

is

displayed.

Beware

of

Beaconing

When

you

turn

the

printer

off,

wait

at

least

two or three

seconds before turning

back

on. A

quick

off-on

may

cause a

Token

Ring

card

to

start

beaconing.

180 Network Printer 17: User’s Guide