Step 6: Configure for TCP/IP
Setting the printer IP address
If you have TCP/IP available on your network, we recommend that you assign an IP address to the printer.
If your network is using DHCP, an address is automatically assigned.
1 Look for the address under the TCP/IP heading on the network setup page you printed in “Printing a network setup page” on page 27.
2 Go to “Verifying the IP settings” on page 30 and begin with step 2.
Note: You can find instructions for other methods of setting the IP address in the online documentation on the drivers CD that shipped with your printer.
If your network is not using DHCP, then you must manually assign an IP address. One of the easiest ways is to use the operator panel:
1 Press Menu until you see Network Menu, and then press Select.
2 Press Menu until you see Standard Network, and then press Select.
Standard Network appears if you purchased a printer with an
3 Press Menu until you see Std Net Setup, and then press Select.
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6 Change the address by pressing Menu to increase (or decrease) each number. Press Select to move to the next segment. Press Select when you are finished.
The message Saved appears briefly.
7 Press Menu until you see Set IP Netmask, and then press Select.
8 Repeat step 6 to set the IP Netmask.
9 Press Menu until you see Set IP Gateway, and then press Select. 10 Repeat step 6 to set the IP Gateway.
11 When you are finished, press Go to return the printer to the Ready state.
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