Printronix P5000LJ user manual Configuration Network, TCP/IP Network, Interface, Routing

TCP/IP Network

•Administration. This menu item allows you to define or change the printer name, location, description, etc. It also allows you to change the root and guest user passwords.

•System. This menu item allows you to reboot the NIC, or restore its settings to the factory default.

Configuration Network

The network configuration allows you to specify the setting for each network protocol. Beside each protocol name is a check box which allows you to enable or disable each protocol depending on your network printing needs.

NOTE: TCP/IP is the only supported protocol which is always enabled.

TCP/IP Network

Interface

The two edit fields contain the NIC’s IP address and subnet mask. The check boxes enable the RARP and BOOTP protocols, which are alternate methods of assigning IP addresses. On most networks, you want to enter a permanent IP address and subnet mask and disable RARP and BOOTP. However, if your network requires one of these, you should clear the IP address (and possibly the subnet mask) fields and ensure that the appropriate check box is selected.

Routing

The routing table tells the NIC which router or gateway to use to access other subnets or hosts. In most situations, you can add your router's IP address as the default router. All packets destined for other subnets will be forwarded to the default router for delivery to the destination host. If you have more complex routing requirements, add static routing entries for specific hosts or networks in the remaining Routing rows. Packets with IP addresses that match a given Destination and Mask (from the first two fields in a Routing row) route to the router/gateway named in the third field. Packets which do not match any of the listed Destinations and Masks route to the default router if one is set.

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