Chapter 7 TCP/IP NIC Configuration

Assign TCP/IP Values

Method 1: Using the Printer Control Panel

All of the basic TCP/IP values can easily be set and stored in the NIC via the printer front panel under the ETHERNET PARAMS menu. Refer to “Configuration Using The Printer Control Panel” on page 68for detailed instructions.

Set the IP Address, Subnet Mask or Gateway Values, then press the ON LINE key to store those values in the NIC. These steps do not require the printer to be connected to your network.

After setting the TCP/IP values, connect the printer to the designated hub or switch port via UTP cable. With the P5000LJ printer powered on, use a ping to the assigned IP Address for the NIC:

Windows 95/98/NT, OS/2. Open a DOS shell (or OS/2 window) and type: ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx using the IP value you assigned above.

AS/400. At a command prompt, type:

ping ‘xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx(IP address must be in single quotes).

Unix. At a terminal session command prompt, type: ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.

Note

If you made a hosts table alias name entry (or set up DNS) you can ping the

 

alias instead of having to remember the actual IP Address. Similarly, the

 

alias can be substituted for the URL in telnet sessions or Web browser

 

sessions.

 

 

 

If you receive a “reply received from…” message, then proceed. If you get a

 

“destination unreachable” message or “no reply from...” message, recheck

 

values and cables you have used.

 

Once you have established a positive ping response, you may wish to use a

 

browser to change or set items (such as the workgroup name to match that of

 

your client network), or to change other values or names or check printer

 

status. To do this, open your browser. In the URL line, enter the IP Address of

 

the NIC and press ENTER. When the P5000LJ Series Printer Web Page

 

displays, click on “Configuration.” When prompted for a user name and ID,

 

enter root and press ENTER. Press ENTER again for a blank password. You

 

may now change the workgroup name and other values.

 

If your web browser is set to use a proxy (or you don’t know), use a telnet

 

command session order to finish your setup using store and set commands

 

(refer to Chapter 13, “Commands”).

 

Use the following example of a telnet session to change the Windows

 

workgroup name in the NIC from “workgroup” (the default) toAcme“ .”

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Printronix P5000LJ user manual Assign TCP/IP Values, Method 1 Using the Printer Control Panel