
3 Network setup
This chapter gives you
This chapter includes:
•Introduction
•Supported operating systems
•Configuring TCP/IP
•Configuring EtherTalk
•Configuring IPX frame types
•Setting Ethernet speed
•Restoring the network configuration
•Printing a network configuration page
Introduction
Once you have connected your machine to a network with an
You need to set up the network protocols on the machine to use it as your network printer. Protocols can be set up by the following two methods:
Via network administration programs
You can configure your machine’s print server settings and manage the machine via the following programs that came with your machine:
•SyncThru™ Web Admin Service:
•SyncThru™ Web Service: Web server embedded to your network print server, which allows you to:
-show machine information.
-Configure the network parameters necessary for the machine to connect to various network environments.
-Customize the system, copy and fax settings.
-Customize
-Customize server settings and set up server list for scanning to the FTP or SMB servers.
-Configure
-Upgrade the machine firmware
•SetIP: Utility program allowing you to select a network interface and manually configure the IP addresses for use with the TCP/IP protocol.
For further details, refer to the user’s guide on the network utilities CD that came with your machine.
Via the control panel
You can set up the following basic network parameters through the machine’s control panel:
•Configure TCP/IP
•Configure EtherTalk
•Configure IPX frame types for NetWare
Supported operating systems
The following table shows the network environments supported by the machine:
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Network interface | • | 10/100 |
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Network operating | • | Novell NetWare 4.x, 5.x, 6.x |
system | • | Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP |
| • | Various Linux OS |
| • | Macintosh OS 10.3 ~ 10.4 |
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Network protocols | • | NetWare IPX/SPX |
| • | TCP/IP |
| • | EtherTalk |
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Dynamic addressing | • DHCP, BOOTP | |
server |
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•IPX/SPX: Internet Packet eXchange/Sequenced Packet eXchange
•TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
•DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
•BOOTP: Bootstrap Protocol
Configuring TCP/IP
Your machine can be set up with a variety of TCP/IP network information, such as an IP address, a subnet mask, a gateway, and DNS addresses. There are several ways in which your machine can be assigned a TCP/ IP address, depending on your network.
•Static addressing: A TCP/IP address is assigned manually by the system administrator.
•Dynamic addressing via BOOTP/DHCP (default): A TCP/IP address is assigned automatically by the server.
3.1 <Network setup>