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7. TCP/IP LPR Port Printing Installation

Basic TCP/IP Installation Overview

When installing your print server in a TCP/IP environment, IP addresses are essential as a
basic means of communications. It is therefore necessary to first assign an IP address to
your print server unit. After assigning an IP address, the print server can be configur ed
accordingly.

Assigning an IP Address

The first step to install a print server on a TCP/IP network is to assign the print server an IP
address and other related TCP/IP settings before the print server can function. You can
select the following two methods to specify an IP address the print server. Each method will
be detailed in the following section.