Tektronix Phasershare Printer manual TCP/IP Printer Configuration All Platforms

7 TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms)

There are five ways to set the printer’s IP address and other IP parameters:

■Use the printer’s front panel. See “General information on setting IP parameters (front panel)” on page 57.

■Server-based printer configuration. This method uses RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol), BOOTP (Boot Parameter Protocol), or DHCP. When turned on or reset, the printer receives its IP addressing information from a boot server. See “Setting IP parameters: RARP or BOOTP” on page 65 or “Setting IP parameters: DHCP” on page 66.

■Printer-based printer configuration (using a downloaded configuration file). This method can be used on hosts that do not have RARP, BOOTP, or DHCP. Use a Tektronix-provided shell script to prepare a configuration file. When you send the file to the printer, the IP addressing information is stored in the printer’s memory, where the printer reads it when reset. See “Setting IP parameters: PostScript utility file (UNIX only)” on page 71.

PC and Macintosh users can also set IP parameters using PostScript utility files; see the README files on the printer’s CD-ROM. The PC README file is in the UTILS directory; the Macintosh README file is in the Network Utilities folder.

■Printer-based printer configuration (using arp table entry; address gleaning). You can enter the printer’s Ethernet address and IP address in your host’s arp table, then send a ping command to the printer, and the printer will take it’s IP address from the ping packet. See “Setting IP parameters: arp table entry (address gleaning)” on page 74.

■Printer-based printer configuration (using PhaserLink Printer Management Software). After setting the printer’s IP address by one of the other three methods listed here, you can perform the rest of the TCP/IP configuration using PhaserLink software, if you have a World Wide Web browser. See “Setting IP parameters: PhaserLink Printer Management Software” on page 73.

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When two or more IP addressing methods are used simultaneously, the printer uses the first address that it successfully obtains.

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