Tektronix Phasershare Printer manual Dhcp transactions

TCP/IP Printer Configuration (All Platforms) 7

5.Restart the DHCP server:

a.In Control Panel:Services, scroll down to DHCP Server.

b.Click Stop; then click Start.

c.Click Close.

6.Turn on the printer. The printer receives its IP address from the server. Print a Configuration Page to obtain the IP address (see “The printer’s Configuration Page” on page 6).

7.Using Add Printer Wizard (Windows NT 4.0) or Print Manager (Windows NT 3.5x), verify that a Windows NT printer port refers to the printer’s IP address or DNS name. See Chapter 10, “Windows NT” for more information.

8.Configure the printer’s DHCP client software.

DHCP transactions

■On power up or reset, the printer sends a DHCP discover packet, indicating its Ethernet address and requesting an IP address.

■The DHCP server responds to the discover packet with a DHCP offer packet, which contains an IP address from within the assigned scope and the assigned lease.

■The printer examines the DHCP offer packet and decides whether to accept the lease. The printer sends a request packet, accepting the IP address and the lease.

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There can be multiple DHCP servers on the same network, each defining its own scopes and leases. The printer selects the first lease offered.

■The DHCP server sends an acknowledgment packet to the printer, completing the transaction.

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