TCP/IP Settings Help

When you make changes to TCP/IP settings and click Save Changes, you are prompted to reset the printer before the changes take effect.

Note: Saving changes to IP settings here overwrites existing IP settings stored in the printer.

With these settings, the printer acquires TCP/IP information automatically. To use the printer with BOOTP, you must set up a reservation for the printer on the BOOTP server.

On - The printer issues BOOTP and DHCP requests on startup. This allows the server to assign the printer an address.
Off - The printer does not issue BOOTP or DHCP requests on startup.

DHCP Server Address - Reports the IP Address of the DHCP server. This field is not displayed if BOOTP/DHCP is off.

DHCP Lease Expiration and DHCP Lease Renewal - These fields report when the printer's DHCP lease expires (if not automatically renewed) and when the printer is negotiating to renew the lease. This field does not display if BOOTP/DHCP is off.

IP Address - Enter the printer's IP address. The format is x.x.x.x, where x represents a decimal number from 0 - 255. The value entered must be a valid IP address and not 0.0.0.0, 255.255.255.255, or any address starting with 127 or 224-255. The value in this field is overwritten when BOOTP/DHCP is enabled and a BOOTP or DHCP server assigns a value.

Network Mask - Enter a number for the Network Mask address. The format is x.x.x.x, where x represents a decimal number from 0 - 255. The value in this field is overwritten when BOOTP/DHCP is enabled and a BOOTP/DHCP server assigns a value.

Router / Gateway Address - Gateway addresses are used to communicate with devices not on the same network segment. Enter the gateway host IP address. The gateway host address is the address of a host that is used to retransmit the packets from the current network segment to another network segment. The format for each address is x.x.x.x, where x represents a decimal number from 0 - 255. The value in this field may be overwritten when BOOTP/DHCP is enabled and a BOOTP or DHCP server assigns a value.

The following settings may be obtained from the BOOTP or DHCP Server (if enabled). These settings allow the printer to register its IP name and address so other devices on the network can refer to it by name.

Release Host Name - Informs the server that the host name reserved for this printer can be used for another device. Required for DDNS configuration.

DDNS/WINS Name - This is the name the printer registers with DDNS and WINS so other devices on the network can refer to it by name. The default name derives from the printer's Ethernet address (for example: XEROX0A1E25); however, this value can be set by the user. The value in this field may be overwritten by BOOTP/DHCP.

DNS Domain - This is the domain the printer resides in and is used by networking protocols to properly communicate with other devices on the network. This value can be set by the user, BOOTP, or DHCP. If set by the user, the value in this field may be overwritten by BOOTP/DHCP.

Primary WINS Server - Enter the IP address for the primary WINS name server. A value of all zeros indicates that no server is configured. If both primary and secondary name servers are undefined, the printer broadcasts (peer-to-peer) name recognition. The value in this field may be overwritten by BOOTP/DHCP.

Secondary WINS Server - Enter the IP address for the secondary WINS name server. A value of all zeros indicates that no server is configured. If both primary and secondary name servers are undefined, the printer broadcasts (peer-to-peer) name recognition. The value in this field may be overwritten by BOOTP/DHCP.

Use these settings to reference servers (such as email servers) by name. These settings are also used in Job Accounting to display user host names instead of addresses.

Primary Name Server IP Address - Enter the IP address for the primary name server. A value of all zeros indicates that no server is configured. If both primary and second name servers are undefined, no lookup occurs. Required for DNS configuration. The value in this field may be overridden by BOOTP/DHCP.

Secondary Name Server IP Address - Enter the IP address for the secondary name server. A value of all zeros indicates that no server is configured. If both primary and secondary name servers are undefined, no lookup occurs. Optional for DNS configuration. The value in this field may be overridden by BOOTP/DHCP.

Multicast DNS (Rendezvous) - When Multicast DNS is set to On, the printer is able to respond to Multicast DNS and be automatically discovered on an IP network by Apple Macintosh OS X Rendezvous technology.

Use the following settings to change the configuration of the SLP Service Agent in the printer:

On - The printer acts as an SLP Service Agent based on the following settings.
Off - The printer will not issue SLP service registrations nor will it respond to SLP requests.

On - The printer will attempt to perform SLP Directory Agent Discovery as specified in the RFC.
Off - The printer will not attempt to perform SLP Directory Agent Discovery.

Directory Agent - This entry allows the administrator to manually configure the Directory Agent for the printer. If the field is blank and Directory Agent Discover is set to On, then the printer may discover one or more directory agents.

Scope 1, 2, 3 - These fields allow the administrator of the network to manually configure the scopes used by the SLP Service Agent in the printer. Up to three scopes may be entered.

Note: If no values are entered for Scope 1, 2, or 3, and DHCP Option 79 has been configured on the DHCP server, then the scopes specified in Option 79 will be used by the printer.

On - The printer will use Multicast to communicate as needed.
Off - The printer will use Broadcast instead of Multicast to communicate as needed.

SLP Multicast TTL - This value specifies the multicast radius, often referred to as hop count or time-to-live, for SLP. The valid range for this setting is between 0 and 255.

SLP MTU - This value specifies the maximum packet size that can be transmitted for UDP. If packets exceed this size, then TCP/IP will be used. This value is set by the system administrator.

UPnP provides a simplified methods used to obtain an IP Address for a printer, locate devices on the network, and display those devices on desktop computers.

Use the following settings to change the configuration of the UPnP agent in the printer.

On - The printer attempts to assign an IP Address using the Auto IP Protocol. This protocol allows a network device to assign an IP Address to the device when DHCP/BOOTP requests for IP address assignment fail and the device has no static IP address. The IP address assigned is in the range of 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. The default setting is 169.254.254.255.
Off - The printer will not use the Auto IP protocol to assign an IP address. This setting is recommended for use on enterprise networks.

On - The printer sends and receives Simple Device Discovery Protocol (SSDP) announcements and requests.
Off - The printer will not issue nor respond to SSDP requests.

SSDP TTL - This value specifies the multicast radius, often referred to as hop count or time-to-live, for SSDP. The valid range for this setting is between 0 and 255.

TFTP Server Name - This name can be a maximum of 63 characters in length.
Boot File Name - This name can be a maximum of 127 characters in length.