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Obtain the information listed in the following table. It might be helpful to write down this information so that you can refer to it later when you are performing the configuration.
Information for TCP/IP configuration
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Information
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Comments
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Internet (IP) address for the printer
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The format is
x.x.x.x, where
x
represents a decimal number from 0 - 255.
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Network mask
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If you are unsure, leave this blank; the printer chooses an appropriate mask.
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Broadcast address
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If you are unsure, leave this blank; the printer computes an appropriate broadcast address.
This is the address the printer uses to
send
broadcast packets. Regardless of how this parameter is set, the printer
accepts
broadcast packets from any of the commonly used broadcast address conventions.
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Gateway IP address
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This is the address of the router. You need this address if you want to communicate with the printer from anywhere other than the local network segment.
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There are five ways to set the printer's IP address and other IP parameters:
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Use the printer's front panel.
See
General information on setting IP parameters (front panel).
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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
or
Setting IP parameters: DHCP.
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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 Xerox-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).
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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.
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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).
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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.
NOTE
When two or more IP addressing methods are used simultaneously, the printer uses the first address that it successfully obtains.
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