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ETWORK CONFIGURATION NTRODUCTION Your machine incorporates a fast 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T network interface. This guide explains the functionality of the built in network interface. Access for interconnection and producing self-diagnostic test and configuration printouts is provided via an interface panel located at the rear of the machine. This network interface supports IEEE802.2, IEEE802.3, Ethernet-II and SNAP, and can detect those frame types automatically.
ONFIGURATION UTILITIES You can configure the network interface card (NIC) by using one of the following methods: UTILITY FEATURES SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Network Card Setup Configure the NIC by Windows: launching or installing Windows 2000 the Network Setup Windows XP Home/Professional utility.
SING A WEB BROWSER If you do not wish to launch or install the Network Card Setup utility, you can access the printer Web Page directly through a web browser. If the printer is connected to the network using TCP/IP, its settings and the printer menu settings can be configured using a web browser.
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The following table outlines the menu options for the printer Web Page. MENU OPTION DESCRIPTION View Information View information relating to your printer status, consumables and network settings. Status Count Supplies Life Network System Print Information Print configuration and report information. Configuration Network Information Demo Page (Select demo page)
MENU OPTION DESCRIPTION Links Add links for easy access to customer support and on- line information. Links Edit Links SNMP SING NOTE Not all utilities, features or protocols are supported by every product. Please check with your User’s Guide and support website for latest information. The machine and network card can be managed via a standard SNMP management station.
PRINTING UTILITY INDOWS ONLY NOTE Not all utilities, features or protocols are supported by every product. Please check with your User’s Guide and support website for latest information. The LPR Utility is a utility that allows printing data to printers connected to the network via TCP/IP.
You may be asked whether it is OK to change write permissions for the spool directory. Click Yes to allow the utility to be correctly installed. Select Remote Print > Add Printer. Click Discover… to search for the IP address of a suitable machine on your network.
INDOWS VERVIEW This chapter provides guidelines on how to print over the network from various Microsoft Windows platforms. There are numerous ways of printing from Windows and the exact set- up will vary depending upon your environment. There are also numerous versions of Windows, which can be configured as either a client, server or both.
SING THE ADD PRINTER WIZARD Method summary: The following table shows the different ways to connect to the printer (port types). WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS 2000 VISTA SERVER 2008 Windows standard TCP/IP About the different methods Windows standard TCP/IP port The standard TCP/IP port simplifies connecting to remote printers using the TCP/IP protocol.
ONFIGURING THE NETWORK PRINTER ADDRESS The Network Card Setup utility allows you to configure the network printer IP address and to view the Printer Web Page. AUNCHING THE NETWORK CARD SETUP UTILITY The following steps describe how to launch and install the Network Card Setup utility: Ensure that the printer is switched on and connected to the network.
TARTING THE NETWORK CARD SETUP UTILITY Once installed, you can launch the Network Card Setup utility by selecting Start > Programs > Okidata > Network Card Setup. ANUALLY CONFIGURING THE ADDRESS If there is no DHCP protocol to automatically assign IP addresses to devices on your network, you might want to set the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway Address for your printer manually.
PDATING ENVIRONMENT SETTINGS To change how the Network Card Setup utility searches for printers. You can update the environment settings or the display options on the Network Card Setup utility: Select Options > Environmental Settings. You can apply the following changes: >...
OS X VERVIEW This guide is for administrators and it should be used in conjunction with the relevant Mac OS X manual. Please ensure your Mac has the latest Mac OS X updates installed. RINTING THE CONFIGURATION PAGE The printer’s configuration page reports information that is required for Macintosh configuration.
ETTING THE PRINTER DISCOVERY SETTINGS To set the printer discovery search scope: In the “Network Card Setup” pane, click to select the printer. From the main menu, click Options > Preferences. Under “Printer Discovery Settings” enter the “IP Broadcast Settings” and click Add. Ensure that “Search local subnets”...
NABLE DISABLE THE PRINTER WEB PAGE To enable/disable access to the Printer Web Page: In the “Network Card Setup” pane, click to select the printer. From the main menu, select Printer > Web Page Settings. Select Enable or Disable and click Save. Enter your password and click OK.
ROUBLESHOOTING The network addresses used in this manual are examples only. Network addresses used in your installation must be generated from your own network. DIAGNOSTIC TEST RINTER DOES NOT PRINT > Check that your printer is switched on. > Check the printer status. >...
EB BROWSER To prevent your web browser caching the printer web pages, carry out the following steps as appropriate for your web browser. NOTE Keeping this setting enabled all the time may slow down web browsing. You may want to revert back to the browser default setting once you have finished using the printer web page.
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