Pitney Bowes DA50S Service Manual page 114

Appendix B • Printer Communications
B.1 Communication Scenarios
Scenario Description
Printer is set up as
D
a printer on the net-
(Network
work, a DNS server
Name
allows multiple PCs
Resolu-
to print to it.
tion)
Printer set up as a
E
local printer via spe-
(Direct
cial Ethernet "cross-
Connect
over" cable on NIC
via
port. PC is not con-
Cross-
nected to a WAN or
over
LAN network.
Cable)
✍
TIP: The Ethernet
crossover cable is a
direct cable with spe-
cific wires crossed to
change input to output
between the two de-
vices. If needed, this
cable may be easily
obtained from a com-
puter supply retailer.
B-2
Diagrammatic Representation
DNS Server
Ethernet Cable
IP Subnet
NIC
Port
Computer
(Can use DHCP address)
NIC
Port
Crossover Cable
Computer
SV61831 Rev. A DA50S/DA55S/DA70S/DA75S AddressRight™ Printers Service Manual
DHCP Server
Ethernet Cable
Ethernet
Port
DAxxS
(Must have Static IP Address)
Ethernet
Port
Ethernet
DAxxS
Notes
If Customer/IT depart-
ment would prefer
DHCP and name reso-
lution, enable DHCP
on the printer to obtain
an IP address from the
DHCP server. On the
print drivers ports tab,
configure port,
Printer name or IP ad-
dress must use printer
name (where X is the
unique information
from each printer as
in "ADRPTRXXXXX").
See Figures B-1 and
B-2 on next page.
Configuration normally
used to troubleshoot-
ing network issues.
You manually create
an IP address on both
the PC and the printer
so they can communi-
cate (you establish a
simple "network" proto-
col). This allows you to
test the Ethernet port
of the printer without
using the customer's
WAN or LAN network.