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3.3
Changing the Host Name
and Workgroup Name
If necessary, change the SMB host name and workgroup name.
Host Name:
G
Work Group Name:
G
These items cannot be set at the control panel. If there is a need to change these
items, do so from the CentreWare Internet Services or the Windows client.
This section explains the procedure to change from the Windows client.
From CentreWare Internet Services or the Windows client, you can change not only the host
G
name and workgroup name, but also other SMB environment settings.
CentreWare Internet Services is available in TCP/IP environment and can be used when the
G
printer has been set with an IP address.
"Chapter 5 Using CentreWare Internet Services" or the online Help files of CentreWare
Internet Services for information on CentreWare Internet Services
3.3.1
Changing from the Windows Client
When changing host name or workgroup name from the client computer, you can
access files of the printer through the Windows network. As such, SMB settings can be
changed by overwriting the contents in the files of the printer. However, you will need to
have the administrator name and password to change the settings using this method.
The factory settings of the administrator name and password are listed below. For better
security management, change the settings as early as possible. Use the Windows client or the
CentreWare Internet Services to make these changes.
Administrator name: admin
G
Password: admin
G
The procedure is as follows. Here, we will use Windows 98 as an example.
Procedure
1
Switch on the computer and activate Windows 98.
2
Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon.
3
From the Network Neighborhood list, double-click the SMB workgroup
(Factory setting: WORKGROUP) and then the icon with the host name.
Factory setting is FXnnnnnn ("nnnnnn" is the last six digits of
the Ethernet address set for the network card)
Factory setting is WORKGROUP .
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