Using A Host Name Instead Of An Ipv4 Address - Savin MLP31n Operating Instructions Manual

8. Special Operations under Windows

Using a Host Name Instead of an IPv4 Address

When a host name is defined, you can specify a printer by host name instead of IPv4 address. The host
names vary depending on the network environment.
When using DNS
Use the host name set to the data file on the DNS server.
When setting the IPv4 address of a printer using DHCP
Use the printer name on the configuration page as the host name.
• For details about printing a configuration page, see p.143 "List/Test Print Menu".
In other cases
Add the IPv4 address and host name of the network printer to the hosts file on the computer used for printing.
Methods of addition vary depending on operating systems.
Windows 95/98/Me
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1. Copy \WINDOWS\HOSTS.SAM to the same directory and name it "HOSTS" with no
extension.
2. Open the "\WINDOWS\HOSTS" file created using memo pad files, for instance.
3. Add an IP address and host name to the hosts file using the following format:
192.168.15.16 host # NP
"192.168.15.16" is the IPv4 address, "host" is the printer's host name, and "#NP" is replaced by
comments. Insert a space or tab between "192.168.15.16" and "host", between "host" and "#NP"
respectively, using one line for this format.
4. Save the file.
Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Windows NT 4.0
1. Open the hosts file using memo pad files, for instance.
The hosts file is in the following folder:
\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\HOSTS
"\WINNT" is the directory of the installation destination for Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server
2003/2003 R2, and Windows NT 4.0.
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