Chapter 3: Installing Drivers For Network Printing; Printing A Network Setup Page; Assigning A Printer Ip Address - Lexmark T640 User Manual

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Installing drivers for network printing

Printing a network setup page

If the printer is attached to a network, print a network setup page on the printer to verify the network connection. This page
also provides important information to configure the printer for network printing.
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Make sure the printer is on.
2
Press on the operator panel.
3
Press until
4
Press until
Note: If an optional MarkNet™ N8000 series internal print server is installed, Print Net1 Setup appears
on the display.
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Check the first section on the network setup page, and confirm that Status is "Connected."
If Status is "Not Connected," the LAN drop may not be active, or the network cable may be malfunctioning. Consult
a system support person for a solution, and print another network setup page to verify the printer is connected to
the network.

Assigning a printer IP address

If the network is using DHCP, an IP address is automatically assigned connecting the network cable to the printer.
1
Look for the address under the "TCP/IP" heading on the network setup page printed in Printing a network setup
page.
2
Go to Verifying the IP settings, and begin with step 2.
If the network is not using DHCP, then manually assign an IP address to the printer. One of the easiest ways is to use the
operator panel:
1
Press on the operator panel.
2
Press until
3
Press until
Standard Network appears if the printer has a network port on the printer system board. If a MarkNet N8000
series internal print server is installed, you see Network Option 1.
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Press until
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Using the numeric pad, enter the IP address. When the address is entered, press
Submitting Selection appears briefly.
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Press until
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Using the numeric pad, enter the IP netmask. When the address is entered, press
Submitting Selection appears briefly.
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Press until
Reports appears, and then press
Network Setup Page appears, and then press
Network/Ports appears, and then press
TCP/IP appears, and then press
Address appears, and then press
Netmask appears, and then press
Gateway appears, and then press
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