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Chapter 9. Configuring Printer Network Addresses
Use this section to set the following values from the operator panel:
v IP address
v Subnet mask
v Gateway address
v Locally administered MAC address
Note: The MAC address is the Globally Administered Address (GAA). The MAC
Setting IP, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Addresses
To set an IP, subnet mask, or gateway address for the printer, perform these steps:
1. Press the Online key to take the printer OFFLINE.
2. Press the Menu key until the operator panel displays ETHERNET MENU or
3. Press the Item key until the operator panel displays the address to change (IP
4. Press the Enter key. For a new printer whose IP address has not yet been set,
5. Press the Value key until the desired value is displayed. The range of the
6. When the operator panel displays the value you want, press Enter. The "<"
7. Press the Value key until the desired value is displayed, then press the Enter
8. Repeat step 7 until all four values have been set, then press the Enter key to
9. Press the Online key to return the printer to READY status. The panel displays
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Important
Defining the printer's network address should be performed by a network
administrator or someone familiar with network addresses. If you have IBM
Network Printers: Ethernet and Token Ring Quick Configuration Guide, please
refer to it when you configure your Ethernet or token-ring card.
address can be changed to the Locally Administered address (LAA).
TOKEN RING MENU.
ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK, or GATEWAY ADDRESS). This example shows
how to change the IP ADDRESS.
the operator panel displays:
IP ADDRESS 0<0.0.0 *
The "<" indicates the field whose value you can change at this point.
address values is zero to 255. To decrement the value, simultaneously press
the Value key and the Shift key. To increment or decrement the value by 10,
press and hold the keys.
moves to the next value, for example:
10.0<0.0
key.
set the address. The value has been set if an asterisk (*) displays to the right of
the value, for example:
9.99.40.2 *
the message I/O INITIALIZING and writes the new addresses to non-volatile
memory. (This process takes a few minutes.) Do not power off the printer
while the I/O INITIALIZING message is displayed.
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