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PC Connection Error, Devices and Printers

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Wireless network setup PC Connection Error • The configured network address is unable to connect between your computer and machine. - For a DHCP network environment The machine receives the IP address automatically (DHCP) when computer is configured to DHCP. If the printing job is not working in DHCP mode, the problem may be caused by the automatically changed IP address. Compare the IP address between the product's IP address and the printer port's IP address. How to compare: 1 Print the network information report of your printer, and then check the IP address (see "Printing a network configuration report" on page 77). 2 Check the printer port's IP address from your computer. a Click the Windows Start menu. b For Windows Server 2000, select Settings > Printers. • For Windows XP/Server 2003, select Printer and Faxes. • For Windows Server 2008/Vista, select Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Printers. • For Windows 7, select Control Panel > Devices and Printers. • For Windows Server 2008 R2, select Control Panel > Hardware > Devices and Printers. c Right-click your machine. d For Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista, press Properties. For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, from context menus, select the Printer properties. If Printer properties item has ► mark, you can select other printer drivers connected with selected printer. e Click Port tab. f Click Configure Port.. button. g Check if Printer Name or IP Address: is the IP address on the network configuration Sheet. 3 Change the printer port's IP address if it is different from the network information report's. If you want to use the software installation CD to change the port IP, click Connect to a network printer to the computer from the Select Installation Method. Then reconnect the IP address. - For a Static network environment The machine uses the static address when the computer is configured to static address. For example, If the computer's network information is as shown below: ▪ IP address: 169.254.133.42 ▪ Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0 Then the machine's network information should be as below: ▪ IP address: 169.254.133.43 ▪ Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0 (Use the computer's subnet mask.) ▪ Gateway: 169.254.133.1 2. Using a Network-Connected Machine (B1160w only) 103

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Wireless network setup
103
2.
Using a Network-Connected Machine (B1160w only)
PC Connection Error
•
The configured network address is unable to connect between your
computer and machine.
-
For a DHCP network environment
The machine receives the IP address automatically (DHCP) when
computer is configured to DHCP.
If the printing job is not working in DHCP mode, the problem may be caused
by the automatically changed IP address. Compare the IP address between
the product's IP address and the printer port's IP address.
How to compare:
1
Print the network information report of your printer, and then check the
IP address (see "Printing a network configuration report" on page 77).
2
Check the printer port's IP address from your computer.
a
Click the Windows
Start
menu.
b
For Windows Server 2000, select
Settings
>
Printers
.
•
For Windows XP/Server 2003, select
Printer and Faxes
.
•
For Windows Server 2008/Vista, select
Control Panel
>
Hardware
and Sound
>
Printers
.
•
For Windows 7, select
Control Panel
>
Devices and Printers
.
•
For Windows Server 2008 R2, select
Control Panel
>
Hardware
>
Devices and Printers
.
c
Right-click your machine.
d
For Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista, press
Properties
.
For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, from context menus,
select the
Printer properties
.
If
Printer properties
item has
►
mark, you can select other printer
drivers connected with selected printer.
e
Click
Port
tab.
f
Click
Configure Port..
button.
g
Check if
Printer Name
or
IP Address:
is the IP address on the network
configuration Sheet.
3
Change the printer port's IP address if it is different from the network
information report's.
If you
want to use the software installation CD to change the port IP, click
Connect to a network printer to the computer
from the
Select
Installation Method
. Then reconnect the IP address.
-
For a Static network environment
The machine uses the static address when the computer is configured
to static address.
For example,
If the computer’s network information is as shown below:
▪
IP address: 169.254.133.42
▪
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
Then the machine’s network information should be as below:
▪
IP address: 169.254.133.
43
▪
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0 (Use the computer’s subnet mask.)
▪
Gateway: 169.254.133.
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