Lexmark 23B0225 Setup Guide - Page 33

Step 10: Con for TCP/IP

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Step 10: Configure for TCP/IP If you have TCP/IP available on your network, we recommend that you assign an IP address to the printer. Assigning a printer IP address If your network is using DHCP, an IP address is automatically assigned after you connect the network cable to the printer. 1 Look for the address under the "TCP/IP" heading on the network setup page you printed in "Printing a network setup page" on page 32. 2 Go to "Verifying the IP settings" on page 33 and begin with step 2. If your network is not using DHCP, then you must manually assign an IP address to the printer. One of the easiest ways is to use the operator panel: 1 Press Menu until you see Network Menu, and then press Select. 2 Press Menu until you see Standard Network, and then press Select. Standard Network appears if you purchased a printer with a network port on the printer system board. If you have a MarkNet print server installed in the option card, you see Network Option 1. 3 Press Menu until you see Std Net Setup (or Network 1 Setup), and then press Select. 4 Press Menu until you see TCP/IP, and then press Select. 5 Press Menu until you see Set IP Address, and then press Select. 6 Change the address by pressing Menu to increase or decrease each number. Press Select to move to the next segment. Press Select when you are finished. The message Saved appears briefly. 7 Press Menu until you see Set IP Netmask, and then press Select. 8 Repeat step 6 to set the IP Netmask. 9 Press Menu until you see Set IP Gateway, and then press Select. 10 Repeat step 6 to set the IP Gateway. 11 When you are finished, press Go to return the printer to the Ready state. Verifying the IP settings Note: On Windows computers, click Start à Programs à Command prompt (or Accessories à Command prompt if using Windows 2000). 1 Print another network setup page. Look under the "TCP/IP" heading and make sure the IP address, netmask, and gateway are what you expected. See "Printing a network setup page" on page 32 if you need help. 2 Ping the printer and verify that it responds. For example, at a command prompt on a network computer, type "ping" followed by the new printer IP address (for example, 192.168.0.11). If the printer is active on the network, you receive a reply. Configuring for Pull Printing If your printer has an optional Lexmark™ ImageQuick™ firmware card installed, you can configure for Pull Printing once an IP address is assigned to the printer. For detailed configuration instructions, refer to the CD that shipped with the Lexmark ImageQuick card. Configure for TCP/IP 33

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Configure for TCP/IP
Step 10: Configure for TCP/IP
If you have TCP/IP available on your network, we recommend that you assign an IP
address to the printer.
Assigning a printer IP
address
If your network is using DHCP,
an IP address is automatically assigned after you
connect the network cable to the printer.
1
Look for the address under the
TCP/IP
heading on the network setup page
you printed in
Printing a network setup page
on page 32.
2
Go to
Verifying the IP settings
on page 33 and begin with step 2.
If your network is not using DHCP,
then you must manually assign an IP address to the
printer.
One of the easiest ways is to use the operator panel:
1
Press
Menu
until you see
Network Menu
, and then press
Select
.
2
Press
Menu
until you see
Standard Network
, and then press
Select
.
Standard Network
appears if you purchased a printer with a network port on
the printer system board. If you have a MarkNet print server installed in the
option card, you see
Network Option 1
.
3
Press
Menu
until you see
Std Net Setup
(or
Network 1 Setup
), and then
press
Select
.
4
Press
Menu
until you see
TCP/IP
, and then press
Select
.
5
Press
Menu
until you see
Set IP Address
, and then press
Select
.
6
Change the address by pressing
Menu
to increase or decrease each number.
Press
Select
to move to the next segment. Press
Select
when you are finished.
The message
Saved
appears briefly.
7
Press
Menu
until you see
Set IP Netmask
, and then press
Select
.
8
Repeat step 6 to set the IP Netmask.
9
Press
Menu
until you see
Set IP Gateway
, and then press
Select
.
10
Repeat step 6 to set the IP Gateway.
11
When you are finished, press
Go
to return the printer to the Ready state.
Verifying the IP settings
1
Print another network setup page. Look under the
TCP/IP
heading and make
sure the IP address, netmask, and gateway are what you expected. See
Printing a network setup page
on page 32 if you need help.
Note:
On Windows computers, click
Start
à
Programs
à
Command
prompt
(or
Accessories
à
Command
prompt
if using Windows 2000).
2
Ping the printer and verify that it responds. For example, at a command prompt
on a network computer, type
ping
followed by the new printer IP address (for
example,
192.168.0.11
).
If the printer is active on the network, you receive a reply.
Configuring for
Pull Printing
If your printer has an optional Lexmark
ImageQuick
firmware card installed, you
can configure for Pull Printing once an IP address is assigned to the printer.
For detailed configuration instructions, refer to the CD that shipped with the Lexmark
ImageQuick card.