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MAC address Most network equipment has a unique hardware identification number to distinguish it from other devices on the network. This is called the Media Access Control (MAC) address. A list of MAC addresses can be set on a router so that only devices with matching MAC addresses can be allowed to operate on the network. This is called MAC filtering. If a customer has a MAC filter enabled in his router and wants to add a printer to the network, the printer MAC address must be included in the MAC filter list. Printing a network setup page A network setup page lists your configuration settings. To print a network setup page: 1 Make sure the printer is off. 2 Press and hold for five seconds, and then release the button. A test page and a network setup page print. Pinging your printer To test whether your computer can communicate properly with your printer on the same network, issue a ping command. Windows users only 1 From the computer: Click Start Œ Programs Œ Accessories Œ Command Prompt. 2 Type the command ping followed by the IP address of the device. 3 Press Enter. • If the printer is on the network and responding to the ping, several lines appear that start with Reply from. • If the printer is not on the network or is not responding, after several seconds Request timed out. appears. If the printer does not respond: a Print a setup page. b Check that the printer has an IP address. c Under Network Card, check that the Status is listed as Connected. d Check that the computer has an IP address. e For additional information, refer to the "Wireless troubleshooting" section of the "Troubleshooting" chapter. Macintosh users only 1 From the Finder desktop, click the Applications folder. 2 From the Applications folder, click the Utilities folder. 3 Double-click the Network Utility application. 4 From the Ping tab, type the IP address of the printer in the network address field. For example: 10.168.0.100 5 Click Ping. 20

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MAC address
Most network equipment has a unique hardware identification number to distinguish it from other devices on the
network. This is called the
Media Access Control (MAC) address
. A list of MAC addresses can be set on a router
so that only devices with matching MAC addresses can be allowed to operate on the network. This is called MAC
filtering. If a customer has a MAC filter enabled in his router and wants to add a printer to the network, the printer
MAC address must be included in the MAC filter list.
Printing a network setup page
A
network setup page
lists your configuration settings.
To print a network setup page:
1
Make sure the printer is off.
2
Press and hold
for five seconds, and then release the button.
A test page and a network setup page print.
Pinging your printer
To test whether your computer can communicate properly with your printer on the same network, issue a
ping
command.
Windows users only
1
From the computer: Click
Start
Programs
Accessories
Command Prompt
.
2
Type the command
ping
followed by the IP address of the device.
3
Press
Enter
.
•
If the printer is on the network and responding to the ping, several lines appear that start with
Reply
from
.
•
If the printer is not on the network or is not responding, after several seconds
Request timed out.
appears.
If the printer does not respond:
a
Print a setup page.
b
Check that the printer has an IP address.
c
Under Network Card, check that the Status is listed as Connected.
d
Check that the computer has an IP address.
e
For additional information, refer to the “Wireless troubleshooting” section of the “Troubleshooting” chapter.
Macintosh users only
1
From the Finder desktop, click the
Applications
folder.
2
From the Applications folder, click the
Utilities
folder.
3
Double-click the
Network Utility
application.
4
From the Ping tab, type the IP address of the printer in the network address field. For example:
10.168.0.100
5
Click
Ping
.
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