Ricoh SP4100N Software User Guide - Page 323
Cautions to Take When Using in a network, Connecting a Dial-up Router to a Network
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Cautions to Take When Using in a network Cautions to Take When Using in a network Connecting a Dial-up Router to a Network When the NetWare file server and printer are on opposite sides of a router, packets are sent back and forth, causing communication charges to be incurred. Because packet transmission is a specification of NetWare, you need to change the configuration of the router. If the network you are using does not allow you to configure the router, configure the printer instead. Configuring the router Filter packets so that they do not pass over the dial-up router. • The MAC address of the printer doing the filtering is printed on the printer configuration page. For details about printing a configuration page, see p.143 "List/Test Print Menu". • For details about configuring the printer if the router cannot be configured, see the instructions below. Configuring the printer with NetWare 1. Following the setup method described earlier in this manual, configure the file server. 2. Set the frame type for NetWare environment. • For details about selecting a frame type, see p.157 "Host Interface Menu". Configuring the printer without NetWare 10 When not printing, the network interface board sends packets over the network. Set NetWare to "inactive". • For details about selecting protocols, see p.157 "Host Interface Menu". Using DHCP You can use the printer in a DHCP environment. You can also register the printer NetBIOS name on a WINS server when it is running. Note the following points when an Ethernet interface is simultaneously installed. 321