Dell B1260dn Laser Dell B1260dn Users Guide - Page 78

Wired network setup, Printing a network configuration report, Setting IP address

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Wired network setup You must set up the network protocols on your machine to use it on your network. You can use network after connecting network cable to a corresponding port on your machine. • For models that do not have the display screen on the control panel, use the Embedded Web Service or SetIP program. - See "Using Embedded Web Service" on page 95. - See "Setting IP address" on page 78. 3 Printing a network configuration report 4 Setting IP address First, you have to set up an IP address for network printing and managements. In most cases a new IP address will be automatically assigned by a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server located on the network. IPv4 configuration using SetIP (Windows) Before using the SetIP program, disable the computer firewall from Control Panel > Security Center > Windows Firewall. You can print Network Configuration Report from the machine's control panel that will show the current machine's network settings. This will help you to set up a network. Press the (Info) button on the control panel. Using this Network Configuration Report, you can find your machine's MAC address and IP address. For example: • MAC Address: 00:15:99:41:A2:78 • IP Address: 169.254.192.192 The following instructions may differ for your model. 1 Install this program from the supplied CD-ROM by double-click Application > SetIP > Setup.exe. 2 Follow the instructions in the installation window. 3 Connect your machine to the network with a network cable. 4 Turn on the machine. 5 From the Windows Start menu, select All Programs > Dell > Dell Printers > SetIP > SetIP. 2. Using a network-connected machine 78

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Wired network setup±±
You must set up the network protocols on your machine to use it on your
network.
You can use network after connecting network cable to a corresponding port on
your machine.
For models that do not have the display screen on the control panel, use the
Embedded Web Service or SetIP program.
-
See "Using Embedded Web Service" on page 95.± ±
-
See "Setting IP address" on page 78.± ±
Printing a network configuration report
You can print
Network Configuration Report
from the machine’s control panel
that will show the current machine’s network settings. This will help you to set
up a network.
Press the
(
Info
) button on the control panel.
Using this
Network Configuration Report
, you can find your machine’s MAC
address and IP address.
For example:
MAC Address: 00:15:99:41:A2:78
IP Address: 169.254.192.192
Setting IP address
First, you have to set up an IP address for network printing and managements.
In most cases a new IP address will be automatically assigned by a DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server located on the network.
IPv4 configuration using SetIP (Windows)
Before using the SetIP program, disable the computer firewall from
Control
Panel
>
Security Center
>
Windows Firewall
.
The following instructions may differ for your model.
Install this program from the supplied CD-ROM by double-click
1
Application
>
SetIP
>
Setup.exe
.±±
Follow the instructions in the installation window.± ±
2
Connect your machine to the network with a network cable.
3
Turn on the machine.
4
From the Windows
Start
menu, select
All Programs
>
Dell
>
Dell
5
Printers
>
SetIP
>
SetIP
.
2. Using a network-connected machine