Epson C823622A Administrator's Manual - Page 45

Setting the IP Address Using arp/ping Commands If you are using UNIX or OS/2, you need to use the arp and ping commands to set the IP address of the interface card. You can also 2 use these commands with Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 2000, or Windows NT, if you have correctly installed TCP/IP networking on these systems. The interface card and host must be in the same segment. Note: Make sure that the Set by PING function is available in the TCP/IP menu in EpsonNet WinAssist/WebAssist. If it is off, you cannot set the IP address using arp/ping commands. Before you start, you will need the following information: ❏ A valid IP address for the interface card. Ask your system administrator for an IP address which will not cause conflicts with any other device on the network. If you are the system administrator, choose an address within your subnet which will not conflict with any other device. ❏ The MAC (Ethernet hardware) address of the interface card. This is the hardware serial number of the card, which cannot be changed. You can check the MAC address on a status sheet. Checking the LAN First, you need to check that the interface card can be reached from the host. 1. Set the default gateway to the host on which you will be setting up the interface card. If there is a server or router which acts as a gateway, enter the address of the server or router. If there is no gateway, enter the IP address of your computer as a gateway address. Setting the IP Address 2-17