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Preparing your printer Connect the printer to your network The printer is able to configure itself automatically for most networks, in a similar way to any computer in the same network. The first time you connect it to a network, this process may take a few minutes. Once the printer has a working network configuration, you can check its network address from the front panel: tap . TIP: Consider making a note of the printer's network name and IP address, because you may need them during the setup process of connecting your Windows or Mac OS computer clients. Modify network configuration To modify the current network configuration, go to the front panel and tap , then , then Gigabit Ethernet. From here it is possible, though not normally necessary, to change the settings manually; this can also be done remotely using the Embedded Web Server. For full details of the available connectivity settings, see Networking on page 84. If you accidentally misconfigure the printer's network settings, you can restore the network settings to their factory values from the front panel: tap , then , then , then Restore factory settings. Then you must restart the printer. This automatically provides a working network configuration for most networks. The printer's other settings remain unchanged. Connect a computer to the printer by network (Windows) The following instructions apply if you intend to print from software applications using a printer driver. See Sending a job to print on page 94 for alternative ways of printing. 16 Chapter 1 Introduction ENWW

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Preparing your printer
Connect the printer to your network
The printer is able to
configure
itself automatically for most networks, in a similar way to any computer in the
same network. The
first
time you connect it to a network, this process may take a few minutes.
Once the printer has a working network
configuration,
you can check its network address from the front panel:
tap
.
TIP:
Consider making a note of the printer’s network name and IP address, because you may need them during
the setup process of connecting your Windows or Mac OS computer clients.
Modify network
configuration
To modify the current network
configuration,
go to the front panel and tap
, then
, then
Gigabit
Ethernet
. From here it is possible, though not normally necessary, to change the settings manually; this can also
be done remotely using the Embedded Web Server.
For full details of the available connectivity settings, see
Networking
on page
84
.
If you accidentally
misconfigure
the printer’s network settings, you can restore the network settings to their
factory values from the front panel: tap
, then
, then
, then
Restore factory settings
. Then you
must restart the printer. This automatically provides a working network
configuration
for most networks. The
printer’s other settings remain unchanged.
Connect a computer to the printer by network (Windows)
The following instructions apply if you intend to print from software applications using a printer driver. See
Sending a job to print
on page
94
for alternative ways of printing.
16
Chapter 1
Introduction
ENWW