Lexmark X4650 Network Guide - Page 18
What is an IP address?, How do I locate IP addresses?, How are IP addresses assigned? - wireless printer
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The MAC address is a series of letters and numbers located on the back of your printer. UAA: XX XX XX XX XX XX UAA: XX XX XX XX XX XX Note: A list of MAC addresses can be set on an access point (router) so that only devices with matching MAC addresses are allowed to operate on the network. This is called MAC filtering. If MAC filtering is enabled in your access point (router) and you want to add a printer to your network, the MAC address of the printer must be included in the MAC filter list. What is an IP address? An IP address is a unique number used by devices (such as a wireless printer, computer, or wireless access point) on an IP network to locate and communicate with each other. Devices on an IP network can communicate with each other only if they have unique and valid IP addresses. A unique IP address means no two devices on the same network have the same IP address. An IP address is a group of four numbers separated by periods. An example of an IP address is 192.168.100.110. How do I locate IP addresses? How to locate a computer IP address using Windows 1 Do one of the following: In Windows Vista a Click . b Click All Programs Accessories. c Click Command Prompt. In Windows XP and earlier a Click Start. b Click All Programs or Programs Accessories Command Prompt. 2 Type ipconfig. 3 Press Enter. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 192.168.0.100. How to locate a computer IP address using Macintosh 1 Click Apple menu System Preferences. 2 Click Network. 3 From the Show pop-up menu, select Airport. 4 Click TCP/IP. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 192.168.0.100. How to locate a printer IP address • You can locate the printer IP address by viewing the printer network setup page. Refer to the User's Guide on the installation software CD for more information on how to print a network setup page. How are IP addresses assigned? An IP address may be assigned automatically by the network using DHCP. Once the printer is set up on a computer, the computer sends all print jobs across the network to the printer using this address. If the IP address is not automatically assigned, you will be asked during wireless setup to manually enter an address and other network information after selecting your printer from the available list. 18