
Introduction
A-2 PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments
IP protocol settings from the printer control panel
1 Turn the printer power On (|).
2 Use the printer control panel to select one of the following settings.
Consult your printer documentation to learn the menu path for your specific
printer, or scroll through the control panel menus until you find it.
For further details on the use of the printer control panel see the
corresponding chapter in the Printer User´s Manual.
3 Press READY to return to ready status.
Table A.1 IP Protocol
Menu Item Values Description
Enable BOOTP
Yes
No
Using this menu item, you can set BOOTP on or off.
You should select No
if you have set the IP address, netmask,
and/or gateway through the printer’s control panel and you want
these settings to always apply to this adapter.
You should select Yes if you want the adapter to automatically
find its BOOTP server to get its IP address, netmask, and/or
gateway.
Set
IP Address
IP Address Using this menu item, you can set the IP address directly on the
printer’s control panel. When you do, be sure to set Enable
BOOTP to No
. If Enable BOOTP is set to Yes and you turn the
printer off and on again, the adapter will search for a BOOTP
server and will use the address stored in that file instead of this
address.
*NOTE
Set
IP Netmask
IP Netmask Using this menu item, you can set the IP netmask directly
through the printer’s control panel. When you do, be sure to set
Enable BOOTP to
No. If Enable BOOTP is set to Yes and you
turn the printer off and on again, the adapter will search for a
BOOTP server and will use the netmask stored in that file
instead of this one.
*NOTE
The default IP netmask is: 255.255.255.0
Set
IP Gateway
IP Gateway Using this menu item, you can set the IP gateway directly
through the printer’s control panel. When you do, be sure to set
Enable BOOTP to No
. If Enable BOOTP is set to Yes and you
turn the printer off and on again, the adapter will search for a
BOOTP server and will use the gateway stored in that file
instead of this one.
*NOTE
The default IP gateway is: 0.0.0.0