Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters
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Setup Guide
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DHCP transactions
■ On power up or reset, the printer sends a DHCP discover packet,
indicating its Ethernet address and requesting an IP address.
■ The DHCP server responds to the discover packet with a DHCP offer
packet, which contains an IP address from within the assigned scope
and the assigned lease.
■ The printer examines the DHCP offer packet and decides whether to
accept the lease. The printer sends a request packet, accepting the IP
address and the lease.
■ The DHCP server sends an acknowledgment packet to the printer, which
completes the transaction.
Supported BOOTP/DHCP fields
The printer recognizes the BOOTP/DHCP fields listed in the following table.
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T
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There can be multiple DHCP servers on the same network, each defining its
own scopes and leases. The printer selects the first lease offered.
Field Description Values
gw Gateway address list List of IP addresses separated by spaces.
ha Hardware address Hexadecimal; the
ha
tag must be preceded by the
ht
tag.
ht Hardware type (see Assigned
Numbers RFC)
Unsigned decimal, octal, or hexadecimal integer, or one of the
following symbolic names:
For UNIX Ethernet:
ethernet
or
ether
for 10-Mbit Ethernet (DIX encapsulation);
ieee802
for IEEE 802 Ethernet (SNAP encapsulation).
For UNIX Token Ring:
token ring
For OS/2 Ethernet or Token Ring:
ether
ip IP address Single IP address.
lg Log host address(es) List of IP addresses separated by spaces.
sm Subnet mask Single IP address.
dn IP domain name Single domain name.
ds DNS server IP address Printer recognizes up to two IP addresses, separated by spaces.
