Entrust Artista CR875, Installation And Administrator'S Manual

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32 Printer Installation
Set the Printer Network IP Address
The printer’s IP address is used to access Printer Manager from a browser window. You also need
the IP address to define the printer to Instant Financial Issuance software.
To display the network IP address, you can do one of the following:
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Press the up or down arrow key on the front panel while the printer displays Ready .
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Use the LCD menu system Status menu. Refer to the printer’s
User’s Guide
for more
information about using the Status menu to display the IP address.
The printer can use either of the following network communication methods:
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DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) —The network automatically assigns the IP
address to the printer. The IP address of a printer that uses DHCP can change if the printer is
powered off and back on.
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Static IP —You set the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address, as provided by your
network support personnel. A static IP address does not change when the printer is powered
off.
Instant Financial Issuance software requires that the printer use a static IP address. Refer to
“Set a Static IP Address” .
Set a Static IP Address
Instant Financial Issuance software requires that the printer have the same IP address at all
times. Because the default communication method is DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol), you must change the address method and assign a static IP address before you can
define the printer to Instant Financial Issuance software.
1.
Obtain the following values from your network support personnel. Make sure you receive all
three values:
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IP address

Subnet mask

Gateway address
2.
Enter the menu system.
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You can set a static IP address on a printer even if it is not connected to the network.
For example, a group may set up several printers in a central location before
installing them at individual sites.
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When the printer is configured to use a static IP address, the printer’s front panel
displays the address even when the printer is not connected to a network. In
addition, the LCD displays a “+” if the network is active, or a “-” if the network is
inactive, as a prefix to the static IP address.