First, Configure the IP Address and Other
TCP/IP Parameters
Here we provide instructions for using
NTBootP to set the IP address manually.
1.
Insert the 870
Network Solutions CD
.
Click on the Windows
Start
button
and select
Run
.
2.
Type
<Drive>:\NTBOOTP.EXE
and
click
OK
to launch the utility.
3.
Select
Configure
from the Admin
menu of NTBootP.
4.
Enter the
IP address
,
subnet mask
,
and
default gateway address
, if any.
5.
Enter the hardware address of the
NIC. It is listed on the Network
Settings page under
Network
Address
.
6.
Click on Go to send the new settings
to the NIC.
After a few minutes, the NIC will
reset and print its Network Settings
page. If it doesn’t print, recheck the
hardware address entry in NTBootP.
Next, Configure Your Network to Attach
the Printer
See the instructions for peer to peer
printing, NetWare 4.x or 3.x.
First, Install the TCP/IP Protocol
1.
Click on the Windows
Start
button;
select
Settings
and then
Control
Panel
.
2.
Double click on
Network
and select
the
Protocols
tab. If TCP/IP Protocol is
not in the list of Network Protocols,
click on
Add
to install it.
3.
Select the
Services
tab. If either
Microsoft TCP/IP Printing or Simple
TCP/IP Services is not on the list of
Network Services, Click on
Add
to
install them.
4.
Click on
Close
when all protocols and
services have been added. If the TCP/
IP protocol has just been added,
Windows will prompt for the IP
address and other TCP/IP parameters.
The new protocols and services will
not be available until the system is
restarted.
Second, Configure the IP Address and
Other TCP/IP Parameters
We suggest using NTBootP to set the IP
address manually. (See the instructions
for using NTBootP for Windows 95/98,
shown to the left).
Third, Configure Your Network to Attach
the Printer
See instructions for lpr setup, NetWare
4.x or 3.x, or peer to peer printing.
First, Configure the NIC IP Address and
Other TCP/IP Parameters
Here we provide instructions for using
BootP Lite to set the IP address manually.
1.
Insert the
870 Network Solutions CD
.
Click on the Windows
Start
button and
select
Run
.
2.
Type
<Drive>:\BOOTPL.EXE
and click
OK
to launch the utility.
3.
Select Configure from the Admin
menu of BootP Lite.
4.
Enter the
IP address
for the NIC, its
Subnet Mask
, the
Default Gateway
,
and the NIC
MAC address
(listed on
the Network Settings page as Ethernet
Address).
5.
Click on Go to send the new settings to
the NIC.
Wait for about two minutes for the
printer and NIC to reset. The Network
Settings page should report the newly
entered IP information.
6.
To verify operation, start an MS DOS
session.
At the prompt enter:
ping
<IP address of NIC>
(repeat until you get a reply).
Then, Configure Your Network to Attach
the Printer
See the instructions for NetWare 4.x or 3.x.
Windows 95/98
Windows NT 4.x
Windows for WorkGroups
