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Setting IP Address
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Network Settings
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Setting IP Address
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What is IP address?
For connecting a computer and printer through a network by using TCP/IP, IP addresses need to be set
up. IP addresses are the addresses of computers and printers on the network. If an IP address is not
set correctly, the computer and printer cannot communicate because the address to send data to is not
specified.
Memo
● For the connection with a Macintosh through a network, EtherTalk protocol is used. In this case, IP address setting is not
required.
● For using a web browser in the Macintosh environment, set the IP address.
IP address :192. 168. 0. 3
Network address Host ID
Subnet mask :255. 255. 255. 0
Gateway :192. 168. 0. 1
IP address :192. 168. 0. 2
Network address Host ID
Subnet mask :255. 255. 255. 0
Gateway :192. 168. 0. 1
Computer
Printer
(Example)
Not any numbers or values can be used for the IP address. There is a rule to specify the IP address.
An IP address has 4 segments and each segment consists of 3-digit number. In the example above,
“192. 168. 0” is the portion called the “network address”, and the last segment, such as “3” or “2” in
the example, is the portion called the “host ID”. In the general network, the network address of the
computer and printer needs to be the same to communicate. The host ID needs to be specified by
using a unique number for each device within the range from 1 to 254.
In addition to the IP address, the subnet mask and gateway also need to be set up. Basically, set the
subnet mask to “255. 255. 255. 0”. Use the IP address of the router in the network for the setting
of the gateway. For a general network configuration, use the same subnet mask and gateway for the
computer and printer.