Printronix Integrated Network Interface Card, User Manual

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Chapter 4
Windows NIC Configuration
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c. Under the “Subnet Mask” heading, enter the NIC subnet
mask.
NOTE: If you would like to communicate with the NIC from
across routers, you will need to fill in an entry within the
“Routing” section. Please see “Communicating Across
Routers” on page 88 for more details.
6. Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically repower
the printer to make the new settings take effect.
Communicating Across Routers
Since Windows environments rely on TCP/IP to communicate with
the NIC, crossing routers becomes an issue.
After you have followed one of the NIC configuration methods
mentioned, most likely you will only be able to communicate with
the print server from the same subnet. This means any hosts
across a router will not be able to see your NIC. In order for hosts
across a router to see your NIC, store a default
router/gateway within the print server so that any packets destined
for another subnet get forwarded to this router automatically. The
router (or series of routers) can then take over, ensuring the
packets get to their final destination on another subnet on your
network.
To configure a default router/gateway within the NIC:
1. Load a Web browser on your Windows station and direct it to
the URL:
http:// NICIPaddress /networkConf.html
(e.g.,
http://192.75.11.9/networkConf.html
).
NOTE: If prompted for a “User ID” and password first, type in
root
for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt (since
there is no password by default).
2. At the “Network Configuration” HTML form that displays, click in
the first field below the “Gateway” heading and type in the IP
address of the default router/gateway for the NIC subnet.