Ricoh SP C222DN, Administration Manual

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Special Operations under Windows
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When setting the IPv4 address of a printer using DHCP
Use the printer name on the configuration page as the host name.
In other cases
Add the IPv4 address and host name of the network printer to the hosts file on
the computer used for printing. Methods of addition vary depending on operat-
ing systems.
Windows 98 SE/Me
A
Copy \WINDOWS\HOSTS.SAM to the same directory and name it
“HOSTS” with no extension.
B
Open the “\WINDOWS\HOSTS” file created using memo pad files, for
instance.
C
Add an IP address and host name to the hosts file using the following for-
mat:
192.168.15.16 host # NP
“192.168.15.16” is the IPv4 address, “host” is the printer's host name, and
“#NP” is replaced by comments. Insert a space or tab between “192.168.15.16”
and “host”, between “host” and “#NP” respectively, using one line for this
format.
D
Save the file.
Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2003
A
Open the hosts file using memo pad files, for instance.
The hosts file is in the following folder:
\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\HOSTS
“\WINNT” is the directory of the installation destination for Windows
2000/XP, and Windows Server 2003
B
Add an IPv4 address and host name to the hosts file using the following
format:
192.168.15.16 host # NP
“192.168.15.16” is the IPv4 address, “host” is the printer's host name, and
“#NP” is replaced by comments. Insert a space or tab between “192.168.15.16”
and “host”, between “host” and “#NP” respectively, using one line for this
format.
C
Save the file.