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SuperScript 870 — Network User’s Guide
TCP/IP Setup in Windows
95/98 and Windows NT 4.0
First, Install the TCP/IP Protocol
1.
In Windows, open the Network control panel.
2.
If TCP/IP Protocol is not installed, add it, and configure
the workstation’s TCP/IP settings.
3.
Restart.
The new protocols and services will not be
available until the system is restarted.
Second, Assign the IP Address and Other
TCP/IP Parameters to the NIC
If you have a DHCP server, the NIC will retrieve an IP
address automatically from the network server when you
turn on the printer. Here we provide instructions for using
BOOTP Lite to set the IP address manually. You can also use
ARP/ping commands if you prefer.
note:
For information about using the ARP command
or DHCP to set the IP address, see the
More Windows
Information section, beginning on page 18.
1.
Launch BOOTP Lite.
a.
Insert the 870 Network Options CD.
b.
Press the Windows Start button and select Run.
c.
Type
<Drive>:\BOOTP\BOOTPL32.EXE
and click OK
to launch the utility.
2.
Select Configure from the Admin menu.
a.
Enter the IP address to assign to the NIC.
b.
Enter the subnet mask. If you are unsure of the correct
subnet mask, and the first number in the NIC’s address
is from 192 to 254, then use
255.255.255.0
as the
subnet mask.
c.
Enter the default gateway address (if applicable) or
leave blank.
d. Enter the hardware address of the NIC. This address is
listed on the Network Settings page under Network
Address, for example,
00:40:af:c9:f0:d8
. Enter it
exactly as it appears on the Network Settings page.
3.
Click on Go to send the new settings to the NIC.
After a few minutes (usually between 1 and 2 minutes, but
possibly up to 5 minutes on very large or busy networks),
the NIC will reset and print its Network Settings page. The
new IP settings will be listed in the TCP/IP Network
Information section of the Network Settings page.
If the new IP address does not appear on the Network
Settings page under “Protocol Address,” you may have
entered the hardware address incorrectly in BOOTP Lite.
Repeat Steps 2 and 3, and check the IP address on the new
Network Settings page.
The new IP address can also be verified in BootP Lite by
turning the printer off and on, and selecting Verify from the
Admin menu. It should report that the Unit is Active.
