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Assigning IP Address with ntBOOTP
You may provide the IP address and other IP parameters to
the printer NIC on 32 Bit TCP/IP Stack (Windows NT &
Windows 95) using the NTBOOTP.exe program. You will
have to store the ntBOOTP.exe file in the Windows directory.
This program uses the BOOTP protocol. The NIC must be on
the same network segment as the workstation that you are
using to configure it. The TCP/IP stack must be installed and
operating.
1. Reset the printer.
2. From Program Manager under
File
, select
Run
ntBOOTP.exe
.
3. Pull down the Admin menu to Configure option.
4. Enter the IP address that you want to assign to the NIC,
its Subnet Mask (make sure it matches what you are
using on your subnet), Default Gateway (your routers IP
address), and the MAC address of the NIC (Hardware
Address, listed on the Status sheet as Ethernet Address).
Use colons as delimiters as shown on the status sheet
rather than the dashes Windows uses.
5. Click on
Go
.
6. Wait about five minutes. The NIC should recycle and
produce a status sheet showing the IP parameters you
have just entered.
7. Pull down Admin menu to Verify. You should get a
message back stating that the Unit is Active. If you do not
Note
The NIC issues the BOOTP request for a finite period of time.
The print server must be freshly reset for this program to
work.
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