Tektronix Phasershare Printer - Manual (Page 58)

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Setting the Printer’s IP Addressing Parameters
52 PhaserShare Networking
Obtain the information listed in the following table. It might be helpful to write
down this information so you can refer to it during the configuration procedure.
General information: setting IP parameters
from the front panel
You can set IP address, network mask, gateway address, and broadcast address
from the front panel. For procedures, see the following topics:
■ See “Setting IP parameters: Phaser 740 printer front panel” on page 53.
■ See “Setting IP parameters: Phaser 780 printer front panel” on page 55.
■ See “Setting IP parameters: Phaser 360 printer front panel” on page 58.
Information for TCP/IP configuration
Information Comments
Internet (IP) address for
the printer Format is x.x.x.x, where x represents a decimal number
from 0 - 255.
Network mask If you are unsure, leave this blank; the printer will choose
an appropriate mask.
Broadcast address If you are unsure, leave this blank; the printer computes
an appropriate broadcast address.
The address the printer uses to send broadcast packets.
Regardless of how this parameter is set, the printer
accepts broadcast packets from any of the commonly
used broadcast address conventions.
Gateway IP address Router address. You need this address if you want to
communicate with the printer from anywhere other than
the local network segment.