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Network configuration, Configuring tcp/ip parameters, Configuring tcp/ip parameters using bootp or dhcp – HP Color LaserJet 5500 Printer series User Manual

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Network configuration

You might need to configure certain network parameters on the printer. You can configure
these parameters from the printer control panel, the embedded Web server, or for most
networks, from the HP Web Jetadmin software (or the HP LaserJet Utility for Macintosh).

Note

For more information about using the embedded Web server, see

Using

the embedded Web server

.

For a complete list of supported networks and for instructions on configuring network
parameters from software, see the HP Jetdirect Print Server Administrator’s Guide. The guide
comes with printers in which an HP Jetdirect print server is installed.

This section contains the following instructions for configuring network parameters from
the printer control panel:

configuring TCP/IP parameters

disabling unused network protocols

Configuring TCP/IP parameters

You can use the printer control panel to configure the following TCP/IP parameters:

usage of the BOOTP file for configuration parameters (the default is to use the BOOTP
file)

IP address (4 bytes)

subnet mask (4 bytes)

default gateway (4 bytes)

idle TCP/IP connection timeout (in seconds)

Configuring TCP/IP parameters using BOOTP or DHCP

1. Press

to enter the MENUS.

2. Press

to highlight CONFIGURE DEVICE.

3. Press

to select CONFIGURE DEVICE.

4. Press

to highlight I/O.

5. Press

to select I/O.

6. Press

to highlight EIO X (where X = 1, 2, or 3).

7. Press

to select EIO X.

8. Press

to highlight TCP/IP.

9. Press

to select CONFIG METHOD.

10. Press

to select CONFIG METHOD.

11. Press

to highlight BOOTP or DHCP.

12. Press

to save the setting.

13. Press the

P

AUSE

/R

ESUME

button to return to the Ready state.

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