Compuprint 3056 Network Interface Tools User Manual

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1. Enter the DOS command line window

2. Type the following commands:

arp -s

ping

arp -d

NOTE: the is the IP address which you will

assign for the printer, the is the MAC address

of this printer copied in STEP1. For example, if you want

to assign an IP address 192.168.45.191 to a printer whose

MAC address is 00-0b-00-18-40-63, you should enter the

following commands:

arp -s 192.168.45.191 00-0b-00-18-40-63

ping 192.168.45.191

arp -d 192.168.45.191

then the response messages will be shown, such as:

Reply from 192.168.45.191...

This means that the IP address has been assigned

successfully.

2) If you are a UNIX user, please perform the following steps:

Enter “

root”

as the user id and “

pass”

as the password.

2. Edit the file “/etc/hosts”, to assign a host name for

a prearranged IP address, which means add the line:

in the file “/etc/hosts”,

then save the file and quit.

NOTE: the is the IP address which you assign

for the printer, the is its host name.

3. Type following commands in shell:

arp -s temp

ping

NOTE: the is the printer’s MAC address copied

in STEP 1, and the is the host name assigned

in file “/etc/hosts” just now. For example, if you want to

assign an IP address 192.168.45.191 and a host name

“name_001” to a printer with MAC-address 00-0b-00-18-40-63,

you should enter the following commands:

vi /etc/hosts

(add a line) 192.168.45.191 name_001

(save and quit)