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7. Click OK to save the new settings. The update is complete when the message
“Configuration is successfully done” appears. (After you click OK , wait a few
minutes before turning off the printer, so the settings have time to reach the card.)
Before you can print using TCP/IP, you still need to do the following on each
computer that will use the printer:
■ Install the printer driver (see page 49)
■
Add a printer port (see page 51)
See page 46 if you need to enable NetBEUI on the Ethernet card.
Using the arp Command
Make sure the Ethernet card and printer are on the same segment of the network as
the computer you are using to configure the card. Also, you need to know the IP
address for the computer and the IP address you will assign to the printer’s Ethernet
card.
Follow these steps to assign the IP address:
1. Click Start , point to Settings , click Control Panel and double-click the Network
icon.
2. In Windows 98 or Windows 95, highlight TCP/IP and click Properties , then click
the Gateway tab.
In Windows NT, click the Protocols tab. Highlight TCP/IP Protocol and click
Properties . Click the IP Address tab.
3. Type 11.22.33.44 in the Gateway box to set up a default gateway. In
Windows 98 or Windows 95, click Add .
4. Click OK to close the TCP/IP dialog box and then click OK to close the network
settings dialog box and save your settings. Click Yes to restart your computer.
5. Find the MAC address for the Ethernet card on the status sheet (see page 17).
6. Click Start , point to Programs , then click the MS-DOS Prompt icon to open a
DOS window.
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