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Setting IP Address

5. Network Settings

 Setting IP Address

 What is IP address?

For connecting a computer and printer through a network by using TCP/IP, IP addresses need to be set

up. IP addresses are the addresses of computers and printers on the network. If an IP address is not

set correctly, the computer and printer cannot communicate because the address to send data to is not

specied.

Memo

● For the connection with a Macintosh through a network, EtherTalk protocol is used. In this case, IP address setting is not

required.

● For using a web browser in the Macintosh environment, set the IP address.

IP address :192. 168. 0. 3

Network address Host ID

Subnet mask :255. 255. 255. 0

Gateway :192. 168. 0. 1

IP address :192. 168. 0. 2

Network address Host ID

Subnet mask :255. 255. 255. 0

Gateway :192. 168. 0. 1

Computer

Printer

(Example)

Not any numbers or values can be used for the IP address. There is a rule to specify the IP address.

An IP address has 4 segments and each segment consists of 3-digit number. In the example above,

“192. 168. 0” is the portion called the “network address”, and the last segment, such as “3” or “2” in

the example, is the portion called the “host ID”. In the general network, the network address of the

computer and printer needs to be the same to communicate. The host ID needs to be specied by

using a unique number for each device within the range from 1 to 254.

In addition to the IP address, the subnet mask and gateway also need to be set up. Basically, set the

subnet mask to “255. 255. 255. 0”. Use the IP address of the router in the network for the setting

of the gateway. For a general network conguration, use the same subnet mask and gateway for the

computer and printer.

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