Setting the IP Address (IP v. 4)

The machine's IPv4 address can be either assigned automatically by a dynamic IP addressing protocol, such as DHCP, or entered manually. When connecting the machine to a wired LAN, make sure that the connectors of the LAN cable are firmly inserted into the ports. You can test the network connection if necessary.

Setting an IPv4 Address

1. Press .

2. Use / to select ⋖Network Settings⋗, and press .

If the logon screen appears, enter the correct ID and PIN using the numeric keys, and then press .

3. Select ⋖TCP/IP Settings⋗ ⋖IPv4 Settings⋗ ⋖IP Address Settings⋗.

4. Configure IP address settings.

(a) ⋖Auto Acquire⋗

Select to automatically assign an IP address via DHCP protocol. When ⋖Auto Acquire: On⋗ is displayed, automatic addressing is enabled.

(b) ⋖Manually Acquire⋗

Select to configure the IP address settings by manually entering an IP address. In order to select this option, ⋖Auto Acquire⋗ must be set to ⋖Off⋗.

(c) ⋖Check Settings⋗

Select when you want to view the current IP address settings.

Automatically assigning an IP address

4-A-1. Select ⋖Auto Acquire⋗ ⋖Select Protocol⋗.

4-A-2. Select ⋖DHCP⋗, and press .

NOTE:

If you do not want to use DHCP/BOOTP/RARP to assign an IP address

Select ⋖Off⋗, and press . If you select ⋖DHCP⋗ and press when these services are unavailable, the machine will waste time and communications resources searching the network for these services.

4-A-3. Check that ⋖Auto IP⋗ is set to ⋖On⋗.

4-A-4. Select ⋖Apply⋗, and press .

NOTE:

Manually entering an IP address

4-B-1. Check that ⋖Auto Acquire⋗ is set to ⋖Off⋗.

If ⋖On⋗ is displayed, select ⋖Auto Acquire⋗, press , and set both ⋖Select Protocol⋗ and ⋖Auto IP⋗ to ⋖Off⋗.

4-B-2. Select ⋖Manually Acquire⋗, and press .

4-B-3. Specify the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address (or default gateway).

Specify the settings in the following order: ⋖IP Address⋗ ⋖Subnet Mask⋗ ⋖Gateway Address⋗.

Enter each setting using the numeric keys, and press .

5. Restart the machine.

Caution

Testing the Network Connection

1. Press .

2. Use / to select ⋖Network Settings⋗, and press .

If the logon screen appears, enter the correct ID and PIN using the numeric keys, and then press .

3. Select ⋖TCP/IP Settings⋗ ⋖IPv4 Settings⋗ ⋖PING Command⋗.

4. Enter the IPv4 address of another device on the network, and press .