NEC SILENTWRIT 1700 Series User Manual

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1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide

Setting the TCP/IP Auto IP Address

If Auto IP is on, you can use the UNIX commands

arp

and

ping

to change the LAN card's IP address.

Arp

is a

host command which displays or modifies the host's
ARP entry table to assign a MAC address to a known IP
address. Follow these steps to set Auto IP to On.
1.

Select the printer you want to change from the list of
printers in the Printer Administration window.

2.

From the Printer Administration window click the
TCP/IP

button or select the TCP/IP menu option

from the Configure menu.

3.

Set the Auto IP Address radio button to On.

4.

Select the Save button to save the new auto IP
address selection method and leave the TCP/IP
Parameters dialog box
Or
Select the Cancel button to keep the old auto IP
address selection method and leave the TCP/IP
Parameters dialog box.

note:

If your network does not support

arp

,

changing the Auto IP Address setting has no effect.

Follow these steps to change the LAN card's IP address
using Auto IP. You will need to know the host's IP
address, the LAN card's old IP address, and the new IP
address for the LAN card. Your system administrator
will know the old IP address. Print a configuration page
to see the LAN card’s IP address. See “Print a
Configuration Page” on page 2-13.

note:

Turn off any other Silentwriters with the same

IP address before following these steps.

1.

Open the command prompt window.

2.

Use the

route

command to add the LAN card's IP

address to the ARP table.

route add <LAN card old IP> <host IP>

For example,

route add 11.22.33.44 11.22.33.51

Some operating systems require a 0 at the end of the

route add

command. Check with your system

administrator.

3.

Use the

ping

command to get the target LAN card

information. Be sure to turn off any other
Silentwriters with the same IP address first.

ping <LAN card old IP>

For example,

ping 11.22.33.44

4.

Use the

arp

command to get the LAN card's MAC

address.

arp -a

The LAN card's MAC address will be displayed.

Interface: <host IP>
Internet Address Physical Address Type
<LAN card old IP><LAN card MAC>dynamic

For example,

Interface: 11.22.33.51
Internet Physical

Address

Type

11.22.33.44 00-a0-92-01-56-26 dynamic

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