Zebra Technologies PrintServer - Manual (Page 53)

42 PrintServer II User and Reference Guide
Getting Started
Assigning an IP Address
Assigning an IP address via a telnet session
If your environment is not Windows-based, this section is for you. However, this
method can be used in a Windows environment too.
The methods used are: Static Route and Gleaning.
Before you can telnet to the print server and configure the device you must first assign
the print server a temporary IP address.
Static Route: To use this method, complete these steps:
1. Power on the printer and wait for two minutes to allow for device selftest.
During this time the PSII performs an address broadcast. If no address is assigned
to the unit (via DHCP or Bootp), it uses a default address. The default address used
varies with the version of firmware the
PSII is using. Print the PSII configuration
label to confirm the address.
2. You can use the route add command to place the default IP address into the
workstation's network routing table.
3. At the workstation/host command prompt (in Windows, go the DOS prompt) type:
route add **** "IP address of the workstation" 0
4. Telnet to the PSII by typing:
"telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"
The password is 1234
5. When finished, you can alter the appropriate settings. When complete do a reset
and allow completing of the PSII selftest before proceeding with any
communications activity.
Important • This applies to any TCP/IP capable work station/ host networked with
the Zebra printer. Both the work station/host and the printer server must be on the
same network segment.
Example • In the next step, **** is the IP address on the PSII configuration label.
Note • The zero (0) placed at the end of the "route add" command is optional on
some systems.