Dell 2355dn Multifunction Mono Laser Printer - Manual (Page 28)

26 Appendix B. Management protocols
Using SLP
Once SLP is enabled, the network print server works as a Service Agent and
the User Agent, for example, EWS, searches for the network print server by
SLP Protocol.
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)
DNS (Domain Name System) is used for registration of domain names and
provides Host names to an IP address resolution service. For printer devices,
DNS may be utilized for printer domain name registration, so that print
server clients may refer to the printer by its host name rather than by its IP
address. Even though a printer’s IP address is changed, all clients can operate
this printer without reconfiguration. Addressing to a printer device by IP
address is not convenient and may often go stale if an IP address to a device is
assigned dynamically via a DHCP server. If the DHCP server can provide
information about a printer’s changing IP address to the DNS server
automatically, user convenience is increased. The printer’s name will be used
as its DNS name.
Configuring DDNS
1 Let the DHCP server provide updated information to the DNS server.
2 Configure the same DDNS domain through Embedded Web Service as
entered in the DNS server.
If you connect your network printer via a web browser, you can enable this
option. go to Printer Server Settings Print Server Settings
TCP/IP DNS Server Address
3 Set the IP assignment method of your network print server to DHCP and
reboot the printer.
The DNS server will update its database and users can use the printer’s
name instead of its IP address.