IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways; IP address; How the IP address is assigned to your print server:- Page 13

Configuring your network printer

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IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways

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To use the machine in a networked TCP/IP environment, you need to configure the IP address and subnet 
mask. The IP address you assign to the print server must be on the same logical network as your host 
computers. If it is not, you must properly configure the subnet mask and the gateway address.

IP address

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An IP address is a series of numbers that identifies each computer connected to a network. An IP address 
consists of four numbers separated by dots. Each number is between 0 and 255.

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Example: In a small network, you would normally change the final numbers.

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192.168.1.1

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192.168.1.2

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192.168.1.3

How the IP address is assigned to your print server:

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If you have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server in your network (typically a Windows

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2000/XP, Windows Vista

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Windows Server

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2003/2008, or UNIX

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/Linux network) the print server will automatically obtain its IP 

address from the server and register its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002-compliant dynamic name 
services.

Note

On smaller networks, the DHCP server may be the router.

For details on DHCP, BOOTP and RARP, see 

Using DHCP to configure the IP address

on page 28, 

Using 

BOOTP to configure the IP address

on page 28 and 

Using RARP to configure the IP address

on page 29.

If you do not have a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP server, the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol will 
automatically assign an IP address from the range 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255. For details on APIPA, 
see 

Using APIPA to configure the IP address

on page 30.

If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the IP address of a Brother print server is 192.0.0.192. However, you can 
easily change this IP address number to match with the IP address details of your network. For details on 
how to change the IP address, see 

Setting the IP address and subnet mask

on page 10.