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HL-4000CN

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting
  • Date: 10/17/2006
  • ID: faq00002357_000

How can I set an IP Address / Subnet Mask / Gateway Address?


IP addresses are managed throughout the system as a whole. Specifying the wrong IP address can affect the entire network. Before setting an IP address, consult your system administrator.

Set the IP address acquisition method to 'Panel'

 

Ready to Print
 (The print screen. The printer is ready to print.)
  1. Press the <Menu> button. The menu screen appears.
Menu:
1:System
 (The menu screen)
  1. Press the <> button 4 times.
Menu:
5:Network
  
  1. Press the <Form Feed/Set> or <> button once.
5:Network
Ethernet
  
  1. Press the <> button once.
5:Network
TCP/IP
  
  1. Press the <Form Feed/Set> or <> button once.
TCP/IP
Setup IP Address
  
  1. Press the <Form Feed/Set> or <> button once.
Setup IP Address
DHCP *
 The value currently set has a '*' displayed next to it.
  1. Press the <> button once.
Setup IP Address
Panel *
  
  1. Press the <Form Feed/Set> button once.
Reboot system
To take effect
  

3 seconds later, the following screen appears.

Setup IP Address
Panel *
 When the value is set, a '*' appears next to it.
  1. Press the <Job Cancel/Back> or <> button once.
    The lower line of the screen returns to the 'Setup IP Address'.

Only restart the printer after setting the gateway address at the last step. Continue to the next step without restarting the printer.

Setting the IP Address

 

The IP address consists of four separate values (base 10) separated by decimal points. The 4 values can be set anywhere between 0 and 255.
i.e.) IP Address '192.168.1.100 / Subnet mask '255.255.255.0'

 
  
TCP/IP
Setup IP Address
  
  1. Press the <> button once.
TCP/IP
IP Address
  
  1. Press the <Form Feed/Set> or <> button once.
IP Address
000.000.000.000*
  
  1. Using the <> or <> button, press the buttons until the desired value (for example, 192) appears. You can hold down the buttons to change the value in increments of 10.
IP Address
192.000.000.000
  
  1. Press the <> button once and move the cursor to the next value.
IP Address
192.000.000.000
  
  1. Repeat steps 12 and 13 to finish setting the IP address.
IP Address
192.168.001.100
  
  1. Press the <Form Feed/Set> button once.
Reboot system
To take effect
  

3 seconds later, the following screen appears.

IP Address
192.168.001.100*
  
  1. Press the <Job Cancel/Back> or <> button once.
    The lower line of the screen returns to 'IP address'.
Setting the Subnet Mask
 
TCP/IP
IP Address
  
  1. Press the <> button once.
TCP/IP
Subnet Mask
  
  1. Press the <Form Feed/Set> or <> button once.
Subnet Mask
000.000.000.000*
  
  1. Set the subnet mask in the same way as the IP address. To set values with the <> or <> buttons, you can hold down the button to change the value sequentially.
Subnet Mask
255.255.255.000*
  
  1. Press the <Job Cancel/Back> or <> button once.
    The lower line of the screen returns to 'Subnet Mask'.

Setting the Gateway Address

 
  
TCP/IP
Subnet Mask
  
  1. Press the <> button once.
TCP/IP
Gateway Address
  
  1. Press the <Form Feed/Set> or <> button once.
Gateway Address
000.000.000.000*
  
  1. Set the gateway address in the same way as the IP address. To set values with the <> or <> buttons, you can hold down the button to change the value sequentially.
Gateway Address
192.168.001.254*
  
 
  1. At this point, restart the printer.

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