User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell™ 2150cn/2150cdn Color Printer
- User's Guide
- Before Beginning
- Setting up the Printer (Printer Setup)
- Preparing Printer Hardware
- Installing Optional Accessories
- Connecting Your Printer
- Setting the IP Address
- Loading Paper
- Installing Printer Drivers on the Windows Computers
- Installing Printer Drivers on the Macintosh Computers
- Installing Printer Drivers on the Linux Computers (CUPS)
- Using Your Printer
- Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool
- Print Media Guidelines
- Loading Print Media
- Operator Panel
- Printing
- Know Your Printer
- Understanding the Tool Box Menus
- Understanding the Printer Menus
- Understanding Your Printer Software
- Understanding Fonts
- Understanding Printer Messages
- Printing With Web Services on Devices (WSD)
- Specifications
- Maintaining Your Printer
- Maintaining Your Printer
- Removing Options
- Clearing Jams
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Guide
- Basic Printer Problems
- Display Problems
- Printing Problems
- Print Quality Problems
- The output is too light
- Toner smears or print comes off
- Random spots/Blurred images
- The entire output is blank
- Streaks appear on the output
- Part or the entire output is black
- Pitched color dots
- Vertical blanks
- Ghosting
- Light-induced fatigue
- Fog
- Bead-Carry-Out (BCO)
- Jagged characters
- Banding
- Auger mark
- Wrinkled/Stained paper
- Damage on the leading edge of paper
- Jam/Alignment Problems
- The top and side margins are incorrect
- Color registration is out of alignment
- Images are skewed
- Standard 250-Sheet Tray Misfeed Jam
- SSF Misfeed Jam
- Optional 250-Sheet Feeder Misfeed Jam
- Regi Jam (Exit Sensor On JAM)
- Exit Jam (Exit Sensor Off JAM)
- Standard 250-Sheet Tray/Optional 250-Sheet Feeder Multi-feed Jam
- SSF Multi-feed Jam
- Noise
- Problems With Installed Optional Accessories
- Other Problems
- Contacting Service
- Troubleshooting Guide
- Appendix
- Index

298 Understanding the Printer Menus
Protocol
Purpose:
To enable or disable each protocol. The change becomes effective after the
printer is turned off and then on again.
Values:
IPv4 Get IP Address AutoIP
*
Sets the IP address automatically. A random
value in the range of 169.254.1.0 to
169.254.254.255 that is not currently in use
on the network is set as the IP address. The
subnet mask is set as 255.255.0.0.
BOOTP Sets the IP address using BOOTP.
RARP Sets the IP address using RARP.
DHCP Sets the IP address using DHCP.
Panel Use this option when you want to set the IP
address manually on the operator panel.
IP Address When an IP address is being set manually, the
IP is allocated to the printer using the format
nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn. Each octet that makes up
nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn is a value in the range of 0
to 254. 127 and any value in the range of 224
to 254 cannot be specified for the first octet
of a gateway address.
Subnet Mask When an IP address is being set manually, the
subnet mask is specified using the format
nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn. Each octet that makes up
nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn is a value in the range of 0
to 255. 255.255.255.255 cannot be specified
as the subnet mask.
Gateway Address When an IP address is being set manually, the
gateway address is specified using the format
nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn. Each octet that makes up
nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn is a value in the range of 0
to 254. 127 and any value in the range of 224
to 254 cannot be specified for the first octet
of a gateway address.
IPsec Disable
*
Disables IPsec.