User`s guide

Configuring the TCP/IP
Protocol
QMS CrownNet System Administrator's Guide2-48
Setting the Subnet Mask
The Subnet Mask menu allows you to set the printer's subnet mask.
The mask has the form 000.000.000.000. Each triplet is a number
from 001 to 255. If subnets are not used with your network, the sub-
net address should be 000.000.000.000. Check with your network
administrator. See appendix C, “SNMP and TCP/IP Concepts,” for
more information on subnetting and subnet masks.
Guidelines
Keep the following guidelines in mind when setting the subnet mask:
n The address must consist only of numbers and periods. Selecting
a letter or another symbol results in an error message.
n Any
xxx value between 10 and 99 must begin with 0 (for example,
10 is entered as 010 and 99 is entered as 099).
n Any
xxx value between 1 and 9 must begin with 00 (for example,
1 is entered as 001 and 9 is entered as 009).
Menu Administration/Communications/Resident NIC/CrownNet/
TCPIP/Subnet Mask
Administration/Communications/Optional NIC/CrownNet/
TCPIP/Subnet Mask
Choices Each
xxx triplet can have a value from 001 to 255.
Default 000.000.000.000
Effectivity The CrownNet interface must be reset for changes to take
effect. Use the Administration/Communications/
xxxxxxxx NIC/
CrownNet/Common/Soft Reset menu (where
xxxxxxxx is
either Resident or Optional).
Notes If the subnet mask remains set to the default
(000.000.000.000), the CrownNet interface provides automatic
sensing of gateways. If you identify a subnet mask, this
automatic sensing is disabled.