Operating instructions

Preparing for a Network Connection
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E
To print using the NetBEUI protocol, click
[
NetBEUI
]
.
F
Click the printer you want to use, and click
[
Next >
]
.
Reference
For more information on a particular item in the dialog box, see P.51
“Mul-
tidirect Print”
.
Note
❒
You can identify the “Printer Name” and “Address” on the configuration
page printed by the printer.
G
Confirm that the port name of the printer is correct, and click
[
Next >
]
.
If you did not select a printer in step
F
, you must type the port name.
Typing the port name for use with the TCP/IP protocol
A
Type the IP address of the Network Interface Board into the
[
IP address
]
box.
You can type the host name or a domain name instead of an IP address into
the
[
Host Name
]
box.
Limitation
❒
You cannot use a host name that begins with “%%”.
❒
You cannot use a port name that is already in use.
Note
❒
When you use DHCP to assign IP addresses to Network Interface
Boards, you can use a printer name (Current Hostname on the network
configuration page) as the host name.
Typing the port name for use with the NetBEUI protocol
A
Print a configuration page, and confirm the Network path name.
Reference
For more information on printing a configuration page, see the "Printer
Reference" included as a PDF file in the CD-ROM.
B
Type the printer's network path name in the form of “%%Computer
name \Share name”. Do not type “\\” as head characters but “%%”.
H
Confirm the port name in the
[
Port Name
]
box, and click
[
Finish
]
.
I
In the
[
Printer Ports
]
dialog box, click
[
Close
]
.