Network ManagementWorkCentre 7425/7428/7435System Administrator Guide48TCP/IP Dynamic Addressing1. Open your Web browser and enter the IP address of the printer in the address field. Press Enter toopen CentreWare Internet Services.2. Click the Properties tab.3. Enter the system administrator User Name and Password (default admin, 1111) if prompted.4. Click the Connectivity folder, then the Protocols folder.5. Click TCP/IP.6. Review the available selections as displayed on your screen and explained in the TCP/IPConfiguration Selection List, below.7. Accept the default Host Name, or type in your own unique Host Name for this printer.8. Select DHCP or BOOTP as your method for obtaining an IP Address.Caution: Changing the IP address for the printer will affect LPR/LPD, FTP, SNMP, and Port 9100printing. It will also interrupt the ability to communicate with the printer usingCentreWare Internet Services. When you change the printer's IP Address, make sure to print out aConfiguration Report so that you have a record of the TCP/IP addresses for use with computers thatneed to communicate with the printer using TCP/IP.Note: When using DHCP, set a reasonably long Lease Time for the IP Address so that the printer can beshut down and serviced, when required, without being continuously assigned a new IP Address.Note: Upon rebooting, when the system comes up, if it can’t locate a DHCP server on the network it willuse whatever IP address it was previously configured with.9. Determine the method to use to supply the DNS Server IP Addresses (to resolve Host Names withIP Addresses).10. Determine whether or not Dynamic DNS should be enabled.11. Click Apply when done.TCP/IP Configuration Selection ListAs displayed on your screen, the following selections are available for TCP/IP Configuration.IP ModeSelect the IP Mode that applies to your network environment.General• Host Name: The default entry assures a name that is unique to this device on the network.• IP Address Resolution: Use this drop down menu to select the method to use to assign IPAddresses. Select STATIC, DHCP, RARP, BOOTP, or DHCP/Autonet.
