Panasonic KX-P8420 User Manual

Before a device on a TCP/IP network can send print jobs to the printer, the 
printer must be given a valid IP address and subnet mask, as well as a 
gateway address, if applicable. The printer is given these addresses in the 
printer’s Network Protocol Setup. The IP address is used on all TCP/IP 
networks and must always be assigned before the printer can be verified 
across the network.

Because TCP/IP networks require some UNIX setup by the network 
administrator, you may not be able to send a test page from the driver 
across the network to the printer immediately after installation. The following 
procedure enables you to verify that there is a proper connection between 
the printer and the network without using the printer driver to print a test 
page. Before you begin this procedure, verify that the printer is functioning 
by printing a page from the printer’s ROM.

For step by step instructions, see “Printing pages from the front panel” on 

Once the printer’s TCP/IP setup is complete, you can verify the availability 
of the printer using the 

ping

 command from the DOS prompt with Windows 

95, from the Command prompt with Windows NT 4.0 or from UNIX.

To see if the printer responds to its address, use the ping 
command.

Use the format:

ping <IP address>

Use the printer IP address assigned in Network Protocol Setup. After the 
printer has been given a hostname by your network administrator, you can 
also 

ping

 the name you gave it:

ping <hostname>

The server should respond with a message such as:

<IP address> is alive.

Some systems will respond with a continuous display of output from the IP 
address. To stop the output, type 

Control-C