Xerox 860 User Manual

Other Methods for Setting the Printer’s IP Address

You can set the printer’s IP address by any of the following methods: 

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Front panel — See page 15.

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DHCP — See page 16.

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Downloaded configuration file — see www.xerox.com/officeprinting/infoSMART.

Can be used on hosts that do not have BOOTP, or DHCP. For UNIX, use a 
Xerox-provided shell script to prepare a configuration file. Sending the file to the 
printer stores the IP address information in the printer’s memory, where the printer 
reads it when reset. 

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PostScript Utility files — see the ReadMe file on printer’s CD-ROM.

PC and Macintosh users can also set IP parameters using PostScript utility files. The 
PC ReadMe file is in the UTILS directory; the Macintosh ReadMe file is in the 
Network Utilities folder.

When two or more IP address methods are used simultaneously, the printer uses 
the first address that it successfully obtains.

 

Information Required for IP Addressing

Internet (IP) address for 

the printer

Format is x.x.x.x, where x represents a decimal number 

from 0 - 255.

Network mask

If you are unsure, leave this blank; the printer will 

choose an appropriate mask.

Default Router/Gateway 

address

If you want to communicate with the printer from 

anywhere other than the local network segment, You 

need the router address. 

Broadcast address

This is the address the printer uses to 

send

 broadcast 

packets. Regardless of how this parameter is set, the 

printer 

accepts

 broadcast packets from any of the 

commonly used broadcast address conventions. 
It should not be necessary to set this address, because 

the printer calculates it automatically. However, you 

can override the default setting.