Gestetner dsm725e Network Guide

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Monitoring and Configuring the Printer
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❖ Initializing the printer name for each interface
msh>hostname “interface_name” clear name
ifconfig
Use the “ifconfig” command to view and configure TCP/IP (IP address, subnet
mask, broadcast address, default gateway address) for the printer.
❖ View settings
msh> ifconfig
❖ Configuration
msh> ifconfig “interface_name” “parameter” “address”
• If you did not enter an interface name, it is automatically set to the Ethernet
interface.
• wlan can be specified only when the IEEE 802.11b interface is installed.
The following explains how to configure an IP address 192.168.15.16 on Eth-
ernet interface.
msh> ifconfig ether 192.168.15.16
❖ Netmask configuration
msh> ifconfig “interface_name” netmask “address”
The following explains how to configure a subnet mask 255.255.255.0 on Eth-
ernet interface.
msh> ifconfig ether netmask 255.255.255.0
❖ Broadcast address configuration
msh> ifconfig “interface_name” broadcast “address”
❖ Changing the Interface
msh> ifconfig “interface” up
• You can specify either the Ethernet interface or IEEE 802.11b interface
when using the optional IEEE 802.11b interface unit.
Interface name
Interface configured
ether
Ethernet Interface
wlan
IEEE 802.11b Interface