Xerox Phaser 6200 Installation Guide

An Internet Protocol (IP) address is required to identify your printer on a network. Use the procedures in 
this section to set your printer’s IP address.

Other sections of the Networking Guide include installation steps for specific operating systems.

The Xerox installer for Windows sets the printer’s IP address under the following conditions:

The printer has a network connection.

TCP/IP is installed and configured on the client computer.

The IP address has not already been assigned, for example, from the printer’s front panel or by 
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). DHCP is a system in which network servers can 
dynamically allocate IP addresses. The printer is a DHCP client; when the printer is reset, it 
receives an IP address from the DHCP server.

During the installation process, you can accept the automatically assigned address or assign a different 
one. For small networks, the automatically assigned address works in most cases. For large networks, 
see your network administrator to determine if the suggested address would work.

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

Front panel

DHCP

CentreWare Internet Services is a printer administration and support tool using web technology. 
With CentreWare IS software, you can access printer status and manage your printer over a TCP/
IP network using a web browser.

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.