
This manual describes how to congure an Evolis printer connected to a TCP/IP network, also
known as an Ethernet network.
This information is intended for well-informed readers who are specialists in computer networking.
The examples given are based on Windows XP.
Changing the printer’s basic settings, without prior knowledge of the layout of the LAN in question
or without genuine technical knowledge may result in a malfunction of the printer, and may even
extend to a more widespread failure of all or part of the LAN.
Contact your System and Network Administrator before connecting to or changing the settings
for your local area network.
All Evolis printers have the benet of a TCP/IP network connection mechanism.
This feature is available as standard or as an option, depending on the model in the range.
(Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol),
which means that its IP address is supplied by the network.
In addition to these basic settings, the network administrator has the option of conguring the
printer differently in order to comply with the constraints imposed by the corporate LAN:
l Printer connected in a subnet, in DHCP
l Printer connected within a subnet with xed IP address, with WINS resolution
l Printer connected within a subnet with xed IP address, without WINS resolution
The printer may be identied on the network according to:
l Its hostname (NETBIOS)
l Its IP address
l Its serial number.
The user-denable settings are:
l The printer’s IP address
l Subnet mask
l Gateway
l WINS server.
The following sections describe the procedures to be followed in order to congure the printer
taking the specic features of the LAN into account.
The examples and screen images are from a Microsoft Windows environment, on the basis of
which your System and Network Administrator will have full scope to congure the printer in other
environments such as Mac OS X or Linux.
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