12 User Manual Edition 04/10
BP-PR PLUS Series
2-2 Connecting Printer via Ethernet Interface
To connect the printer to a network jack, you will require a patch cable with an RJ45 plug
for 10 Base T or 100 Base T. For direct connection of the printer to the Ethernet card of a
local computer, you will need an appropriate crossover cable.
1. Connect computer and printer with a suitable cable.
2. Make basic settings for operation of the Ethernet interface (see 4-1-4 Interfaces
on page 21).
3. Call up the printer website (see 4-2-1 Calling up the Printer Website on page 25).
4. Open the "Setup" tab on the printer website.
5. Set the parameters described in Table 13 on page 29 in the path
Setup > Interfaces > Ethernet.
6. Click Set on the "Setup" tab.
7. Enter PIN and click Confirm (see 4-1-6 Security on page 24).
8. Set up print service if necessary (see 2-2-1 Print Services Raw-IP and LPD in MS
Windows on page 13).
9. Adjust Windows printer setting (see 2-2-2 Adjusting Windows Printer Setting on
page 14).
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A shielded cable must be used to connect the printer to the network.
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Do not change the settings of the "IP" and "Gateway" on the printer website, as
otherwise the connection to the printer may be lost