DataCard SR300

64 Network Installation
Thenetworkadministratorforyournetworkcantellyouthetypeofsecurityyour
networkuses,andcanhelpwithobtainingtheneededkeysorcertificates.
Referto“IPSecurityUsingaPrinterCertificate(IPSec)”onpage 64or“IPSecurityUsinga
PresharedKey”onpage 66forthestepstofollow.
Network
settingsincludehowtheIPaddressisassigned,assigningaddressvalues,andwhether
touseIPsecurity.
Choosing How to Assign the Network Address
YoucanuseapermanentIPaddress(calledstaticIP)onanynetwork.AstaticIPaddressisstored
intheprinterandisenteredatthePC.TheadvantageofusingastaticIPaddressisthatthe
printeraddressdoesnotchange.
TouseDHCP,thenetworkconnectingthe
printerandPCmustsupportDHCP(DynamicHost
ConfigurationProtocol)andDNS(DomainNameSystem).DHCPusesaprinternamethatdoes
notchange,suchasPRINTER01,combinedwithanIPaddressthatcanchange.TheDHCPserver
keepstrackofthenetworkprinternameandthecurrentIPaddressfor
theprinter.Theprinteris
identifiedonthePCbyitsnetworkprintername.
IfyouuseStaticIPaddressing,askyournetworkadministratorforthevaluestouse.
YoucansettheIPaddressusing thePrinterSelecttaboftheStatusMonitor.Referto“Usingthe
StatusMonitor”in
theUser’sGuidetosetthenetworkprinternameusingtheStatusMonitor.
IP Security Using a Printer Certificate (IPSec)
TosetupIPSecsecurityusingaprintercertificate,youneedtoobtaincertificatesfroma
certificateauthorityfortheprinterandforeachPCthatwillprinttoit.Thecertificatesmustbe
availablebeforesettingupIPSec.FormoreinformationaboutIPSecsecurity,searchWindows
helpfor“IPSEC.”
Tips
forSuccess
 EachPCthatusestheprintermusthaveacertificateinstalledtousetheprinterafterIPSec
securityhasbeensetup.Ifthenetworkalreadyusescertificates,thePCislikelytohaveits
certificateinstalled.ThediagrambelowshowsthePC’scertificate,buttheproceduredoes
notdescribeit.
 Theprintercertificatemustberequestedonceforeachprinter.Itmustbeanexportablekey,
andneedstobedownloadedonlyonce.
 TheIPSecModeandIPSecTypevaluesdisplayedontheprinterLCDpanelareread‐only
settings.