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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.

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