Network Connectivity
Xerox
®
 B215 Multifunction Printer
User Guide
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Configuring DNS Settings
Domain Name System (DNS) is a system that maps host names to IP addresses.
1. At the printer control panel, touch Device 
 Network 
 TCP/IP Settings.
2. Touch DNS Configuration.
a. Touch Host Name, type a host name, then touch 
 Confirm.
For the following steps, if DHCP is enabled, the Domain Name and DNS Servers cannot be set 
manually.
b. Touch Domain Name, then touch the Requested Domain Name field. To type the fully 
qualified domain name, use the touch screen keypad. Touch 
 Confirm.
3. Touch X.
4. Touch DNS Servers.
a. Touch Primary DNS Server, type the server address, then touch 
 Confirm.
b. Touch Secondary DNS Server #1, type the server address, then touch 
 Confirm.
5. Touch X.
6. To return to the home screen, press the Home button. 
Configuring TCP/IP Settings Using Xerox
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CentreWare
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Internet Services
If your printer has a valid network address, you can configure TCP/IP settings in Xerox
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 CentreWare
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Internet Services. For details, refer to Assigning a Network Address.
Configuring IPv4
You can use IPv4 or IPv6 in addition to or in place of the other.
1. In Xerox
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 CentreWare
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 Internet Services, click Properties  Connectivity  Protocols.
2. Click TCP/IP.
3. For Protocol, select Enabled.
4. For Host Name, type a unique name for your printer.
5. For IP Address Resolution, select an option. Fields that appear depend on the option that you 
select.
• STATIC: This option disables dynamic addressing and allows you to type a static IP address. 
Type the Machine IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address.
• BOOTP: This option allows the printer to obtain an IP address from a BOOTP server that does 
not respond to DHCP requests.
• DHCP: This option allows your DHCP server to assign an IP address to the printer. Dynamic 
DNS Registration is enabled.
6. For Domain Name, type the fully qualified domain name of your authentication server.
7. For DNS Configuration, type the IP address for up to three servers.
8. To send a release request to the DHCP and DNS servers, for Dynamic DNS Registration, select 
Enabled. If the servers grant the request, when the printer is powered off, the current IP address 
and dynamic DNS name are released.