PhaserShare

Before you begin Do not turn on the printer yet. Your printer should be set up and connected to the network. See your printer's user documentation for information about setting up the printer. For information about connecting the printer to the network, see PhaserShare Ethernet Card for Ethernet or PhaserShare Token Ring Card for Token Ring. Install the files from the UNIX version of your printer's network utilities diskettes on the hard disk of the workstation you will be using for the TCP/IP configuration. For more information, see Extracting files from unix.tar or Downloading files from the Tektronix FTP server. Obtain the information listed in the following table. It might be helpful to write this information down so you can refer to it later when you are performing the configuration. Information Comments Internet (IP) address for the printer Format is x.x.x.x, where x represents a decimal number from 0 - 255. Network mask If you are unsure, leave this blank; the printer will choose an appropriate mask. Broadcast address This is the address the printer uses to send broadcast packets. Regardless of how this parameter is set, the printer accepts broadcast packets from any of the commonly used broadcast address conventions.* If you are unsure, leave this blank; the printer will select an appropriate broadcast address. Gateway IP address You need this address if you want to communicate with the printer from anywhere other than the local network segment. * The printer accepts packets with any "old" ("all zeros") or "new" ("all ones") style broadcast addresses. It also accepts the IP "all hosts" multicast address and user-specified broadcast addresses.						Support Home Page Network Printers Support Home Additional Information Register your Printer ASPs & TPMs About Software Support Color Connection Printer Warranties Material Safety Data Sheets Supplies & Cartridge Recycling Program