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ifconfig

Use the “ifconfig” command to view and configure TCP/IP (IP address, subnet mask, broadcast address, default gateway address) for the printer.

View settings

msh> ifconfig

IPv4 configuration

msh> ifconfig “interface_name” “parameter” “address”

  • If you did not enter an interface name, it is automatically set to the Ethernet interface.

  • wlan can be specified only when the IEEE 802.11 interface is installed.

Interface name

Interface configured

ether

Ethernet Interface

wlan

IEEE 802.11 Interface

The following explains how to configure an IPv4 address 192.168.15.16 on Ethernet interface.

msh> ifconfig ether 192.168.15.16

IPv6 configuration

msh> ifconfig ether inet6 “interface_name” “printer_name”

The following explains how to configure a IPv6 address to 2001:DB8::100 with prefix length 64 on the Ethernet interface.

msh> ifconfig ether inet6 2001:DB8::100 64

Netmask configuration

msh> ifconfig “interface_name” netmask “address”

The following explains how to configure a subnet mask 255.255.255.0 on Ethernet interface.

msh> ifconfig ether netmask 255.255.255.0

Broadcast address configuration

msh> ifconfig “interface_name” broadcast “address”

Changing the interface

msh> ifconfig “interface” up

  • When using the optional IEEE 802.11 interface unit, you can specify either Ethernet or IEEE 802.11 interface.

Note

  • To get the above addresses, contact your network administrator.

  • Use the default configuration if you cannot obtain setting addresses.

  • The IP address, subnet mask and broadcast address are the same as that for the Ethernet interface and IEEE 802.11 interface.

  • TCP/IP configuration is the same for both Ethernet and IEEE 802.11 interface. If interfaces are changed, the new interface inherits the configuration.

  • Use “0x” as the initial two letters of a hexadecimal address.