Network Settings

The following network settings are available under the Network tab in the Web Config interface.

Basic

Setting Description
Device Name Displays the Device Name. You can enter a new name to change the name of the device.
Location Displays a user-entered location for the printer
Obtain IP Address Sets the IP Address; if set to Manual, enter the information in the appropriate fields
Set using BOOTP Enables IP addressing using BOOTP
Set using Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) Enables IP addressing using APIPA
IP Address Displays the IP address. If you are manually entering the IP address, enter it in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx is a number between 0 and 255). Make sure the address is unique and does not conflict with any other device on your network.
Subnet Mask Displays the subnet mask. If you are manually entering the subnet mask, enter it in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx is a number between 0 and 255).
Default Gateway Displays the default gateway address. If you are manually setting the default gateway, enter it in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx is a number between 0 and 255).
DNS Server Setting Selects the DNS server setting. If the Obtain IP Address setting is set to Manual, this setting is also set to Manual.
Primary DNS Server Enter the address of the primary DNS server in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx is a number between 0 and 255).
Secondary DNS Server Enter the address of the secondary DNS server in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx is a number between 0 and 255).
DNS Host Name Setting Sets the DNS Host Name selection method.
DNS Host Name Displays the current DNS Host Name.
DNS Domain Name Setting Sets the DNS Domain Name selection method
DNS Domain Name Specifies the DNS domain name. The name must conform to the following format:
  • Enter between 2 and 249 characters using only the characters "A-Z", "a-z", "0-9", hyphen "-", and a period "."
  • The first character cannot be a "0-9", hyphen "-", or a period "."
  • The last character cannot be a hyphen "-" or a period "."
  • Each label in the domain name must be between 1 and 63 characters and separated by a period.
  • The total number of characters in the host and domain name must not exceed 251.
Register the network interface address to DNS Allows you to register the host and domain names through a DHCP server that supports Dynamic DNS
Proxy Server Setting Enables the use of a proxy server
Proxy Server Specifies the name of the proxy server in either IPv4 or FQDN format
Proxy Server Port Number Specifies the port number for the proxy server (between 1 and 65535)
Proxy Server User Name Specifies the user name for the proxy server (0-255 ASCII characters [0x20-0x7E])
Proxy Server Password Specifies the password for the proxy server (0-255 ASCII characters [0x20-0x7E])
IPv6 Setting Enables the use of IPv6 addressing
IPv6 Privacy Extension Enables the use of private IPv6 addresses
IPv6 DHCP Server Setting Enables the use of a IPv6 DHCP server
IPv6 Address Specifies the IPv6 address. The address must conform to the following format:
  • xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx / prefix
  • xxxx is a hexadecimal number from 1 to 4 digits, and the prefix is a decimal number from 1 to 128.
  • If there are consecutive blocks where xxxx is all zeros, it can be omitted as ::. (Only one block can be omitted.)
IPv6 Address Default Gateway Specifies the IPv6 address of the default gateway. The address must conform to the following format:
  • xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx
  • xxxx is a hexadecimal number from 1 to 4 digits
  • If there are consecutive blocks where xxxx is all zeros, it can be omitted as ::. (Only one block can be omitted.)
IPv6 Link-Local Address Displays the valid IPv6 Link-Local Address
IPv6 Stateful Address Displays the valid IPv6 Stateful Address
IPv6 Stateless Address 1 Displays the valid IPv6 Stateless Address 1
IPv6 Stateless Address 2 Displays the valid IPv6 Stateless Address 2
IPv6 Stateless Address 3 Displays the valid IPv6 Stateless Address 3
IPv6 Primary DNS Server Specifies the address for the IPv6 primary DNS server. The address must conform to the following format:
  • xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx
  • xxxx is a hexadecimal number from 1 to 4 digits
  • If there are consecutive blocks where xxxx is all zeros, it can be omitted as ::. (Only one block can be omitted)
IPv6 Secondary DNS Server Specifies the address for the IPv6 secondary DNS server. The address must conform to the following format:
  • xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx: xxxx
  • xxxx is a hexadecimal number from 1 to 4 digits
  • If there are consecutive blocks where xxxx is all zeros, it can be omitted as ::. (Only one block can be omitted.)
IEEE802.11k/v Enables the use of IEEE802.11k/v network environments
IEEE802.11r Enables the use of IEEE802.11r network environments

Wired LAN

Setting Description
Link Speed and Duplex Selects the communication mode for the wired connection
IEEE 802.3az Enables the use of IEEE 802.3az network environments

Wi-Fi Direct

Setting Description
Wi-Fi Direct Enables the product's Wi-Fi Direct network
SSID You can change part of the SSID for the product.
Password Specifies the password for the Wi-Fi Direct network.
Note: Changing the password will disconnect any devices currently connected to the network.
Frequency Range Selects the frequency range used by the Wi-Fi Direct network.
IP Address Specifies the IP address for the Wi-Fi Direct network. If set to Manual, enter the IP address in the provided fields.
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