Network ConfigurationWorkCentre 7755/7765/7775 Multifunction PrinterSystem Administrator Guide243. Type a unique Host Name for your printer.4. Select the desired method for obtaining a dynamic IP address from the IP Address Resolutiondrop-down menu, or select Static to define a static IP address.5. If you select Static, type the Machine IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address in theappropriate fields.Notes:• If you select BOOTP or DHCP, you cannot change the IP address, Subnet Mask, ordefault gateway.• If RARP address resolution mode is selected, you cannot change the IP address. SelectStatic to disable dynamic addressing.6. Type a valid Domain Name.DNS Configuration for IPv41. Type an IP address for the Preferred DNS Server, Alternate DNS Server 1, and Alternate DNSServer 2.Note: If DHCP or BOOTP is the IP Address Resolution setting, you cannot change the DomainName, Primary DNS Server, Alternate DNS Server 1, and Alternate DNS Server 2 settings.2. Under Dynamic DNS Registration (DDNS), select Enabled.Note: If your DNS Server does not support dynamic updates, you do not need to enable DDNS.3. Under Release Registration, select Enabled if you want the printer to release its IP address whenit restarts.Zero-Configuration Networking1. If the printer cannot connect to a DHCP server to obtain an IP address, select Self AssignedAddress to allow the printer to assign itself a Link-Local address. Link-Local addresses are between169.254.0.0 and 169.254.255.255.2. Select Enable under Multicast DNS to enable the printer to use DNS queries over IP MulticastNote: Multicast DNS allows the Apple Bonjour protocol to map host names to IP addresses on anetwork without using a conventional DNS server. This is used to advertise printer services over anetwork.3. Click Apply to save the changes or Undo to retain the previous settings.Configuring IP Settings for IPv6IPv6 hosts can automatically configure themselves when connected to a routed IPv6 network usingthe Internet Control Message Protocol Version 6 (ICMPv6). ICMPv6 performs error reporting for IPalong with other diagnostic functions. When first connected to a network, a host sends a link-localmulticast router solicitation request for its configuration parameters. If suitably configured, routers
