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Getting started

SETTING UP THE NETWORK

You need to set up the network protocols on the printer to use it in the

network environment. You can set up the basic network settings through the

printer's control panel.

Supported operation environments

The following table shows the network environments supported by the 

printer:

Configuring network protocol via the printer

To set up TCP/IP network parameters:

1.

Ensure your printer is connected to the network with an RJ-45 Ethernet 

cable.

2.

Ensure you have turned on the printer.

3.

Press 

Menu

 on the control panel, until you see 

Network

 on the bottom 

line of the display and press 

OK

.

4.

Press the left/right arrow until 

TCP/IP

 appears and press 

OK

.

5.

Press the left/right arrow until 

Static

 appears and press 

OK

.

6.

Press the left/right arrow until 

IP Address

 appears and press 

OK

.

Enter a byte between 0 and 255 using the number keypad and press the 

left/right arrow to move between bytes.

Repeat this to complete the address from the 1st byte to the 4th byte.

7.

When you have finished, press 

OK

.

Repeat steps 6 and 7 to configure the other TCP/IP parameters: subnet 

mask and gateway address.

Using the SetIP program

This program is for the network IP setting using the MAC address which is 

the hardware serial number of the network printer card or interface. 

Especially, it helps the network administrator set several network IPs at the 

same time.

Installing the program

1.

Insert the driver CD provided along with your machine. When the 

driver CD runs automatically, close the window.

2.

Start Windows Explorer and open the X drive. (X represents your 

CDROM drive.)

3.

Double-click 

Application

 > 

SetIP

.

4.

Double-click 

Setup.exe

 to install this program.

5.

Click 

OK

.

If necessary, select a language from the drop-down list.

6.

Follow the instructions in the window and complete the installation.

Setting network values

1.

Print the printer’s network configuration report to find your printer’s 

MAC address. See "Printing reports" on page 49.

2.

From the Windows 

Start

 menu, select 

All Programs

→

Dell

→

Dell 

printers

→

Dell 1235cn Color Laser MFP

→

SetIP

.

3.

Click 

 to open the TCP/IP configuration window.

4.

Enter the network card's MAC address, IP address, subnet mask, 

default gateway, and then click 

Apply

.

5.

Click 

OK

. The printer prints the network information. Confirm that the 

settings are correct.

6.

Click 

Exit

.

Installing the driver software

You have to install the printer software for printing. The software includes 

drivers, applications, and other user friendly programs. The following 

procedure is based on Windows XP. If you use Macintosh operating system, 
see the Software section.

ITEM

REQUIREMENTS

Network interface

•

Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX

Network operating system

•

Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista

•

MAC OS 10.3 ~ 10.5

Network protocols

•

TCP/IP

•

Standard TCP/IP

•

LPR

•

IPP/HTTP

•

Bonjour

•

DHCP

•

BOOTP

If you are in a non-static IP address environment and need to setup a

DHCP network protocol, go to the 

http://developer.apple.com/

networking/bonjour/download/

, select the program Bonjour for

Windows compatible with your computer's operating system, and 

install the program. This program will allow you to fix the network 

parameter automatically. Follow the instruction in the installation 

window.

Contact the network administrator if you are not sure how to 

configure.

You can also set up the network settings through the network 

administration programs.

•

Embedded Web Service

: Web server embedded on your 

network print server, which allows you to:

- Configure the network parameters necessary for the printer to 

connect to various network environments.

- Customize printer settings.

•

SetIP

: Utility program that allows you to select a network 

interface and manually configure the IP addresses for use with 

the TCP/IP protocol. See "Using the SetIP program" on page 18.

•

You can only use SetIP program when your printer is connected to 

a network.

•

The following procedure is based on Windows XP.

When you enter the MAC address, enter it without colon(:).

•

The following procedure is applicable when the printer is being 

used as a network printer. If you want to connect your printer with a 

USB cable, refer to 

Software section

.

•

The procedure and popup window which appear during the 

installation may differ depending on the operating system, the 

printer feature, or the interface in use.