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Getting started

Configuring network protocol via the printer

You can set up TCP/IP network parameters, follow the steps listed below. 

1.

Ensure that 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. 

4.

Press 

OK

 to access the menu.

5.

Press the left/right arrow until 

TCP/IP

 appears. 

6.

Press 

OK

.

7.

Press the left/right arrow until 

Static

 appears.

8.

Press 

OK

.

9.

Press the left/right arrow until 

IP Address

 appears.

10.

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.

11.

When you have finished, press 

OK

.

Repeat steps 9 and 10 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 is for the network administrator to set several network IPs at 

the same time. 

Setting network values

1.

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

address. See "Printing reports" on page 55

2.

From the Windows 

Start

 menu, select 

All Programs

→

Dell

→

Dell

Printers

→

Dell 2145cn Color Laser MFP

→

Dell 2145cn Color Laser 

MFP

→

Set IP

.

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

, then the printer prints the network information. Confirm the 

settings are correct.

6.

Click 

Exit

.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Before you begin, ensure that your system meets the following 

requirements:

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

Your printer supports the following Windows operating systems.

Macintosh

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.

•

You can only use the SetIP program when your printer is 

connected to a network.

•

The following procedure is based on Windows XP.

When you enter the MAC address. IP address, subnet mask, 

default gateway, and then click 

Apply

.

OPERATING 

SYSTEM

REQUIREMENT (RECOMMENDED)

CPU

RAM

FREE HDD 

SPACE

Windows 2000

Intel

®

 Pentinum

®

 II 

400 MHz (Pentium III 

933 MHz)

64 MB 

(128 MB)

600 MB

Windows XP

Intel Pentium III 933 

MHz (Pentium IV 1 

GHz)

128 MB 

(256 MB)

1.5 GB

Windows Server 

2003

Intel Pentium III 933 

MHz (Pentium IV 1 

GHz)

128 MB 

(512 MB)

1.25 GB to 

2 GB

Windows Vista

Intel Pentium IV 3 

GHz

512 MB 

(1024 MB)

15 GB

Windows Server 

2008

Intel Pentium IV 1 

GHz

(Intel Pentium IV 2 

GHz)

512 MB 

(2048 MB)

10 GB

•

Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher is the minimum requirement for all 

Windows operating systems.

•

Software installation can be only be performed by users with 

Administrator rights.

•

Windows Terminal Services

 is compatable with this printer.

OPERATING 

SYSTEM

REQUIREMENT (RECOMMENDED)

CPU

RAM

FREE HDD 

SPACE

Mac OS X 

10.3 ~ 10.4

•

Intel Processor

•

Power PC G4/

G5

•

128 MB for a 

Power-PC based 

Mac (512 MB).

•

512 MB for an 

Intel-based Mac 

(1 GB)

1 GB

Mac OS X 10.5

•

Intel Processor

•

867 MHz or 

faster Power 

PC G4 /G5

512 MB (1 GB)

1 GB