User's Manual

Network setup_ 42
IPV6 CONFIGURATION
TCP/IPv6 is supported properly only in Windows Vista or higher.
If the IPv6 network seems not working, set all the network setting to
the factory defaults and try again. (See "Restoring factory default
settings" on page 39.)
To use the IPv6 network environment, follow the next procedure to use the
I
Pv6 address:
1. Connect your machine to the network with a network cable.
2. Turn
ed on the machine.
3. Prin
t a Network Configuration Report from the machine’s control
panel that will check IPv6 addresses.
a) Press Menu on the control panel.
b) Press the left/right arrow until Network appear and press OK.
c) Press the left/right arrow until Network Info. appear and press
OK.
4. Sel
ect Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Printers > Add
Printer.
5. Click Add a local printer on the Add Printer windows.
6. Fol
low the instruction on the window.
If the machine does not work in the network environment, activate
IPv6. Refer to the next section followed by.
Activating IPv6
The machine is provided with IPv6 feature on.
1. Press Menu on the control panel.
2. Pres
s the left/right arrow until Network appear and press OK.
3. Pres
s the left/right arrow until TCP/IP (IPv6) appear and press OK.
4. Pres
s the left/right arrow until IPv6 Activate appear and press OK.
5. Pres
s the left/right arrow until On appear and press OK.
6. Turn
the machine off and turn it on again.
7. R
einstall your printer driver.
Setting IPv6 addresses
Machine supports following IPv6 addresses for network printing and
managements.
• Link-local Address: Self-configured local IPv6 address. (Address starts
with FE80.)
• Stateless Address: Automatically configured IPv6 address by a
network router.
• State
ful Address: IPv6 address configured by a DHCPv6 server.
• Ma
nual Address: Manually configured IPv6 address by a user.
DHCPv6 address configuration (Stateful)
If you have a DHCPv6 server on your network, you can set one of the
following option for default dynamic host configuration:
1. Press Menu on the control panel.
2. Pres
s the left/right arrow until Network appear and press OK.
3. Press the left/right arrow until TCP/IP (IPv6) appear and press OK.
4. Press the left/right arrow until DHCPv6 Config appear and press
OK.
5. Press the left/right arrow to access the required value.
• Ro
uters: Use DHCPv6 only when requested by a router.
• D
HCPv6 Addresses: Always use DHCPv6 regardless of router
request.
• DHCPv6 Off: Never use DHCPv6 regardless of router request.
6. Pre
ss OK.
Manual address configuration
1. Start a web browser such as Internet Explorer that supports IPv6
addressing as a URL. (See "Connecting SyncThru Web Service" on
page 42.)
For IPv4, enter the IPv4 address (http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) in the
address field and press the Enter key or click Go.
2. When the SyncThru™ Web Service window opens, click Network
Settings.
3. Click TCP/IP.
4. Enable the Manual Address In the TCP/IPv6 section.
5. Select the Router Prefix and click the Add button, then the router
prefix will automatically be entered into the address field.
Enter the rest of address. (ex:3FFE:10:88:194::AAAA. “A” i
s the
hexadecimal 0 through 9, A through F.)
6. Cl
ick the Apply button.
Connecting SyncThru Web Service
1. Start a web browser such as Internet Explorer that supports IPv6
addressing as a URL .
2. Se
lect one of the IPv6 addresses (Link-local Address, Stateless
Address, Stateful Address, Manual Address) from Network
Configuration Report.
3. En
ter the IPv6 addresses. (ex: http://[FE80::215:99FF:FE66:7701])
Address must be enclosed in '[ ]' brackets.