HP P1606dn Printer Setup

Goals

Configure the printers with a Static IP

By default the printer will take a DHCP address, but since we want to reliably reach the printer over the network we want to specific a an IP address.

• Printer IP: 192.168.1.10

Add a DNS entry for the printer

DNS allows us to address computers by name instead of remembering their IP addresses.

Specify an administrator password

Add a password to access the printer's web UI. Just a precaution to prevent tampering

• username: admin
• password: Standard password, See Security Considerations

Procedures

Let Printer acquire a DHCP address

• Connect the printer to the network with the server
• Wait for a moment for the printer to acquire a DHCP IP address
• Open the Server Manager and look for the new lease

Open the Web interface

• Open a web Browser, like Firefox
• In the address bar, type the IP address from the new DHCP lease
• Observe that you are now at the web interface to manage the printer

Enable the Admin password

• Navigate to Netowrking->Password
• Specify the administrator password, See Security Considerations

Set the IPv4 settings

• Navigate to the Networking ->IPv4
• Specify the name EJP-Printer
• Select Manual IP
• Specify the follwoing:
  • Manual IP Address: 192.168.1.10
  • IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
  • Manual Default Gateway: 0.0.0.0
  • Preferred DNS Address: 192.168.1.1

Disable IPv6

• Navigate to the IPv6 Menu
• Uncheck enable

Create new DNS entry

• Open the DNS role in the Server Manager

Specify the address details

• Specify the Name
• Specify the IP address

Observe the new record

• You should now see a new record in the list

Navigate to the printer by name to confirm

• Open the browser again
• Type ejp-printer in the address bar and confirm the page loads