I have to install an older Print/Scan system U
at a customer location that uses DHCP instead of static IP's for end user computers.

If someone could give me some input as to how to go about setting this up I would really appreciate an email.

I wanted to also know with this DHCP type of setup if
I could use individual hostname from each workstation to input in the destination list.

Thanks for any help in advance.
Ed

DHCP works quite nicely with this hardware. For the print driver, you just use the hostname for the printer instead of the IP for the Standard TCP/IP print port. If you use the auto-detection in the new KX drivers, click on the box where it says to use the hostname for the port name during the detection process.

For scanning, it is as simple as substituting the hostname of the destination workstation in place of using the IP. My tip: bring up a Command Prompt at the workstation and type "hostname" to get the correct name of that workstation. I did have one time where the name that showed in the "My Computer" properties did not match what I got on that hostname command. The name that was displayed in response to that command is what worked, not the other.

Also you can enter the hostname of the scanner and the printer into the address bar of a web browser just like you can with an IP. Sometimes it is slower to display than the IP method, and once in a while it will not work for some reason, but not that often.

I don't have problems with DHCP environments like this as long as end users remember to turn the copier off/on when they do some major change to the network, such as replace the router. A router replacement when static IP's are assigned to the copier often creates an angry phone call about the printing not working from a customer.

The best way to do this is to convince the customer to set a reserved IP address in their DHCP server. This is a very simple procedure that ties a device's MAC address to a certain IP address in the DHCP range. You just leave DHCP on for the printer and scanner NICs, but still in essence have static IPs for both. Printing and scanning by hostname is hit and miss at best, so if real static IPs are not possible DHCP reservations are the way to go.

Thanks so much for the replies. I will experiment with my machine at the office before
I go onsite.
I may have more questions then.
Been awhile Chris.
Regards
Ed