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How to Change Your Printer’s IP Address
If you’ve ever had problems connecting to your printer, it might help to set it to a static IP address. By default, most printers use a dynamic IP address, which changes from time to time. This can make it hard to connect to your printer, especially when you make changes to your network. Plus, assigning a printer to a static IP address can help you organize your network, which is helpful if you have lots of devices connected to the same network. Here’s how to change your printer’s IP address on a Mac and a Windows 10 PC.
How to Change Your Printer’s IP Address on a Windows 10 PC
To change your printer IP address, type its current IP address into the address bar of a web browser. Then go to the Settings or Network page and change your printer’s network to a static /manual IP address. Finally, type in the new IP address.
Note: These steps might be different depending on the kind of printer you have.
Note: Make sure your printer is connected to the same network as your computer.
- Enter your printer’s username and password if prompted. If you didn’t set a password for your printer, you can try using “admin” as the Username box and leave the Password box blank.
- Go to your printer’s Settings/Network page.
- Select IP Address Configuration . You can also look for TCP/IP or IP Configuration within the page.
- Change your network from Automatic / Dynamic to Static/Manual IP.
- Save your current settings and close the browser.
How to Change Your Printer’s IP Address on Mac
To change your printer’s IP address on a Mac, go to System Preferences > Printers & Scanners . Then click Options & Supplies and type in a new IP address in the box next to Location .
- Click the Apple icon in the top-left corner of your screen.
- Finally, change your printer’s IP address in the box next to Location and click OK.
If your printer is still causing you problems, check out our list of the best printers of 2020 here.
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How to Set a Static IP Address For a Printer
Published on: January 1st, 2022
IP addresses are essential in allowing devices on a common network, like printers and computers, to connect and send information to each other. If you’re having trouble with your printer and need to change its IP address, keep reading to find out how to set a static IP address for a printer.
What’s a Static vs. Dynamic IP Address?
An IP address is a unique address that identifies a device connected to a local network, like your home or business’s internet. There are two types, static and dynamic.
Static IP addresses are primarily used for devices that need constant access to a network, like routers, printers, and servers. Since their identifiers are fixed, it’s easy for other devices to initiate communication with them because they’re the same every time.
On the other hand, dynamic addresses are assigned to a network-connected device on a temporary basis by the network’s router. They are typically more common than static addresses and are used on home , business, and consumer devices like computers, smartphones, and tablets. You can think of static addresses as permanent, while dynamic addresses are temporary.
How to Set Your Printer’s IP Address to Static
Unlike dynamic IP addresses, you need to set static IP addresses manually. Follow these steps to set your printer’s IP address to static from a web browser.
1. Find the current IP Address of Your Printer
You’ll need to know your printer’s current IP address to set a new one. Once you find it, copy and paste it or write it down for future reference.
2. Input Your Printer’s Current IP Address
Using a computer connected to the same network as your printer, open your preferred web browser. In the browser, enter the IP address you found in step one into the address field bar at the top of the window. Once you press “enter,” the Embedded Web Server homepage should open.
Enter your system administrator password to log in.
4. Assign a Static IPS
Go to the printer network settings page and find the IP network configuration tap. It may also be labeled TCP/IP. Click on it and change the value from “dynamic” or “auto” to “static” or “manual.”
5. Enter New Address
Now you can set a new IP address for your printer. Enter the address you’d like to use into the provided field, making sure that it’s one available on your network to avoid issues with duplicate addresses. Now your network will assign the address to the printer each time it connects to a device.
Last but not least, make sure to confirm your changes by clicking “apply” or “save.”
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How to Set Up a Static IP Address
DHCP is fine, unless you're looking to perform advanced networking tasks. Here's how to set a Static IP address (or DHCP reservation) for any device on your network.
An IP address is a unique identifier for a specific device on your network. Your router assigns them to these devices using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). As you connect new devices to the network, they will be assigned the next IP address in the pool, and if a device hasn't connected in a few days, its IP address will "expire" so it can be assigned to something else.
For everyday use, this is perfectly fine, and you will never even notice it happening in the background. But if you regularly SSH into your Raspberry Pi , turn your computer on from across the house with Wake-on-LAN , or perform other advanced networking tasks, DHCP can become an annoyance.
It's hard to remember which IP address is assigned to which device, and if they ever expire, you have to look it up all over again. This is where a static IP address comes in handy. Here's how to set them up.
What is a Static IP Address?
Instead of letting your router assign whatever IP address is free at any given time, you can assign specific IP addresses to the devices you access frequently. For example, I have my home server set to 192.168.1.10, my main desktop to 192.168.1.11, and so on—easy to remember, sequential, and unchanging.
You can assign these static IP addresses on the device itself—using, say, Windows' network settings on each computer—or you can do it at the router level. If you do it through the router, it will likely be called a DHCP reservation, though many people (and even some routers ) still refer to it as a "static IP address."
DHCP reservations allow you to easily set everything up in one place with all your computers left at their default settings. Your computer will ask for an IP address via DHCP, and your router will assign it the one you reserved, with your computer being none the wiser.
How to Set Up a DHCP Reservation
To set up a DHCP reservation, you need to know your IP address , which is easy enough to find out. You must then head to your router's configuration page —usually by typing its IP address in your browser's navigation bar—and log in. (For mesh Wi-Fi systems , you would use an app instead of a config page.)
The location is different for every config page, but you're looking for something called "DHCP reservations," "static IP addresses," or similar. On my Asus router, for instance, it's in the LAN settings category.
To assign a reservation, you need the MAC address of the device in question. This is a unique string of characters that identifies a particular network adapter, and you can usually find it in your router's list of connected devices . Make sure you're getting the MAC address for the correct network adapter—if you have both Ethernet and Wi-Fi on your computer, you have one MAC address for each.
On your router's config page, enter an easy-to-remember label for the device (like "Whitson's Desktop PC"), the MAC address, and your desired IP address. Save your changes, and repeat the process for any other IP addresses you want to reserve.
From then on, those devices should have your reserved IP addresses assigned to them, and you will never have to look them up again.
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To change your printer’s IP address on a Mac, go to System Preferences > Printers & Scanners. Then click Options & Supplies and type in a new IP address in the box next to Location. Click the Apple icon in the top-left corner of your screen. Then select System Preferences. Next, click Printers & Scanners. Then click Options & Supplies.
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