# Network Status
Network Settings > Network Status

Use this tab to enter administrative information related to network.

## General Status

Displays the Ethernet speed, IPP printer name, network version, Ethernet MAC address, and active interface.

## TCP/IP Status

### DHCP

Select Active to allow the DHCP server to configure the machine's network settings automatically. Select Inactive to configure the machine's network settings manually.
If you enable DHCP, all TCP/IP settings are obtained automatically from the DHCP server.

### IP Address

Specify the machine's network IP address manually. Enter the IP address in the following format: "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" (replacing "x" with the appropriate numbers, for example: "111.111.222.222").

### Subnet Mask

Specify the part of the IP address used as the subnet mask. Enter it in the following format: "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"(replacing "x" with the appropriate numbers, for example: "255.255.255.0").

### Gateway

Enter the default gateway address. The default gateway address is the IP address of the host or router used as the gateway when communicating (printing or exchanging information) with a computer on another network.

## Buttons

### Refresh

Click to update the currently displayed information.

Note

- Before making the settings, click Refresh to obtain the machine's current status.

### Please enter Administrator Password.

Enter the administrator password.

Note

- If you enter a wrong password or leave the text box blank, the settings on this tab will not be applied when you click OK.

### OK

Click to apply the settings.

### Cancel

Click to cancel the settings.

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