Static IP ? printer drivers need reinstalling after re-boot of router

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beenz

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#265660 4-Feb-2020 11:16

I have a Canon 5100 series printer and a standard spark router which i am finding every time I re-boot my router i have to reinstall the printer drivers.

Canon have advised me to get a static ip or a cable.

A static ip there is a charge and the cable would have to be quite long.

Any suggestions of something i could do with the router ?

thanks

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#2412339 4-Feb-2020 11:21

They're meaning setting a static IP in the printer. This is nothing to do with Spark or your router.

Most printers these days use mDNS to discover the printer on the network so IP address doesn't matter. Obviously for yours when you reboot it's getting a different DHCP address and the PC doesn't autodiscover it.

Simply configure your printer with an IP address on the same subnet as your DHCP but outside the existing DHCP scope.

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#2412343 4-Feb-2020 11:28

sbiddle:
They're meaning setting a static IP in the printer. This is nothing to do with Spark or your router.

Most printers these days use mDNS to discover the printer on the network so IP address doesn't matter. Obviously for yours when you reboot it's getting a different DHCP address and the PC doesn't autodiscover it.

Simply configure your printer with an IP address on the same subnet as your DHCP but outside the existing DHCP scope.

Thanks for the reply.
However totally over my head.
How in layman's terms do I achieve this ?

beenz

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#2412344 4-Feb-2020 11:29

sbiddle:
They're meaning setting a static IP in the printer. This is nothing to do with Spark or your router.

Most printers these days use mDNS to discover the printer on the network so IP address doesn't matter. Obviously for yours when you reboot it's getting a different DHCP address and the PC doesn't autodiscover it.

Simply configure your printer with an IP address on the same subnet as your DHCP but outside the existing DHCP scope.

Thanks for the reply.
However totally over my head.
How in layman's terms do I achieve this ?

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#2412347 4-Feb-2020 11:32

beenz:
sbiddle:

They're meaning setting a static IP in the printer. This is nothing to do with Spark or your router.

Most printers these days use mDNS to discover the printer on the network so IP address doesn't matter. Obviously for yours when you reboot it's getting a different DHCP address and the PC doesn't autodiscover it.

Simply configure your printer with an IP address on the same subnet as your DHCP but outside the existing DHCP scope.

Thanks for the reply.
However totally over my head.
How in layman's terms do I achieve this ?

Have a look at https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=66&topicid=215018

beenz

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#2412361 4-Feb-2020 11:46

I thought you was talking about changing the printer settings.
This article relates to the router settings is that correct?
Thanks

backfiah

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#2412364 4-Feb-2020 11:49

beenz: I thought you was talking about changing the printer settings.
This article relates to the router settings is that correct?
Thanks

Yep, the router assigns an IP address to your printer, so by changing the router settings you will force it to always give the same IP to the printer.

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#2412375 4-Feb-2020 12:06

You want to set up a DHCP reservation for your printer. You do that on your router.

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#2412522 4-Feb-2020 15:40

how is the printer connected , wifi , network cable , USB cable
Is the printer directly connected to the router via USB

After giving the printer a static IP, either in the router or in the network setting on the printer : go to printer driver settings , add an IP port with the same
IP & use that ( will be a bit too hard I'd guess )

If the printer connects via wifi , sometimes thats just not reliable .

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#2412536 4-Feb-2020 16:22

As sbiddle mentioned, with anything modern, it should just be a case of using the Windows "auto find" set up to get this sorted. No requirement for static IP's these days.

Just connect your printer to the network (either wifi or cable), then go Settings > Devices > Printers and scanners (or just search printers in the start menu). Then "Add a printer or scanner". Should find the device and install a driver....

..unless of course it is an ancient pile of poo, in which case static IP set on the device is best.

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#2422834 18-Feb-2020 05:47

This is exactly the problem I had...

Except a Canon 5050. I don't know why you are re-installing the drivers to update the printer connection - unless you are using the CAPT driver wizard to make life easier for you.

Assuming Win10, and assuming you do have CAPT drivers, click on the CAPT icon in your systray, select your printer, click Job > Printer Queue then in the new window click Printer > Properties, then in that new window click Ports > Configure port. Update the IP address to whatever it is now. Boom. Done.

Repeat for all computers on LAN. (I only have 2, so it's not so bad)

Or, as someone else suggested set a static IP on the printer (outside your LAN's DHCP range) and use that. However I don'tr like that, because re-doing your LAN, or moving the printer to a new LAN means you have a bit of work to do to get back on it.

I might try the auto-discovery option one day when I have a moment. But stuff like this is too much like my past life in 2-level support... urgh.

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#2422881 18-Feb-2020 08:50

Rincey:

Or, as someone else suggested set a static IP on the printer (outside your LAN's DHCP range) and use that. However I don'tr like that, because re-doing your LAN, or moving the printer to a new LAN means you have a bit of work to do to get back on it.

Which is why a DHCP reservation was suggested. This means that the DHCP server (in this case the router) will always give that specific device the same IP address, but the printer still dynamically gets assigned an IP address rather than it being statically set on the printer.

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#2423069 18-Feb-2020 10:52

Rincey:

Or, as someone else suggested set a static IP on the printer (outside your LAN's DHCP range) and use that. However I don'tr like that, because re-doing your LAN, or moving the printer to a new LAN means you have a bit of work to do to get back on it.

You mean literally less than 5 minutes is too much time ,if re-doing your LAN or moving printer to new LAN. You may not even need need to make ANY changes to the printer if
the new LAN has the same subnet .
You will be spending alot of time regardless if re-doing your LAN

:-)