Networked printer setup

[boomerang]

Here at home I've gone into the printer configuration and set an IP address there that is outside of the range that the router will assign. I then print to that IP from each computer.

But, in the past I have done similar setups where I've assigned an IP to the printer in the router and then once again, printed to that IP address.

Is there a preferred way to do this? Pros and cons I may not have thought of? I see good and bad with either setup.

 

[JackMDS]

With static IP outside the DHCP you insure that the printer is always in the same location (IP Address) and thus it would be raedy and found as fast as possible.

Cons? No Cons in case of a printer.

 

[imagoon]

For home: Setting it on the printer is fine.
home (static/printer):
Pro: Easy.
Cons: Minimal if any
Business (static/printer):
Pro: Easy.
Cons: It takes a long time to walk around the building reconfiguring printers. Need to pray that the admins who set them up made sure to set them outside the DHCP range. May need to modify the DHCP range to get enough ip space to add another static printer.

Home: Router set reservation
Pro: Minimal if any.
Cons: "Slightly harder" also information / config is lost if the router dies, which happens more often at home.

Enterprise (DHCP / reservation)
Pro: Far easier to make mass changes if needed. Also they are all listed in the same spot (more often than not) as the rest of the machines. DHCP can be set to use the entire range. A reservation will not let a computer use it. Easier to see if a printer is gone (reservation says inactive for weeks is often a clue)
Cons: "More difficult" Takes a little bit of know how to make it all work. DHCP @ the enterprise level is not "set and forget" Can be made a huge mess by someone who doesn't understand it.

For Enterprise: you set the reservation in DHCP so that you can reconfigure the printer from the desk.

 

[techmanc]

Would the router loose the ip address if it need to be reset? If than I would prefer as I have done to my network printer and assign it the ip address?

 

[boomerang]

Thank you for the replies!