"Jeff Barnett" wrote in message
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Set your router to give the same IP address every time to the printer.
That enables you to create a shortcut in your bookmarks for that printer.
Essentially this allows you to recall the printer's name rather than its
IP address. You'll appreciate that convenience as you age.

Most network printers that I have set up require a static/reserved IP
address. My Epson SX515W configured itself on Printer Properties | Ports to
use "Standard TCP/IP Port" with the IP address that the printer was
allocated when it was detected. When I rebooted my router and the printer
was given a different IP address by DHCP, communication stopped. I had a
choice of configuring the printer to use a static IP address or configuring
my router's DHCP to reserve the same IP address for the printer; I chose the
latter because devices with static IPs are a clash waiting to happen! I do
the same for my security cameras so I can browse to them by IP from my phone
and can configure port-forwarding to access them from outside my LAN.