Axis Communications 540+ - Manual (Page 14)

Basic Installation
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Notes:
Automatic IP address assignment
Obtain an IP address
with DHCP
If you have a DHCP server on your network, your print server will automatically
obtain an IP address when you connect it physically to the network. The IP
address will appear on the test page that is printed when you press the test
button once. The test button is located on the long-end side of the print server.
Obtain an IP Address
using BOOTP
in UNIX/Linux
Below is an example of how to set the IP address of the print server using
BOOTP. Append the following entry to your boot table. This is typically
performed by editing the file:
/etc/bootptab
Example:
1. If necessary, update your host table and alias name databases as required
by your system.
2. If it is not already running, start the BOOTP daemon. This is typically
performed using the bootpd command.
3. Restart the print server to download the IP address, default router address,
and subnet mask. The print server can automatically download a customized
config file from a TFTP server. Just add the name of the config file and the
TFTP server’s IP address to your boot table. The
config file is downloaded
immediately after the print server receives its IP address.
4. You have now successfully set the IP address of the print server. Proceed to
“Making Network Printers available for printing on your PC” on page 18.
• The ability to set the IP address with ARP and PING will only be enabled the first 10
minutes after restarting the print server.
• You need root privileges on your UNIX, Linux and Mac OS X system, or administrator priv-
ileges on a Windows NT server to set the IP address using RARP, BOOTP, DHCP and to add
an entry to the ARP table with the command 'arp -s'.
• When assigning an IP address manually, you must utilize a unique IP address that is not
already in use in your network.
<host name>:ht=<hardware type>:vm=<vendor magic>:\
:ha=<hardware address>:ip=<IP address>:\
:sm=<subnet mask>:gw=<gateway field>
npsname:ht=ether:vm=rfc1048:\
:ha=00408c100086:ip=192.168.3.191:\
:sm=255.255.255.0:gw=192.168.1.1