Philips AXIS 5900 - Manual (Page 132)

IP Addressing
132 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual
Auto-IP Addressing Network devices use automatic IP addressing if they are configured to
acquire an address using DHCP but are unable to contact a DHCP server.
Automatic IP addressing is a scheme where devices allocate themselves an
IP address at random from the industry standard subnet of 169.254.x.x
(with a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0). If two devices allocate themselves
the same address, the conflict is detected and one of the devices allocates
itself a new address.
Automatic IP addressing support was introduced by Microsoft in the
Windows 98 operating system and is also supported in Windows
2000/XP/2003.
Registering and
Resolving
Host Names
In order to register the host name of the print server in networks with
dynamic IP address settings, WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) and
DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) are supported. It is recommended
that at least one of these methods should be used if you are setting the IP
address of the print server using DHCP.
The host name of the print server is specified by the PS_NAME.
parameter. Refer to the “The Parameter List” on page 142.
WINS Host Name
Rules
WINS only supports 15 character long host names. If your host name is
longer than 15 characters, the print server truncates the host name to 15
characters when registering with a WINS server. You can view the print
server’s host name that is registered at a WINS server in the print server’s
Web interface. Refer to “Using a Web Browser for Print Server
Management” on page 92.
DDNS Host Name
Rules
DDNS supports 47 character long host names and can only consist of the
characters ‘A-Z’, ’a-z’, ’0-9’ and ‘-’. If your host name consists of any
other characters, they are converted to ‘-’ when registering with a DDNS
server. You can view which host name that is registered at a DDNS server
in the print server’s Web interface. Refer to “Using a Web Browser for
Print Server Management” on page 92.
If the host name matches another entry in the DDNS data base, the print
server deletes that entry before registering.
Notes:
• The default host name of the print server is ’AXIS’ followed by the last 6 digits in the serial
number. e.g. AXIS181636. The host name (Print server name) can be changed in the
PS_NAME. field on the
Admin | General Settings page.
• The host name limitations conclude that if you want to register the same host name at a
WINS server and a DDNS server, the host name should be no longer than 15 characters and
it should only contain the characters ‘A-Z’, ‘a-z’, ’0-9’ and ‘-’.
• Refer to your system manuals or to your network administrator for instructions on how
host name resolutions are performed on your system.