AirLive WFP-151U - Manual (Page 109)

9. MFP Server Installation in UNIX/Linux
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9.2.1 Enable MFP Server’s TCP/IP Support
The default configuration of the MFP Server is with TCP/IP support enabled. Anyway, you
can configure the MFP Server to enable TCP/IP support using the configuration program.
9.2.2 Setup MFP Server’s IP Address
The MFP Server must have a unique IP address in order to be recognized by the network.
You can set up the IP address on the various Unix/Linux systems using any one of the
following methods:
1. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
2. BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol)
The MFP Server will use the last two methods to obtain its IP address automatically if its IP
address is configured as Auto (0.0.0.0).
9.2.2.1 DHCP
There are many Unix/Linux systems that support DHCP protocol, and the procedures to
configure the DHCP server database are different. Please refer to the manual of Unix/Linux
for the way to use different DHCP Server. It is highly recommended that the DHCP server
should be located on the same network as the MFP Server.
9.2.2.2 BOOTP
If you have the BOOTP daemon, bootpd, running on your UNIX/LINUX system that is
accessible by the MFP Server, you can use the BOOTP protocol to set up the IP address of
the MFP Server. We recommend that the BOOTP server should be located on the same
subnet as the MFP Server. If you use Network Information Services (NIS) in your system,
you may need to rebuild the NIS map with the BOOTP services before doing the following
BOOTP configuration. To rebuild the NIS map, please refer to your system documentation.
To configure the IP address data for the BOOTP server, you will need to log in the host of
BOOTP server as the superuser (root). Perform the following steps to add address entries,