3 setup print server’s ip address, 1 dhcp, 2 bootp – AirLive WP-203G User Manual

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6.3 Setup Print Server’s IP Address

The print 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 systems using any one

of the following methods:

1. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

2. BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol)

The print server will use the last three methods to obtain its IP address

automatically if its IP address is configured as Auto (0.0.0.0).

6.3.1 DHCP

There are many Unix systems that support DHCP protocol, and the

procedures to configure the DHCP server database are different. This

manual does not describe the DHCP server configuration on the Unix

systems. It is highly recommended that the DHCP server should be located

on the same network as the print server.

6.3.2 BOOTP

If you have the BOOTP daemon, bootpd, running on your UNIX

system that is accessible by the print server, you can use the BOOTP

protocol to set up the IP address of the print server. We recommend that

the BOOTP server should be located on the same subnet as the print 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,

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