Axis 1610, Assigning a host name to the ip address – Canon AXIS 1610 User Manual

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AXIS 1610

User’s Manual

Section 3: Installation

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Methods for setting

the IP Address

You can set the IP address using one of the following methods,

depending on your network environment:

Note:

❏ The RARP method operate on single network segments only, i.e. it

cannot be used over routers.

Assigning a

Host Name

to the IP address

If you are using host names, you can map a unique host name to
the IP address. Refer to your system manuals or to your network

administrator for instructions on how to perform name mapping

on your system.

The AXIS 1610 supports WINS (Windows Internet Name

Service), which is recommended when you are using DHCP in a
Windows NT network.

Note:

❏ If the host name has not been mapped to the IP address, you can

still perform the following instructions to download the IP
address. In this case, simply replace the host name entry with the
IP address wherever required.

Using AXIS IP Installer

Follow the instructions below to set the IP address of your AXIS

1610 using the AXIS IP Installer:

1. Download the AXIS IP Installer to your host. The software is

available on the AXIS Product Resources CD and on the Axis
home page at

http://www.axis.com/

Method

Network environments

See...

IP Installer

Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME

page 17

DHCP

Windows NT/2000/ME, UNIX,
NetWare 5

page 18

ARP

Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME

page 19

UNIX

page 20

RARP

UNIX

page 20

BOOTP

UNIX, NetWare 5

page 21

Manual setting

Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME

Basic Setup with AXIS
NetPilot
, on page 30
Using Netspot, on page 36

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