Axis Communications Network Print Servers, AXIS 5500 Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server

		Basic Installation
Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server
Receiving an IP	• If you have a DHCP server on your network, your print server will
Address with DHCP		receive an IP address automatically. The IP address will then appear on
		the test page you print by pressing the test button once.
	• If you are not working in a DHCP network, you need to set the IP
		address of the print server manually.
Notes:
		• 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'.
		• You need to know the Ethernet address of your AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 in order to assign
		an IP address to it. The Ethernet address is based upon the serial number of your print
		server. This means, for example, that an AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 with the serial number of
		00408C100086, will have the corresponding Ethernet address of 00 40 8C 10 00 86. The
		serial number is located on the bottom label of the print server
		• Unless you are assigning an IP address using DHCP or Auto-IP, you must obtain an
		unused IP address from your network administrator.
Important:
		DO NOT use the IP addresses from the examples described here. Consult your network
		administrator before assigning an IP address to your print server.

Methods for Setting You can obtain an IP address for your AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 by using the IP Address one of the following methods, depending on your network operating

environment.

See “IP Addressing” on page 125 for detailed instructions on IP address management.

Automatic IP Address
Assignment
	Method	Server required	Comment
			“Adding Printers in Windows 2000 / XP /
	AXIS AddPrinter Wizard	No server required	2003 using AXIS AddPrinter Wizard” on
			page 24
	DHCP	DHCP server	Dynamic assignment of IP addresses. See
			“Set the IP Address with DHCP” on page 17
			Static assignment of IP addresses. Cannot
	RARP	RARP server	be used over routers. See “Set the IP Ad-
			dress using RARP in UNIX/Linux” on page
			18
			Static assignment of IP addresses. See “Set
	BOOTP	BOOTP server	the IP Address using BOOTP in UNIX/Linux”
			on page 19
			Automatic assignment of IP addresses.
	Auto-IP	No server required	See “Set the IP Address using Auto-IP”on
			page 19

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