Axis Communications AXIS 5500, Network Print Servers, AXIS 5550 manual Example

Basic Installation

Set the IP Address Below is an example of how to set the IP address of the print server using using BOOTP BOOTP:

in UNIX/Linux Append the following entry to your boot table. This is typically performed by editing the file: /etc/bootptab

<host name>:ht=<hardware type>:vm=<vendor magic>:\ :ha=<hardware address>:ip=<IP address>:\ :sm=<subnet mask>:gw=<gateway field>

Example:

npsname:ht=ether:vm=rfc1048:\

:ha=00408c100086:ip=192.168.3.191:\

:sm=255.255.255.0:gw=192.168.1.1

1.If necessary, update your host table and alias name databases as required by your system.

2.If it is not already running, start the BOOTP daemon. This is typically performed using the bootpd command.

3.Restart the print server to download the IP address, default router address,

and subnet mask. The print server can automatically download a customized config file from a TFTP server. Just add the name of the config file and the TFTP server’s IP address to your boot table. The config file is downloaded immediately after the print server receives its IP address.

4.You have now successfully set the IP address of the print server. Proceed to “Making Network Printers available for printing on your PC” on page 21.

Set the IP Address Auto-IP sets the IP address automatically in the absence of a DHCP server using Auto-IPin Windows Me, 2000 and XP. If you have a DHCP server running on

your network, the print server will receive an IP address immediately after you have connected it to the network. In the absence of a DHCP server, your print server will automatically be assigned an IP address through integrated Auto-IP. The Auto-IP address structure is: 169.254.xxx.xxx.

The Auto-IP function will only work when DHCP is enabled in your print server. This function is enabled automatically upon installation of a brand new print server.

The easiest way to make sure DHCP and Auto-IP are enabled is to reset your print server (to Factory Default). See “The Test Button” on page 129 for instruction on how to do this.

If you perform a Factory Default on the print server and you do not have a DHCP server on your network, Auto-IP will automatically set the IP address of the print server. It is highly recommended that you change the Auto-IP address to a static IP address.

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