Axis Communications AXIS 5550 Using ARP Windows 98/NT Me/2000/XP, Using ARP UNIX/Linux and Mac

Basic Installation

Set the IP Address

using ARP in

Windows 98/NT/

Me/2000/XP

1. Open a Command Prompt and enter the following commands:

Syntax	Example
arp -s <IP address> <Ethernet address>	arp -s 192.168.3.191 00-40-8c-10-00-86
ping <IP address>	ping 192.168.3.191

2.The host will return reply from 192.168.3.191, or a similar message. This indicates that the address has been set and that communication is established.

3.Log in to the print server’s Web pages (see Using a Web browser for Print Server Management, on page 88), select Admin Network Settings Detailed View TCP/IP Network and define Default Router and Subnet Mask. Make sure you first set DHCP, Auto-IP, BOOTP and RARP to No!

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

Note:

•When you execute the ping command for the first time, you will experience a significantly longer response time than is usual.

•The ability to set the IP address with ARP and PING will only be enabled the first 10 minutes after restarting the print server.

•By using the arp -dcommand, the static entry in the arp table is removed from the host’s cache memory.

Set the IP Address

using ARP in

UNIX/Linux and Mac

OS X

1. Open a Terminal and enter the following commands:

Syntax	Example
arp -s <IP address> <Ethernet address>	arp -s 192.168.3.191 00:40:8c:10:00:86
ping <IP address>	ping 192.168.3.191

2.The host will return psname is alive, or a similar message. This indicates that the address has been set and that communication is established.

3.Log in to the print server’s Web pages (see Using a Web browser for Print Server Management, on page 88), select Admin Network Settings Detailed View TCP/IP Network and define Default Router and Subnet Mask. Make sure you first set DHCP, Auto-IP, BOOTP and RARP to No!

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

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