Why Use BOOTP/TFTP?

Using BOOTP/TFTP to download configuration data has the following benefits:

●Enhanced configuration control of the HP Jetdirect print server. Configuration by other methods, such as a printer control panel, are limited to select parameters.

●Ease of configuration management. Network configuration parameters for the entire network can be in one location.

●Ease of HP Jetdirect print server configuration. Complete network configuration can be automatically downloaded each time the print server is powered on.

Note

BOOTP operation is similar to DHCP, but the

 

resulting IP parameters will be the same when

 

powered off/on. In DHCP, IP configuration

 

parameters are leased and may change over time.

 

 

When in its factory-default state and powered on, the HP Jetdirect print server will attempt to automatically configure itself using several dynamic methods, one of which is BOOTP.

BOOTP/TFTP on UNIX

This section describes how to configure the print server using BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol) and TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) services on UNIX servers. BOOTP and TFTP are used to download network configuration data from a server to the HP Jetdirect print server over the network.

Systems That Use Network Information Service (NIS)

If your system uses NIS, you may need to rebuild the NIS map with the BOOTP service before performing the BOOTP configuration steps. Refer to your system documentation.

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