IBM AS/400E Adding Network Stations with the Command Line Interface, Adding Network Stations with Operations Navigator

Note: Youmight have BOOTP clients that are on a subnet that is different from the
one on which the Bootstrap server is located. If this is the case, you need to
have a router that shows the server to those clients. For more information,
see
Network Station Manager Installation and Use , SC41-0664-00.
Adding Network Stations with the Command Line Interface
This procedure describes how to use the command line interface to add Network
Stations to an existing BOOTP environment.
1. At an AS/400 command prompt, specify the following:
WRKBPTBL
2. In the Options field, specify 1to add a Network Station.
3. Specify the following information:
vClient host name – The host name identifies the Network Station as a unique
destination within a TCP/IP environment.An example of a valid host name is
ns1.mycompany.com.
vMAC address – The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique,
hardware-specific identifier for each Network Station. The address is located
on the box of the Network Station. Tofind the MAC address without the box,
perform the following steps:
a. Power on the Network Station.
b. After the keyboard controller test, press Enter.
c. In the Setup Utility, press F4.
d. Record the MAC address.
vIP address – Each Network Station requires a unique IP address. Therefore,
you must assign a specific address to each Network Station. Youmust
ensure that the IP address is valid for your organization and that no other
device in the network uses it. An example of a valid IP address is
192.168.1.2.
4. Press Enter to exit the
Configure TCP/IP BOOTP display.
Adding Network Stations with Operations Navigator
This procedure describes how to use Operations Navigator to add Network Stations
to an existing BOOTP environment. Operations Navigator requires OS/400 V4R2 or
later.
1. Use Operations Navigator to locate the BOOTP server with the following path:
Network object/Servers/OS/400
2. Double-click BOOTP.
3. Click Add.
4. Specify the following
Network Device information:
vClient host name – The host name identifies the Network Station as a
unique destination within a TCP/IP environment.An example of a valid host
name is ns1.mycompany.com.
vMAC address – The MAC address is a unique, hardware-specific identifier
for each Network Station. The address is located on the box of the Network
Station. Tofind the MAC address without the box, perform the following
steps:
a. Power on the Network Station.
b. After the keyboard controller test, press Enter.
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