Using DHCP to Configure the IP address; Using APIPA to Configure the IP Address; Using ARP to Configure the Print Server IP Address- Page 128

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Using DHCP to Configure the IP address

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is one of several 
automated mechanisms for IP address allocation. If you have DHCP 
Server in your network (typically a Unix, Windows

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 NT/2000 or 

Novell Netware network) the print server will automatically obtains its 
IP address from DHCP server and register its name with any RFC 
1001 and 1002-compliant dynamic name services.

Using APIPA to Configure the IP Address

With Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA), DHCP clients 
automatically configure an IP address and subnet mask when a 
DHCP server is not available. The device chooses it's own IP 
address in the range 169.254.1.0 through to 169.254.254.255. The 
subnet mask is automatically set to 255.255.0.0 and the gateway 
address is set to 0.0.0.0.

By default, the APIPA protocol is disabled.

Using ARP to Configure the Print 
Server IP Address

If you are unable to use the BRAdmin application or the printer’s 
control panel and your network does not use a DHCP server, you can 
also use the ARP command. ARP is the simplest method of 
configuring the print server’s IP address. The ARP command is 
available on Windows

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 systems that have TCP/IP installed as well as 

Unix systems. To use arp enter the following command at the 
command prompt:

If you do not want your print server configured via DHCP, 
BOOTP or RARP, you must set the BOOT METHOD to static 
so that the print server has a static IP address. This will 
prevent the print server from trying to obtain an IP address 
from any of these systems. To change the BOOT METHOD, 
use the printer’s control panel (for those printers that have a 
LCD panel), TELNET (using the SET IP METHOD 
command), a Web browser or by using the BRAdmin 
application.