IP Address- Page 26

FRONT PANEL SETUP 3 - 5

NC9100h_FM6.0

DHCP mode

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

®

 2000/XP network) 

the Print/Scan server will automatically obtains its IP address from 
DHCP server and register its name with any RFC 1001 and 1002-
compliant dynamic name services.

IP Address

This field displays the current IP address of the machine. If you have 
selected a BOOT Method of Static, enter the IP address that you 
wish to assign to the machine (check with your network manager for 
the IP address to use).  If you have selected a method other than 
Static, the machine will attempt to determine its IP address using the 
DHCP or BOOTP protocols. The default IP address of your machine 
will probably be incompatible with the IP address numbering scheme 
of your network. We recommend that you contact your network 
manager for an IP address for the network the unit will be connected 
on.

1

Press 

Menu/Set

, 

5

, 

1

, 

2

. (

4

, 

1

, 

2 

for 

MFC-5440CN

)

2

Select 

1

 to change. Enter the IP address.

3

Press 

Menu/Set

.

4

Press 

Stop/Exit

.

If you do not want your Print/Scan server configured via 
DHCP, BOOTP or RARP, you must set the Boot Method to 
Static, this will prevent the Print/Scan server from trying to 
obtain an IP address from any of these systems. To change 
the Boot Method, you can use the front panel or the BRAdmin 
application.

When the Boot Method is set to “Auto”, the machine cannot 
receive an IP address from a BOOTP server in Windows

®

2000. So please ensure that you use DHCP for Windows

®

2000 server.