Using DHCP to Configure the IP Address; Using APIPA to Configure the IP Address- Page 107

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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/Linux, Windows NT

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4.0, 

Windows

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 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 enabled.

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.