Using DHCP to Configure the IP address; Using APIPA to Configure the IP Address- Page 116

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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, XP or Novell Netware network) the Print/Fax 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/Fax server configured via 
DHCP, BOOTP or RARP, you must set the BOOT METHOD 
to static so that the Print/Fax server has a static IP address. 
This will prevent the Print/Fax server from trying to obtain an 
IP address from any of these systems. To change the BOOT 
METHOD, use the machine’s control panel, a Web browser 
or by using the BRAdmin Professional utility.