Paxar 9860 Operating Instructions Manual page 22

B o o t M e t h o d
The boot method sets the way the device receives its IP address.
The choices include Auto, Static, BOOTP, DHCP, and RARP.
Tries DHCP, BOOTP, and RARP, then sets to Static if the
Auto
IP address is not automatically set using any of the
previous methods.
Use if your network uses fixed configuration. The IP
Static
address remains the same every time the device connects
to the network.
The device broadcasts its hardware address and the MAC
BOOTP
address and the BOOTP server responds with the IP
address.
DHCP The network automatically assigns IP addresses within a
specified range to devices when they are first turned on.
A device could have a different IP address every time it
connects to the network.
RARP The device sends a RARP request and the RARP server
responds with an IP address. The device knows its MAC
address and the server responds with the IP address.
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