Axis 5900 User Manual page 17

Methods for Setting
the IP Address
Notes:
Registering and
Resolving
Host Names
WINS Host Name
Rules
DDNS Host Name
Rules
AXIS 5900 User's Manual
You can set the IP address of your Axis Network Print Server using one of
the following methods, depending on your network operating
environment:
Method Network environments
AXIS
AddPrinter Windows 2000, XP, 2003
Wizard
Windows NT, Me 2000, XP,
DHCP*
2003, UNIX, NetWare
Windows 95, 98, NT Me,
2000, XP, 2003
ARP
UNIX, Mac OS X
RARP* UNIX
BOOTP* UNIX, NetWare
Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP,
Auto-IP*
2003
* The IP address of the print server will be set automatically using these
methods.
• The ARP and RARP methods operate on single network segments only, that is they cannot
be used over routers.
• The ability to set the IP address with ARP and PING will only be enabled the first 10
minutes after rebooting the print server
• Refer to "Setting Parameters" on page 47 for information about setting the IP address in
the Macintosh environment.
In order to register the host name of the Axis Network Print Server in
networks with dynamic IP address settings, WINS (Windows Internet
Name Service) and DDNS (Dynamic Domain Naming System) are
supported. It is recommended that at least one of these methods should be
used if you are setting the IP address of the Axis Network Print Server
using DHCP.
The host name of the Axis Network Print Server is specified by the
PS_NAME parameter. Refer to the "The Parameter List" on page 142.
WINS only supports 15 character long host names. If your host name is
longer than 15 characters, the Axis Network Print Server truncates the
host name to 15 characters when registering with a WINS server. You can
view the Axis Network Print Server host name that is registered at a
WINS server, in the print server's Web interface. Refer to "Management
and Configuration" on page 92.
DDNS supports 47 character long host names and can only consist of the
characters 'A-Z', 'a-z', '0-9' and '-'. If your host name consists of any
other characters, they are converted to '-', when registering with a DDNS
server. You can view the Axis Network Print Server host name that is
Basic Installation (Wired & Wireless)
See ...
"Adding Printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using
AXIS AddPrinter Wizard" on page 28
"Setting the IP Address using DHCP" on page 18
"Setting the IP Address using ARP/Ping in Windows
95, 98, NT, Me, 2000, XP, 2003" on page 19
"Setting the IP Address using ARP in UNIX and Mac
OS X" on page 20
"Setting the IP Address Using RARP in UNIX" on page
21
"Using BOOTP in UNIX/Linux" on page 22
"Setting the IP Address using Auto-IP" on page 18
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