Tally Xpress T9412i Network User's Manual page 20

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RARP
The installation of a RARP program or service may be
required in order to provide RARP IP address assignments
on the LAN. The following steps address setting up RARP on
Windows NT servers, but the same procedure can be applied
to Solaris, etc.
1. From your Windows NT Server, start your RARP service
or program.
2. Start NPM and highlight the printer that will be using
RARP.
3. Double-click on the highlighted printer.
4. From the Network Interface window, click on the TCP/
IP tab.
5. Set the protocol to RARP from the pulldown IP Address
Assignment Method field.
6. Click on the OK button.
7. Power OFF your printer, then power it ON.
8. Verify that NPM is now listing your printer with a new
IP address assigned by your RARP server.
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DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) allows
automatic assignment of IP addresses and other IP
parameters for attached devices. The T9412i(n) works with
DHCP in the following way.
At power-up, the T9412i(n) NIC broadcasts a DHCP request
for an IP address. If a DHCP server is present, the request
will be processed, and an IP address will be returned to the
NIC. Upon receipt of the IP address, the NIC resets, and
prints a Network Settings Sheet. This shows the new IP
address (and subnet mask, and default gateway, if any).
note:
Under factory default settings, once an IP address
has been assigned to it, the NIC will no longer broadcast
DHCP requests. If you uncheck the IP Address in NVRAM,
in the Network Administration Page, the printer will
broadcast a DHCP request each time you turn on the
printer.
The DHCP server may grant a temporary IP address, called a
temporary lease or temporary reservation, which expires
later, or may grant a permanent or unlimited lease or
reservation which does not expire.
Devices that are granted a temporary lease will be notified
before the lease expires and asked if they would like to
extend the lease. The NIC will continue extending its lease
indefinitely (unless prohibited by your DHCP server
configuration), and thus maintain a consistent IP address.
note:
If the NIC is not turned on or is not connected to
the network when the DHCP server is sending requests to
extend the lease, the lease will not be extended. The DHCP
server will cancel the lease and may assign the IP address
to another device. Therefore, it is highly recommended to
explicitly specify the NIC lease as permanent or unlimited
in your DHCP server configuration.
Verify that your printer was assigned an IP Address through
the Network Configuration Sheet, then start setting up your
workstation to use the T9412i(n) printer.
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