Chapter 2 Configuring The Okilan 6100E; Choosing An Ip Address - Oki OKILAN 6100E+ User Manual

Section 4 - Chapter 2 - Configuring the OkiLAN 6100e
Chapter 2
Configuring the OkiLAN 6100e+

Choosing an IP Address

Every TCP/IP network device is required to have a
unique IP address. The IP address can be permanently
stored using one of the following:
• OKI OkiNet management utilities for TCP/IP, Novell
NetWare or Banyan VINES
• OkiLAN 6100e+ Configuration utility via telnet.
Note: The OkiNet utilities are the easiest way to
assign an IP address.
Using factory default settings, the OkiLAN 6100e+ first
attempts to determine its IP address (flashing rapid
green) using DHCP, RARP, BOOTP or Gleaning. If the
OkiLAN 6100e+ has not resolved its IP address after 2
minutes, it defaults to 198.102.102.254. (This IP
address should be used only temporarily for
configuration purposes.)
To choose an IP address:
1. Select an IP address and hostname for the OkiLAN
6100e+.
Example: 192.168.42.50 OkiLAN 6100e_name
2. Add the name and IP address to the "/etc/hosts" file
of each host that will access the OkiLAN 6100e+. Or,
if your network uses a name service, add the host
name and IP address to the name server.
Most TCP/IP networks use the Network Information
Service (NIS), Domain Name Service (DNS) or the "/
etc/hosts" database. See your network documentation
for instructions.
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