About The Saving Of The Ip Address In The Print Server - SEH Print Server Installation Manual

Why IP Addresses?
How Does the Print
Server Obtain IP
Addresses?
Print Server Installation Manual
1.6 ... about the Saving of the IP Address in the Print
Server
TCP/IP network protocols require the storing of the IP address in the
print server so that the device can be addressed within the network.
An IP address is used to address network devices in an IP network.
Depending on the network type the print server can also be
addressed via alternative parameters such as the host name, the
print server name, or the IPX address.
SEH print servers are shipped without an IP address. The print server
is able to assign itself an IP address during the initial installation.
Boot protocols are used to assign an IP address automatically to the
print server. Upon delivery, the boot protocols 'BOOTP', 'DHCP', and
'ZeroConf' are enabled.
Once the print server is connected to the network, it checks whether
an IP address can be obtained from the boot protocols BOOTP or
DHCP. If this is not the case, the print server assigns itself an IP
address via ZeroConf from the address range 169.254.0.0/16, which
is reserved for ZeroConf.
The following methods for saving an IP address in the print server
are described in this document:
• 'Saving the IP Address via BOOTP'
• 'Saving the IP Address Using the 'arp' and 'ping' Commands'
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• 'Saving the IP Address via the IP Wizard (InterCon-NetTool)'
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Additional methods for the assignment of IP addresses are described
in the print server user manual.
Saving the IP Address via BOOTP
If the BOOTP boot protocol has been installed in your network, you
must edit the '/etc/bootptab' file.
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