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AXIS 240 Users Manual Assigning an IP Address
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Using BOOTP in
UNIX
Follow these steps to use the BOOTP method:
1. Append the following entry to your boot table. This is typically
done using the command
/etc/bootptab:
where:
Example:
2. If necessary, update your host table and alias name databases as
described required by your system.
3. If it is not already running, start the BOOTP daemon. This is
typically done using the command
bootpd.
4. Restart the AXIS 240 to download the IP address, default router
address, and subnet mask.
<host name>:ht=<hardware type>:vm=<vendor magic>:\
:ha=<hardware address>:ip=<IP address>:\
:sm=<subnet mask>:gw=<gateway field>
ht
=
ether
vm
=
rfc1048
ha
= The Ethernet address of the AXIS 240
ip
= The IP address of the AXIS 240
sm
= The subnet mask
gw
= The default router address
camserv:ht=ether:vm=rfc1048:\
:ha=00408c100086:ip=192.168.3.191:\
:sm=255.255.255.0:gw=192.168.1.1