User Guide

Basic Installation
AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 13
Assign an IP Address to the Print Server
Methods for Setting
the IP Address
You can obtain an IP address for your print server by using one of the following
methods, depending on your network operating environment.
See IP Addressing, on page 1 for detailed instructions on IP address
management.
Automatic IP Address
Assignment
Manual IP Address
Assignment
When assigning an IP address manually you need to know the Ethernet address
of the print server. The Ethernet address is based on the print server’s serial
number, found on its underside label. A print server with the serial number
00408c181cf0 will have the Ethernet address 00 40 8c 18 1c f0.
Method Server required Comment
DHCP DHCP server
Dynamic assignment of IP addresses. See
“Obtain an IP address with DHCP” on page
14
RARP RARP server
Static assignment of I P adresses. Cannot
be used over routers. See “Obtain an IP Ad-
dress using RARP in UNIX/Linux” on page
15
BOOTP BOOTP server
Static assignment of IP addresses. See
“Obtain an IP Address using BOOTP in
UNIX/Linux” on page 14
AutoIP No server required.
Automatic assignment of IP addresses.
See “Auto-IP Addressing” on page 3
Method Platform Comment See
ARP/Ping
Windows
Requires the IP address for each
device to be downloaded
individually. Cannot be used
over routers.
You must define the Default
Router and Subnet Mask. Log
in to the print server’s web
pages and select Admin |
Network Settings | Detailed
View | TCP/IP | Default Router
and Subnet Mask. DHCP, Auto-
IP, BOOTP and RARP must first
be set to No.
“Set the IP Address us-
ing ARP in Windows
98/NT/
Me/2000/XP/2003” on
page 15
UNIX/Mac OS X
“Set the IP Address us-
ing ARP in UNIX/Linux
and Mac OS X” on page
16
AXIS IP Jump-
Starter
Windows
Axis software that allows you to
find print servers in your net-
work and assign an IP address to
them.
This software is recommended
for small offices and local net-
works.
“Set the IP Address us-
ing AXIS IP JumpStart-
er” on page 16
AXIS ThinWizard
Windows
2000/XP/2003
Axis software that assists in set-
ting the IP address of multiple
print servers simultaneously.
This software is recommended
for large organizations and ener-
prise networks.
“Using AXIS ThinWizard
software for Print Serv-
er Management” on
page 94