System information

Rel. 7.0 and 8.0 Red Book for AIX

• Match the hardware address of the ESI device with the information in the H/W

Address field.

2. At the ExtendView prompt, enter an IP address for the device.

3. Enter the IP address for the print server and click OK. The IP address must follow the

format nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn, where nnn is a number between 0 and 255.

Configuring an ESI Device from AIX-Unix

Use the following procedure to configure an ESI device from AIX-Unix.

To configure an ESI Device from AIX-Unix:

1. Verify that there is a good physical connection between the ESI device and the hub.

2. Depending on the device you are using, do one of the following:

• If you are using a Pocket Print Server (an external ESI device):

• Attach the device to the printer and the network.

• Power on the printer.

• Do not power on the device.

• If you are using an MIO Card (an internal ESI device):

• Install the device on the printer.

• Do not power on the printer.

3. Locate the hardware address of the ESI device.

The address starts with 00:40:68 and is followed by 6 more digits. External devices have

this address printed near the serial number on the back of the card. Internal devices

display this number on your Printers Configuration page.

4. Log in to AIX-Unix as root, if you have not already done so.

5. At the system prompt (#), enter the following command:

arp -s ether XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX 00:40:68:##:##:## temp

Replace xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with the unique IP address for this printer and replace ##:##:##

with the Hardware Address of the ESI device.

For example:

arp -s ether 199.199.199.199 00:40:68:0A:1B:4F temp

6. Power on the ESI device (if external) or printer (if internal).

Note: If the ESI device has not resolved its IP address after two minutes, it

defaults to using 199.102.102.254 as its IP address. You must reset the

device and repeat Step 6.