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CHAPTER 1 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION
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Using ARP to Configure the Print / Fax
server IP Address
If you are unable to use the BRAdmin application, FAX/MFC front panel and
your network does not use a DHCP server, you can also use the ARP command.
ARP is the simplest method of configuring the Print / Fax server IP address. The
ARP command is available on Windows
®
systems that have TCP/IP installed as
well as Unix systems. To use arp enter the following command the command prompt:
arp -s ipaddress ethernetaddress
Where ethernetaddress is the Ethernet address (MAC address) of the Print / Fax
server and ipaddress is the IP address of the Print / Fax server. For example:
Windows
®
Systems
Windows
®
Systems require the colon ":" character in-between each digit of the
Ethernet address.
arp -s 192.189.207.2 00:80:77:31:01:07
Unix Systems
Typically, Unix systems require the hash "-" character in-between each digit of
the Ethernet address.
arp -s 192.189.207.2 00-80-77-31-01-07
You must be on the same Ethernet segment (that is, there cannot be a router
between the Print / Fax server and operating system) to use the arp -s command.
If there is a router, you may use BOOTP or other methods described in this
chapter to enter the IP address.
If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP addresses using
BOOTP, DHCP or RARP your Brother Print / Fax server can receive an IP
address from any one of these IP address allocation systems, in which case, you
will not need to use the ARP command. The ARP command only works once.
For security reasons, once you have successfully configured the IP address of a
Brother Print / Fax server using the ARP command, you cannot use the ARP
command again to change the address. The Print / Fax server will ignore any
attempts to do this. If you wish to change the IP address again, use a Web
Browser, TELNET (using the SET IP ADDRESS command) the FAX/MFC’s
front panel or factory reset the Print / Fax server (which will then allow you to
use the ARP command again).
To configure the Print / Fax server and to verify the connection, enter the
following command ping ipaddress where the ipaddress is the IP address of the
Print / Fax server.
For example:
ping 192.189.207.2