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AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 17
Methods for Setting
the IP Address
You can set the IP address of your Axis Network Print Server using one of
the following methods, depending on your network operating
environment:
* The IP address of the print server will be set automatically using these
methods.
Notes:
Registering and
Resolving
Host Names
In order to register the host name of the Axis Network Print Server in
networks with dynamic IP address settings, WINS (Windows Internet
Name Service) and DDNS (Dynamic Domain Naming System) are
supported. It is recommended that at least one of these methods should be
used if you are setting the IP address of the Axis Network Print Server
using DHCP.
The host name of the Axis Network Print Server is specified by the
PS_NAME parameter. Refer to the “The Parameter List” on page 142.
WINS Host Name
Rules
WINS only supports 15 character long host names. If your host name is
longer than 15 characters, the Axis Network Print Server truncates the
host name to 15 characters when registering with a WINS server. You can
view the Axis Network Print Server host name that is registered at a
WINS server, in the print server’s Web interface. Refer to “Management
and Configuration” on page 92.
DDNS Host Name
Rules
DDNS supports 47 character long host names and can only consist of the
characters ‘A-Z’, ’a-z’, ’0-9’ and ‘-’. If your host name consists of any
other characters, they are converted to ‘-’, when registering with a DDNS
server. You can view the Axis Network Print Server host name that is
Method Network environments See ...
AXIS
AddPrinter
Wizard
Windows 2000, XP, 2003
“Adding Printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using
AXIS AddPrinter Wizard”
on page 28
DHCP*
Windows NT, Me 2000, XP,
2003, UNIX, NetWare
“Setting the IP Address using DHCP”
on page 18
ARP
Windows 95, 98, NT Me,
2000, XP, 2003
“Setting the IP Address using ARP/Ping in Windows
95, 98, NT, Me, 2000, XP, 2003”
on page 19
UNIX, Mac OS X
“Setting the IP Address using ARP in UNIX and Mac
OS X”
on page 20
RARP* UNIX
“Setting the IP Address Using RARP in UNIX”
on page
21
BOOTP* UNIX, NetWare
“Using BOOTP in UNIX/Linux”
on page 22
Auto-IP*
Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP,
2003
“Setting the IP Address using Auto-IP”
on page 18
• The ARP and RARP methods operate on single network segments only, that is they cannot
be used over routers.
• The ability to set the IP address with ARP and PING will only be enabled the first 10
minutes after rebooting the print server
• Refer to “Setting Parameters” on page 47 for information about setting the IP address in
the Macintosh environment.