M a n u a l I n s t a l l a t i o n P r o c e d u r e
C h a p t e r 5 : U s i n g t h e P r i n t e r w i t h U N I X T C P / I P
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IP Address
Option 1:
Using BootP
Overview
BootP (Bootstrap Protocol) is a service provided under TCP/IP.
XNIC versions 4.14 and above support BootP with the default
being enabled.
When the printer is powered on, the XNIC attempts BootP
requests as follows:
Two requests are attempted if the IP address is unknown on
the XNIC
No requests are attempted if the IP address is known on the
XNIC.
If a BootP server on the network is configured to accept BootP
requests from a target XNIC, the following information can be
sent from the BootP server to the XNIC:
Server IP Address
Server Subnet Mask
Server Network Load Path Name and File Name
Host IP Address
Gateway IP Address
Time Server IP Address
Domain Name Server IP Address
Server Node Name
Server Domain Name
No initial configuration settings are required to enable BootP on
the XNIC.
Note
To configure the BootP server on your network, and to edit the
BootPTAB file with the appropriate information, refer to your
UNIX documentation.
To begin the BootP procedure, the IP address on the XNIC
must be none.
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