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Using APIPA to configure the IP address

The Brother print server supports the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol. With APIPA, clients

automatically configure an IP address and subnet mask when a DHCP server is not available. The device

chooses its own IP address in the range 169.254.0.1 through to 169.254.255.254. The subnet mask is

automatically set to 255.255.0.0 and the gateway address is set to 0.0.0.0.

By default, the APIPA protocol is enabled.

If the APIPA protocol is disabled, the IP address of a Brother print server is 192.0.0.192. However, you can

easily change this IP address number to match with the IP address details of your network.

Using ARP to configure the IP address

If you are unable to use the BRAdmin application and your network does not use a DHCP server, you can

also use the ARP command. The ARP command is available on Windows

installed as well as UNIX

arp -s ipaddress ethernetaddress

ping ipaddress

Where ethernetaddress is the Ethernet address (MAC address) of the print server and ipaddress is the

IP address of the print server. For example:

Windows

systems

Windows

systems require the dash "-" character between each digit of the Ethernet address.

arp -s 192.168.1.2 00-80-77-31-01-07

ping 192.168.1.2

UNIX

/Linux systems

Typically, UNIX

and Linux systems require the colon ":" character between each digit of the Ethernet address.

arp -s 192.168.1.2 00:80:77:31:01:07

ping 192.168.1.2

Note

You must be on the same Ethernet segment (that is, there can not be a router between the print 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 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 server using the

ARP command, you can not use the ARP command again to change the address. The print server will

ignore any attempts to do this. If you wish to change the IP address again, use Web Based Management

(web browser), Telnet (using the SET IP ADDRESS command) or factory reset the print server (which will

then allow you to use the ARP command again).

systems. To use ARP enter the following command at the command prompt:

systems that have TCP/IP

Appendix A