Basic Installation
AXIS 7100 User’s Manual
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Example:
The host will return
‘spserv is alive’
or a similar message.
This indicates that the address has been set and that
communication is established.
Notes:
Using RARP
in UNIX
Follow these steps to download the IP address using the RARP
method:
1.
Append the following line to your Ethernet address table.
This is typically performed by editing the file
/etc/ethers
.
Example:
arp -s spserv 00:40:8c:11:00:86 temp
ping spserv
• ARP is enabled by default but can be disabled by an Administrator
using the System Settings page.
• The
arp -s
command may vary between different systems. Some
BSD-type systems expect the host name and Ethernet address in
reverse order. IBM AIX systems require the additional argument
ether
for Ethernet networks, e.g.
arp -s ether spserv
00:40:8c:11:00:86 temp
• Once the AXIS 7100 has established communication using an appro-
priate IP address, the
arp/ping
commands cannot be used to
change the address. The reason is to avoid accidental or unauthorized
change of the IP address. Restart the AXIS 7100 to make it accept the
setting. You can perform a restart remotely via the AXIS 7100 web
interface. See “
Specifying the System Settings ”on page 39
.
• When you execute the
ping
command for the first time, the response
time may be significantly longer than usual.
<Ethernet address>
<host name>
00:40:8c:24:c0:1c
spserv