Philips 5900 User Manual

AXIS 5900 User’s Manual

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connected it to the network. In the absence of a DHCP server, your Axis 

Network Print Server will automatically be assigned an IP address 

through integrated Auto-IP. The Auto-IP address structure is: 

169.254.xxx.xxx. 

The Auto-IP function will only work when DHCP is enabled in your Axis 

print server. This function is enabled automatically upon installation of a 

brand new print server. 

The easiest way to make sure DHCP and Auto-IP are enabled is to reset 

your print server (Factory Default). See “The Test Button” on page 134 for 

instruction on how to do this. 

If you perform a Factory Default on the Axis Network Print Server and 

you do not have a DHCP server on your network, Auto-IP will 

automatically set the IP address of the print server.

Start out with making sure that the IP address is available for use. The IP 

address 192.168.3.191 is used here as an example:

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Ping the IP address by opening a Command Prompt and writing:

If the host returns Reply from 192.168.3.191 ... or a similar message, 
the IP address is already taken. 
You can obtain a new and unused IP address from your system 
administrator.

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Check that the IP address you want to use is not already taken and 
stored in the host’s cache memory. 
Open a Command Prompt and write:

If the host lists the IP Address followed by the Physical Address, then 
the IP address is in use. 

You can remove the entry from the cache memory with the command:

Follow the instructions below to set the IP address using arp/ping.

1. Open a Command Prompt and write:

2. Without interrupting the “ping -t” loop, restart the print server by 

disconnecting and then re-connecting the Power Adapter. 

ping 192.168.3.191

arp -a

arp -d 192.168.3.191

arp -s <IP address> <Ethernet address> 

ping -t<IP address>

arp -s 192.168.3.191 00-40-8c-10-00-86

ping -t 192.168.3.191