Axis Communications Axis Network Scan Server 700 User Manual

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Section 2: Basic Installation

AXIS 700 User’s Manual

Using ARP in

UNIX and OS/2

In UNIX and OS/2, type the following commands to download the
IP address and verify the communication:

The

Ethernet address

node address

equals the AXIS 700 serial

number with each pair of digits separated by a colon.

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:

o 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

o Once the AXIS 700 has established communications using an

appropriate IP address, the

arp/ping

commands can be used to

change the address only for 30 minutes. From then on it is locked
until you restart your AXIS 700. The reason is to avoid accidental
or unauthorized change of the IP address. Restart the AXIS 700 to
make it accept the setting. You can perform a restart remotely via
the AXIS 700 web interface. See “Specifying System Settings ”on
page 46.

o When you execute the

ping

command for the first time, the

response time may be significantly longer than usual.

arp -s temp

ping

arp -s spserv 00:40:8c:11:00:86 temp

ping spserv