How does the RFID Server get its IP address?

The following three methods are available for initial assignment of the IP address. Detailed descriptions of all the procedures are found in the corresponding section of the manual for the RFID Server.

• Management and inventorying tool WuTility
  Using the Scan function of WuTility, RFID Servers located in the local subnet are automatically searched for and displayed in a list. Devices whose current IP address is 0.0.0.0 (=factory default) can then be assigned a valid address by clicking on the button Assign IP address.
• Static ARP cache entry
  Via a static entry in the ARP cache of a TCP/IP computer located in the same sub-network followed by a ping. In the same way as when using WuTility, this method is only possible if the RFID Server currently has no IP addressed assigned to it.
  Input example in Windows: arp -s [IP address] [MAC address]
• Assignment via BOOTP / DHCP
  The IP can also be assigned in centrally administered networks using BOOTP or DHCP servers. This method offers the additional advantage that these protocols also allow simultaneous setting of the subnet mask and gateway address. In such centrally administered environments, please contact the responsible system administrator before connecting the RFID Server and ask the administrator to reserve a fixed IP address for the RFID Server in the DHCP system.