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Chapter 5: Advanced Commands
5.1 Advanced IP Commands
Each device has three possible modes of establishing an IP address: autoip, dhcp,
and static.
1. AutoIP is the default mode and it will always automatically assign available IP
addresses in the private IP domain 169.254.xxx.xxx
NOTE: The MediaCento IPX uses the Avahi zeroconf protocol to find an available IP
in the 169.254.xxx.xxx range.
2. DHCP client gets an address from the local DHCP server.
CAUTION: Make sure a DHCP client is connected or problems will occur.
3. Static allows you to manually change the IP address and netmask of the device.
This requires further input before reboot.
To change the IP mode, type in:
astparam s ip_mode <mode> (where <mode> is autoip, dhcp, or static)
astparam save (saves changes)
reboot (reboots the device)
If static is selected, the following commands are needed before reboot. Type in:
astparam s ipaddr xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (enter IP address for x’s)
astparam s netmask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (enter netmast for x’s)
astparam save (saves changes)
reboot
Figure 5-3. COM1 PuTTY screen.
