| 摘要 |
<p>A method for negotiating an Internet Protocol (IP) address for an imaging apparatus (10) connected to a network (12) includes the steps of controlling network state (38) when the imaging apparatus (10) is available for imaging, when during the imaging defining an automatic IP address negotiation state when the imaging apparatus is not available for imaging; if the imaging apparatus is in the idle state, then determining whether the imaging apparatus (10) should leave the imaging state and enter the automatic IP address negotiation state, the attempting to automatically assign an IP address to the imaging apparatus (10).</p> |
