# Boot up without setting IP address from NVRAM or DHCP

**URL:** <https://forums.digi.com/t/boot-up-without-setting-ip-address-from-nvram-or-dhcp/5875>\
**Category:** NET+OS\
**Created:** [April 6, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/boot-up-without-setting-ip-address-from-nvram-or-dhcp/5875 "2011-04-06T16:39:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mmoors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mmoors](https://forums.digi.com/u/Mmoors)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/boot-up-without-setting-ip-address-from-nvram-or-dhcp/5875/1 "2011-04-06T16:39:39Z")

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Hello,  
I would like the unit to boot up without an IP address because I am going to set it later in the program using a serial port.

Is it possible to turn off the initalization and then call naIamRelease to set the ip later in the program. Thanks for any help.  
Matt

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**Author:** ![bobthomas13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@bobthomas13](https://forums.digi.com/u/bobthomas13)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/boot-up-without-setting-ip-address-from-nvram-or-dhcp/5875/2 "2011-04-12T10:34:42Z")

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Hi,  
in your project bsp\>7.x\>(platform)\>bsp\_net.h

define  
#define BSP\_WANT\_ETHERNET FALSE  
#define BSP\_WAIT\_FOR\_IP\_CONFIG FALSE

This might help

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**Author:** ![Mmoors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mmoors](https://forums.digi.com/u/Mmoors)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/boot-up-without-setting-ip-address-from-nvram-or-dhcp/5875/3 "2011-04-12T13:31:14Z")

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Thanks For the Help!