Is there a facility for assigning the IP address via the serial interface without a PC?
If you have a handheld PC (e.g. a palm), you have the facility of assigning the IP address via the integral serial interface of the handheld PC. Suitable terminal programs for handheld PCs can be found
How do you prevent in DHCP environments the Com-Server from getting an unintended IP address?
The Com-Server uses the DHCP-compatible BOOTP protocol to avoid this problem. In contrast to DHCP, this is based on fixed (stored in a corresponding database) reservations of certain