The ReadyDATA requires an IPv4 DHCP server for initial configuration of the VNICs, which, by default, are configured as DHCP clients.
If the ReadyDATA cannot locate a DHCP server, it is assigned an Auto-IP address through Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA). The IP address is in the 169.254.x.x/16 subnet. The last two octets of the address are based on the MAC address of the physical interface, which is printed on a label next to the physical interface. You need to convert the hexadecimal MAC address to decimal numbers to determine the last two octets of the IP address. In the unlikely situation that there is another device with the same IP address on the subnet, the ReadyDATA attempts to use the next IP address (169.254.x.x+1).
As an example:
If the MAC address is 00:25:90:63:91:be, the IP address is 169.254.145.190/16. The fifth octet of the MAC address is 91, which translates to 145 in decimal notation. The sixth octet of the MAC address is be, which translates to 190 in decimal notation.