APIPA

Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing

Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing is the full form of APIPA.The picture of Windows-based operating system including in Windows 98, ME, 2000 and XP that enables a computer to automatically assign itself an IP address when a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is not available to perform that function. If APIPA detects the DHCP server on the network then it stops itself and the DHCP server replaces the other networking address with dynamically assign addresses.