Yes, both of these would be options in the current office environment. I could use Static IP, but I like the fact that my cable modem at home assigns an IP in my home networking range. I also asked about MAC reservation, and they said that'd be fine, but not necessary in the new environment if the host sent a hostname upon discovery.
So, if I plug the empeg in and it automagically starts to resolve as EmpegMk2, that'll be fine. If not, I'll have them reserve the MAC to a fixed (but still assigned each day) IP address at work, which won't affect my home net.

So, unless someone can tell me for sure that empeg sends its own host name to the DHCP server, I'll just have to wait and see if it works.
Thanks