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IPv4 Address
COMpact 5000/R - Firmware V7.4A - Advanced Information V13 06/2019
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IPv4 Address
Certain ranges are reserved for the operation of local networks:
• Class A: 10.x.x.x (for networks with up to 16.5 million PCs)
• Class B: 172.16.x.x to 172.31.x.x (for networks with up to 65534 PCs)
• Class C: 192.168.0.x to 192.168.255.x (for networks with up to 254
PCs)
These addresses have no validity on the Internet; this means that data
packets with this sender type or recipient address cannot be transported
on the Internet. However, they can be used in local networks without
restriction. The advantage of this is that if data from a local network
configured in this way comes in contact with the Internet, none of the
data on the computers in the local network can leak out or be accessed
externally.