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Configuring Your Cayman 2E-H-W Cayman 2E-H-W User’s Guide
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November 2000
wireless network to use this identifier before they can
communicate with your Cayman 2E-H-W.
802.11 wireless network – The default 802.11 wireless ID
for a Cayman 2E-H-W consists of the word “Cayman-2E” and
the serial number of the device. You must configure other
devices on your 802.11 wireless network to use this
identifier before they can communicate with your Cayman
2E-H-W.
3. Enter the IP address of Ethernet Port B in the Ethernet B
(WAN) Local Address
field.
The IP address you assign to Ethernet Port B must not be used
by another device on your network.
4. Enter the subnet mask for the network connected to
Ethernet Port B in the
Ethernet B (WAN) Net Mask field.
The subnet mask specifies which bits of the 32-bit binary IP
address represent network information. Most sites should use
255.255.255.0
for their subnet mask.
5. Enter the IP address of the default gateway for your
network in the
Default Gateway field.
The default gateway is the host to which the Cayman 2E-H-W
will send packets if it does not know how to reach a destination
host.
6. Enter your domain name in the
Domain Name
field.
Domain names identify organizations on the Internet. Enter the
domain name you use most frequently in the Domain Name
field. This is usually the domain name of your company (if it has
one) or the domain name of your Internet Service Provider.
7. Enter the IP address of your primary domain name server
in the
Primary Nameserver Address field.
A domain name server is a network computer responsible for
matching host names to numeric IP addresses so that network
traffic can be routed correctly. Your Internet Service Provider
can provide the IP address of their domain nameserver.