Pearl-2 User Guide
Configure DHCP
1. Login to the Admin panel as
admin
.
2. From the Configuration menu, select
Network
. The Network configuration page opens.
3. Choose
Yes
from the
Use DHCP
drop-down and change the
MTU Size
if needed, then click
Apply
.
Table 22
DHCP Fields
Label
Description/Options
Use DHCP
Select this option to dynamically obtain an IP address at boot up using DHCP
Use static
address
Only select this option if you want to use the configured static IP address instead.
MTU Size
The maximum transmission unit (MTU) specifies the maximum packet size for
transfer on the network. The default value is 1500, which is the largest value
allowed by Ethernet at the network layer. It’s best for all nodes in your network to
use the same value. Only change this value if you know that other nodes use a
different value.
4. Reboot Pearl-2 when prompted. From the Configuration menu, select
Maintenance
and click
Reboot
Now
on the maintenance page.
5. After the system has finished rebooting, log back in to the Admin panel as
admin
and verify that all
changes were applied.
Manually select DHCP as the network type using the touch screen
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