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2.1 IP Address Overview
This section describes the concept of IP addresses.
Hosts on an IP network use IP addresses to communicate with each other.
An IP address is a 32-bit address that identifies every computer or web server on the Internet. It
consists of a network ID and a host ID.
The network ID identifies a network and the host ID identifies a specific network device on the
network. If multiple network devices have the same network ID, they reside on the same network
regardless of their physical locations.
2.2 IP Addresses Supported by the AR150/200
This section describes the methods for setting IP addresses for the AR150/200.
NOTE
IP addresses refer to IPv4 addresses in this document.
The AR150/200 supports the following methods for setting IP addresses:
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Setting static IP addresses for interfaces manually
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Configuring an interface to borrow an IP address from another interface
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Using the IP address negotiation function of PPP to assign IP addresses to interfaces
To save IP addresses, the AR150/200 supports the 31-bit address mask on a P2P interface. After
a 31-bit address mask is configured, there are two IP addresses on a subnet: the subnet address
and the broadcast address of the subnet. Both the addresses are called host addresses.
The AR150/200 supports the 32-bit address mask on a loopback interface.
2.3 Configuring IP Addresses for an Interface
This section describes how to configure IP addresses for an interface.
2.3.1 Establishing the Configuration Task
Before configuring IP addresses for an interface, familiarize yourself with the applicable
environment, complete the pre-configuration tasks, and obtain the data required for the
configuration. This will help you complete the configuration task quickly and accurately.
Applicable Environment
To run IP services on an interface, you must configure IP addresses for the interface. Each
interface of the AR150/200 can be allocated multiple IP addresses, one of which is the primary
IP address and the others are secondary IP addresses.
Generally, an interface needs only the primary IP address. In special cases, the secondary IP
addresses need to be configured for the interface. For example, an interface of the AR150/200
is connects to a physical network, and hosts on this physical network belong to two network
Huawei AR150&200 Series Enterprise Routers
Configuration Guide - IP Service
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