6: Web-Manager Configuration
WiSpan User Guide
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Network Configuration
Select
Network
from the main menu to display the unit's network values. The following
sections describe the configurable network parameters.
Note:
The automatically assigned IP address and related settings do not display.
Figure 6-2. Network Settings
Automatic IP Address Configuration
To assign an IP address and its network configuration automatically:
1. Click
Network
from the main menu.
2. Enter the following:
IP Configuration
AutoIP
The WiSpan generates an IP in the 169.254.x.x address
range with a Class B subnet.
To enable this feature
: Select the
Enable
checkbox and
continue with
Ethernet Configuration
.
To disable this feature:
select the
Disable
checkbox
(default) and continue entering information. Then continue
with
Ethernet Configuration
.
IP Address
If you did not enable AutoIP, enter the static IP address in
standard decimal-dot notation. The IP address must be set to
a unique value in the network.
Subnet Mask
A subnet mask defines the number of bits taken from the IP
address that are assigned for the host part.
