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4.0 Configuration
Within any IP network,
each device must have its
own unique IP address.
If ‘Static’ Connection Type is selected, a valid IPv4 Address for
the network being used must be entered in the field. If ‘DHCP’
is chosen this field will not appear and it will be populated
automatically from the DHCP server.
IP Address
Values (IP Address)
192.168.168.1
If ‘Static’ Connection Type is selected, the Network Mask must
be entered for the Network. If ‘DHCP’ is chosen this field will
not appear and it will be populated automatically from the
DHCP server.
Netmask
Values (IP Address)
255.255.255.0
A SUBNET MASK is a bit
mask that separates the
network and host (device)
portions of an IP address.
The ‘unmasked’ portion
leaves available the
information required to
identify the various
devices on the subnet.
If the IPn4G is integrated into a network which has a defined
gateway, then, as with other hosts on the network, this
gateway’s IP address will be entered into this field. If there is a
DHCP server on the network, and the Connection Type (see
previous page) is selected to be DHCP, the DHCP server will
populate this field with the appropriate gateway address.
Default Gateway
Values (IP Address)
(no default)
A simple way of looking at what the gateway value should be is: If a device has a packet of data
is does not know where to send, send it to the gateway. If necessary - and applicable - the
gateway can forward the packet onwards to another network.
A GATEWAY is a point
within a network that acts
as an entrance to another
network.
In typical networks, a
router acts as a gateway.
DNS (Domain Name Service) Servers are used to resolve
domain names into IP addresses. If the Connection Type is set
for DHCP the DHCP server will populate this field and the value
set can be viewed on the Network > Status page.
LAN DNS Servers
Values (IP Address)
(no default)
DNS: Domain Name
Service is an Internet
service that translates
easily- remembered
domain names into their
not-so-easily-
remembered IP
addresses.
Being that the Internet is
based on IP addresses,
without DNS, if one
entered the domain name
www.microhardcorp.com
(for example) into the
URL line of a web
browser, the website
‘could not be found’).
This selection determines if the IPn4G will obtain an IP address
from a DHCP server on the attached network, or if a static IP
address will be entered. If a Static IP Address is chosen, the
fields that follow must also be populated.
Connection Type
Values (selection)
DHCP
Static
Spanning Tree (STP) is used by default to detect and prevent
any loops from occurring.
Spanning Tree (STP)
Values (selection)
On
Off
