Microhard Systems pMDDL5824, Operating Manual

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4.0 Configuration
This selection determines if the pMDDL5824 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
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
Within any IP network, each
device must have its own
unique IP address.
The factory default
network settings:
IP: 192.168.168.1
Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 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 pMDDL5824 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.
Set the DNS (Domain Name Server) for use by devices on the LAN
port, if required.
DNS
Values (IP Address)
(no default)
Enable or disable IGMP snooping on the pMDDL5824. IGMP
snooping is the process of listening to Internet Group Management
Protocol traffic. This allows the pMDDL5824 to listen in on the IGMP
conversations between network devices. The pMDDL5824 then
maintains a map of which links need which IP multicast streams.
IGMP Snooping
Values (selection)
On
Off