Local Area Network
Choose the Local Area Network bullet under the Settings title to open up the local area
network configuration page. The Local Area Network includes the ability to switch your
network IP address from DHCP to Static. DHCP will be the default network IP address.
Multiple interfaces can be active, if using any of the polling interfaces we recommend
using a static IP address on the Gateway. An IP address is a unique number typically
formatted as XXX.XXX.XXX.X.
To change your IP address to a Static IP, navigate to the network IP option and switch
it from DHCP to Static. Then input your data for the
Static IP, Network Mask, Default
Gateway,
and
Default DNS Server
.
Static IP -
A static Internet Protocol (IP) address is a numerical sequence assigned to a
computer by a Network Administrator. This is different from a Dynamic IP Address in that a
Static IP doesn’t periodically change and remains constant.
Network Mask -
Also known as a “subnet mask” this number hides the network half of an
IP address. The most common Network Mask number is 255.255.255.0.
Default Gateway -
This is the forwarding host a computer utilizes to relay data to the
Internet.
Default DNS Server -
DNS Servers take alphanumerical data (like a url address) and
return the ip address for the server containing the information you’re looking for.
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