National Instruments PCI-8430, Manual

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Properties Window for an Unconfigured Serial ENET Interface
The current hostname is displayed. The hostname associates a
name with a numerical IP address.
Hostname is a required field.
The serial ENET interface attempts to use the hostname when
registering with DHCP. Many DHCP servers can register the
hostname and assigned IP address. You then can reliably use the
hostname to communicate with your serial ENET interface even if
the numerical IP address changes.
However, some DHCP servers do not implement hostname
registration. The serial ENET interface requires domain name
server (DNS) registration when using DHCP. If your DHCP server
does not support DNS registration, you must use static network
parameters. Consult your network administrator for more details.
For more information about DHCP, refer to
Using DHCP .
2. In the Properties window, select either Obtain an IP address
automatically (DHCP) or Use the following IP settings .
3. If you select Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) , you
do not need to enter any network parameters unless you want to