PCAN-Wireless Gateway – User Manual
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Address Settings
The WLAN interface can be configured by using this form. Settings
can be saved by clicking the Save Settings button located below
the form.
DHCP:
If the IP network uses DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol), the PCAN-Gateway IP address, Subnet mask, and
gateway address are assigned automatically. Otherwise, you must
manually enter the information. Switch DHCP on if required
(Enable).
Note:
DHCP is not recommended, because it is necessary to
know the IP address of the PCAN-Gateway to access the
configuration website. Furthermore the IP address may change
after a restart of the device or the DHCP server. In this case the
existing routes won't work.
IP Address:
Enter here the IP address (IPv4) of the WLAN interface. It
should be noted that only values from 0 to 255 may be used and
certain address ranges are reserved.
In the first field, enter a value less than 224, since addresses
starting from this value are reserved for Multicast messages
Depending on the Subnet mask, the highest device address is
reserved for broadcast messages. For the Subnet mask
255.255.255.0 and the network address 192.168.1.xxx, the
reserved address would be: 192.168.1.255
Depending on the Subnet mask the lowest device address is
reserved for messages that are addressed to the entire network.
For the Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and the network address
192.168.1.xxx, the reserved address would be: 192.168.1.0
