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Subnetting
QMS 2060 WX Print System User's Guide C-4
Subnet Address
A subnet address is the division of the Internet address's local part
into a physical network part and a host part in order for the site to use
a single Internet address for multiple physical networks or subnets.
This division of the host part has no effect on the Internet address
when it goes outside of the site. The process of using subnet
addresses is known as subnet addressing, subnet routing, or
subnetting.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, a communication
protocol, allows networked computers to share files and system
resources, such as hard disks and printers.
Subnetting
One of the ways a single network address can span multiple physical
networks is through subnetting, which divides the host part of an
Internet address into a physical network part and a host part. In other
words, it creates a hierarchical address, which identifies a subnet
within an internet and then a host within a subnet.
The main advantage of subnetting is that it accommodates large
growth since a given gateway does not need to know as much detail
about distant destinations as it does about local ones.
Subnet Masks
» Note: If the subnet mask remains set to the default
(000.000.000.000) in the Subnet Mask configuration menu, gateways
are automatic sensed. If you identify a subnet mask, this automatic
sensing is disabled.
If a subnet address is used to identify a host, you must also designate
a corresponding 32-bit subnet mask. Like Internet and subnet
addresses, the subnet mask is written in binary form for the network.
Bits are set to 1 if the network treats the corresponding bit in the