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Automatic IP
The simplest way is to set the network adapter to get its IP address automatically from the DHCP
server of the local network, where the MobiLinkIP unit is connected. The server will provide the PC or
netbook with the correct IP address, DNS and Gateway.
This only works if you local network is of
the class 192.168.xxx.yyy, compatible with the default IP address of MobiLink IP
.
Manual settings
As an alternative, you can set the network parameters manually. By default, MobiLinkIP has the IP
address
192.168.173.1
and the Netmask
255.255.0.0
, settings which are used in the example below.
It does make sense to use manual settings for
network configurations incompatible with the default IP
settings
; you
must
use manual settings when the local network has some special requirements,
which the automatic configuration cannot satisfy, such as:
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different range of non-routable addresses used, like 10.*.*.* or 172.16.*.*; In this case you
must first set you computer manually to the range of addresses that MobiLink IP can “see”, then
configure MobiLink for the requirements of your particular network, and finally revert to using
DHCP in your network, but with MobiLink IP now accessible.
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several MobiLinkIP equipment used in the same LAN. More than two GSM modules may
be required, thus several VoIP-2-Mobile gateways must be connected in your LAN. In this case
the first unit can have the default address, but for the next ones you should assign other
addresses, such as consecutive ones: *.*.*.2, *.*.*.3, *.*.*.4 etc.
In case of manual settings, in “Internet Protocol
Properties” fill in the corresponding values:
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the IP address could be from
192.168.173.2 up to 192.168.173.254
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the Subnet mask could be the standard
255.255.255.0, or wider 255.255.0.0
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the Default gateway and “Preferred
DNS server” fields may be lefty empty!
In the status bar at the bottom of the screen the link
icon should be blinking, and a message will show
up: “MobiLinkIP is now connected”
Note:
When a Proxy Server is used for the local network, set an exception for the Rohde &
Schwarz Topex S.A. VoIP2Mobile unit, because access to the MobiLink will not be possible.
