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TCP/IP settings to workstation PCs
4.4
TCP/IP settings to workstation PCs
The correct addressing of all devices within a LAN is extremely
important for TCP/IP networks. In addition, all computers must know
the IP addresses of two central points in the LAN:
• Default gateway – receives all packets that are not addressed to
computers within the local network.
• DNS server – translates network names (www.
lancom.de
) or
names of computers (
www
.lancom.de) to actual IP addresses.
The SwyxConnect can perform the functions of both a default
gateway and a DNS server. In addition, as a DHCP server it can also
automatically assign valid IP addresses to all of the computers in the
LAN.
The correct TCP/IP configuration of the PCs in the LAN depends on
the method used to assign IP addresses within the LAN:
IP address assignment via the SwyxConnect (default)
In this operating mode the SwyxConnect not only assigns IP
addresses to the PCs in the LAN, it also uses DHCP to specify
its own IP address as that of the default gateway and DNS ser-
ver. The PCs must therefore be configured so that they automati-
cally obtain their own IP address and the IP addresses of the
standard gateway and DNS server (via DHCP).
IP address assignment via a separate DHCP server
The workstation PCs must be configured so that they automati-
cally obtain their own IP address and the IP addresses of the
standard gateway and DNS server (via DHCP). The IP address
of the SwyxConnect must be stored on the DHCP server so that
the DHCP server transmits it to the PCs in the LAN as the stan-
dard gateway. In addition, the DHCP server should also specify
the SwyxConnect as a DNS server.
Manual IP address assignment
If the IP addresses in the network are assigned static ally, then
for each PC the IP address of the SwyxConnect must be set in
the TCP/IP configuration as the standard gateway and as a DNS
server.
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