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Mobile 2003 Software for Pocket PCs Product Reference Guide
• Select Static to manually assign the IP, subnet mask, default gateway, DNS and
WINS addresses used by the terminal profile.
Figure 9-17. Mobile Companion - IP Config Tab (Static)
Table 9-7. IP Config Tab Fields
Field Description
IP Address The Internet is a collection of networks with users that communicate with
each other. Each communication carries the address of the source and
destination networks and the particular machine within the network
associated with the user or host computer at each end. This address is
called the IP address (Internet Protocol address). Each node on the IP
network must be assigned a unique IP address that is made up of a
network identifier and a host identifier. Enter the IP address as a dotted-
decimal notation with the decimal value of each octet separated by a
period, for example, 192.168.7.27.
Subnet Mask Most TCP/IP networks use subnets in order to effectively manage routed
IP addresses. Having an organization’s network divided into subnets
allows it to be connected to the Internet with a single shared network
address, for example, 255.255.255.0.
Gateway The default gateway is a device that is used to forward IP packets to and
from a remote destination.