SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide
Setting Up the IP Addresses (IP Host Setup)
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Servers that utilize DHCP resolve security issues, costly IP addressing services, and compatibility
problems. DHCP is an alternative to BOOTP, which reduces the agony of assigning static IP
addresses and also provides advanced configuration options.
Note:
The figure on the next page may help you understand how DHCP assigns an IP
address.
Figure of DHCP Addressing
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The client asks DHCP server for IP address and configuration if needed.
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The DHCP server assigns an available IP address to client.
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The client takes IP address from DHCP server and requests any additional configuration
needed.
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DHCP server confirms IP address and configuration.
Summary of Contents for SPEEDLAN 4100
Page 7: ...Chapter 1 Introduction...
Page 11: ...Chapter 2 Quick Start...
Page 21: ...Chapter 3 Hardware...
Page 25: ...Chapter 4 Overview of Configurator...
Page 31: ...Chapter 5 Configuring SPEEDLAN 4100 4200...
Page 43: ...Chapter 6 Bridging Setup...
Page 53: ...Chapter 7 Setting Up the IP Addresses IP Host Setup...
Page 67: ...Chapter 8 IP Router Setup...
Page 73: ...Chapter 9 SNMP Setup...
Page 77: ...Chapter 10 System Access Setup...
Page 79: ...Chapter 11 SNMP Monitoring...
Page 105: ...Chapter 12 Tables...
Page 115: ...Chapter 13 Analyzing Wireless Equipment...
Page 123: ...Glossary for Standard Data Communications...