
SPEEDLAN 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
1
The client asks DHCP server for IP address and configuration if needed.
2
The DHCP server assigns an available IP address to client.
3
The client takes IP address from DHCP server and requests any additional configuration
needed.
4
DHCP server confirms IP address and configuration.
Summary of Contents for NCBSLXE2
Page 13: ...Chapter 2 Quick Start ...
Page 21: ...Chapter 3 Hardware ...
Page 27: ...Chapter 4 Overview of Configurator ...
Page 33: ...Chapter 5 Configuring SPEEDLAN ...
Page 47: ...Chapter 6 Bridging Setup ...
Page 57: ...Chapter 7 Setting Up the IP Addresses IP Host Setup ...
Page 83: ...Chapter 8 IP Router Setup ...
Page 89: ...Chapter 9 SNMP Setup ...
Page 93: ...Chapter 10 System Access Setup ...
Page 95: ...Chapter 11 SNMP Monitoring ...