IP Address
Select the appropriate option:
•
Automatic
- The PC is set to be a DHCP client (Windows:
Ob-
tain an IP address automatically
). The BLW-54PM will allocate
an IP address to this PC when requested to do so. The IP address
could change, but normally won't.
•
DCHP Client - Reserved IP Address
- Select this if the PC is set
to be a DCHP client, and you wish to guarantee that the BLW-
54PM will always allocate the same IP Address to this PC.
Enter the required IP address. Only the last field is required; the
other fields must match the BLW-54PM's IP address.
•
Fixed IP Address
- Select this if the PC is using a Fixed (Static)
IP address. Enter the IP address allocated to the PC. (The PC must
be configured to use this IP address.)
MAC Address
Select the appropriate option
•
Automatic discovery
- Select this to have the BLW-54PM contact
the PC and find its MAC address. This is only possible if the PC is
connected to the LAN and powered On.
•
MAC is
- Enter the MAC address on the PC. The MAC address is
also called the
Hardware Address
,
Physical Address
, or
Net-
work Adapter Address
. The BLW-54PM uses this to provide a
unique identifier for each PC. Because of this, the MAC address
can NOT be left blank.
Buttons
Add as New
Entry
Add a new PC to the list, using the data in the
Properties
box.
If
Automatic discovery
(for MAC address) is selected, the PC will be
sent a
ping
to determine its hardware address. This will fail unless the
PC is connected to the LAN, and powered on.
Update Selected
PC
Update (modify) the selected PC, using the data in the
Properties
box.
Clear Form
Clear the
Properties
box, ready for entering data for a new PC.
Refresh
Update the data on screen.
Generate Report
Display a read-only list showing full details of all entries in the PC
database.
Standard Screen
Click this to view the standard
PC Database
screen.
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