1. Administration
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BOOTP is a subset of the DHCP protocol. ROS® supports the transfer of a BOOTFILE via
BOOTP. The BOOTFILE represents any valid ROS® file such as config.csv. The name of
BOOTFILE on the BOOTP server must match the corresponding ROS® file.
The Dynamic IP Address type refers to a combination of the BOOTP and DHCP protocols.
Starting with BOOTP, the system will try BOOTP and DHCP in a round-robin fashion until it
receives a response from the corresponding server.
You can use the ROS® web interface to change the IP Address Type of the
management interface from Static to DHCP. However, after doing so, you cannot
use the web interface to change the IP Address Type back to Static and set an IP
address. If you need to change the IP Address Type of the management interface
from DHCP to Static, configure the setting through a telnet, SSH, RSH, or serial
port connection, or upload a new configuration file to the device.
IP Address Type
Synopsis: { Static, Dynamic, DHCP, BOOTP }
Default: Static
Specifies whether the IP address is static or is dynamically assigned via DHCP or BOOTP.
The Dynamic option automatically switches between BOOTP and DHCP until it receives
a response from the relevant server. The Static option must be used for non-management
interfaces.
IP Address
Synopsis: ###.###.###.### where ### ranges from 0 to 255
Default: 192.168.0.1
Specifies the IP address of this device. An IP address is a 32-bit number that is notated by
using four numbers from 0 through 255, separated by periods. Only a unicast IP address
is allowed, which ranges from 1.0.0.0 to 233.255.255.255.
Subnet
Synopsis: ###.###.###.### where ### ranges from 0 to 255
Default: 255.255.255.0
Specifies the IP subnet mask of this device. An IP subnet mask is a 32-bit number that is
notated by using four numbers from 0 through 255, separated by periods. Typically, subnet
mask numbers use either 0 or 255 as values (e.g. 255.255.255.0) but other numbers can
appear.
1.7. IP Gateways
These parameters provide the ability to configure gateways. A maximum of 10 gateways can
be configured. When both the Destination and Subnet fields are both 0.0.0.0 (displayed as
blank space), the gateway is a default gateway.