BlueGate 2100
User Interface
July 26, 2001
WIDCOMM, Inc, Proprietary and Confidential
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7.2.2 Network
Settings
Configures how and where BlueGate 2100 gets the required Internet Protocol (IP)
addresses it needs to function properly.
The default is Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) enabled.
DHCP Enabled:
When DHCP is enabled:
•
BlueGate 2100 is assigned an IP address by the DHCP-enabled LAN server.
•
The LAN server handles gateway, subnet, and DNS addressing.
•
All of the fields in the
Network Settings Information
configuration window
appear dimmed and are unavailable.
To enable DHCP select the
Enable
option and click
OK
. BlueGate 2100 must be
restarted for the change to take effect. Restart is explained in Section 7.6.1, page 24.
DHCP Disabled:
To disable DHCP select the
Disable
option, enter the addresses in dotted decimal
notation (000.000.000.000), and click
OK
.
BlueGate 2100 must be restarted for the change(s) to take effect. Restart is explained in
Section 7.6.1, page 24.
•
IP address:
the IP address of BlueGate 2100.
Example:
10.140.102.8
Default value: “” (blank field, no entry)
•
Gateway:
the IP address of the LAN gateway to which BlueGate 2100 will route
packets destined for outside networks.
Example:
10.140.0.1
Default value: “” (blank field, no entry)
•
Subnet:
identifies the subnet to which an IP address belongs.
Example:
255.255.255.0
Default value: “” (blank field, no entry)
•
Primary DNS
(Domain Name System): the IP address of the primary DNS
server. When a DNS server is provided with a
hostname
, it returns the host’s
IP address:
Example:
10.140.10.1
Default value: “” (blank field, no entry)
•
Secondary DNS:
the IP address of the secondary DNS server—used if the
primary DNS server is unavailable or unable to translate a submitted hostname to
an IP address.
Example:
10.140.10.2
Default value: “” (blank field, no entry)
Click
OK
to store the changes in Saved Settings. BlueGate 2100 must be restarted for the
change to take effect. Restart is explained in Section 7.6.1, page 24.
Click
Cancel
to abort the changes and return to the previous screen.
