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XDS Pro Users Guide
1/11/2010
Rev A
5.4
Assigning a Subnet Mask
The subnet mask is used to determine where the network number in an IP address ends
and the node number in an IP address begins. A node is any device on a network that
needs a unique IP address to communicate (computer, server, router, PRO4 Receiver,
etc.). To set this value for your purposes, refer to section 4.2.2.1.
5.5
Assigning a Default Gateway
A
gateway
refers to a router or host which grants access to the internet. If you have not
enabled DHCP, you must specify the TCP/IP address of this default gateway. To set this
value, refer to section 4.2.2.1.
5.6
Proxy Server Configuration
If you wish to specify a proxy server for your receiver to route through, this must be done
using the receiver‟s command prompt interface. To set this interface up, refer to section
8.1. To modify the proxy server, refer to the E0/E1 PROXY commands in section 8.2.
5.7
DNS Server Configuration
The DNS Server settings must be configured using the command interface. Instructions
for setting this interface up are in section 8.1. A receiver may specify up to three DNS
addresses using the E0/E1 DNS commands described in section 8.2.