Minicom Advanced Systems RJ-45 manual Network Settings, IP auto configuration

SMART IP LINK

36. Network Settings

From the IP Link Home page click . The Network Settings window appears. See Figure 16.

Figure 16 Network Settings window

The settings and their functions are now explained.

The initial IP configuration is usually done directly at the host system. However you can also connect to the IP Link using its pre-configured IP settings.

Warning! Changing the network settings of IP Link may result in losing the connection. If you remotely change the settings ensure that all values will give you access to the IP Link.

NOTE! For any of the changes below to take effect, click at the bottom of the page.

IP auto configuration

Choose between the 3 options.

None – no IP auto configuration. In this case type a static IP address in the appropriate settings below.

DHCP - When selected, IP Link will contact a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server in the local sub-net to obtain a valid IP address, gateway address and net mask. Before you connect IP Link to your local sub-net, complete the corresponding configuration of your DHCP server.

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