Network
Network
This menu provides configurable network access information for the device’s management module. This information is needed to access the device across the network 
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▲Important: If you change the IP address, subnet mask, or default gateway, the management module needs to be reset in order for the changes to take effect. See “Resetting a Group or Device ” on page 3- 20 for instructions.
ΔNote: For instructions on using this menu, see “Configur- ing Network Access Parameters” on page 
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Field  | Description  | 
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Agent’s IP Address  | Configurable field; displays the IP address of the man-  | 
  | agement module’s SNMP agent.  | 
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Subnet Mask | Configurable field; displays the subnet address of the  | 
  | device.  | 
  | Note: A subnet mask, in the IP addressing scheme, is  | 
  | a group of selected bits whose values serve to identify  | 
  | a subnetwork. All members of the subnetwork share  | 
  | the mask value.  | 
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Default Gateway  | Configurable field; displays the address of the default  | 
  | gateway to which the device belongs.  | 
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Boot Server | Configurable field; displays the IP address of the boot  | 
  | server that was used for booting the IP agent.  | 
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Dial String | Configurable field; displays the initialization string  | 
  | used by the network management station to establish  | 
  | an   | 
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Baud Rate | Configurable field; displays the baud rate for access-  | 
  | ing the device via   | 
  | The default is 9600.  | 
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