Axis Communications AXIS 5550, Network Print Servers, AXIS 5500 manual Section, Type One

IP Addressing

Section 12 IP Addressing

IP Address and Subnet The print server must be correctly configured with the following Mask information to function properly:

•an IP address

•a subnet mask

•a default gateway (or router)

IP Address Each device on your network must have a unique IP address to operate correctly. An IP address identifies the address of the device to which data is being sent and the address of the destination network. IP addresses have the format n.n.n.x where n is a decimal number between 0 and 255 and x is a number between 1 and 254 inclusive.

Subnet Mask In addition to the IP address, you need to set a subnet mask. All networks are divided into smaller sub-networks and a subnet mask is a number that enables a device to identify the sub-network to which it is connected.

For your network to work correctly, all devices on the subnet must have:

•The same sub-network address

•The same subnet mask

The only value that will be different is the specific host device number. This value must always be unique. The size of the network determines the structure of the IP addresses in it.

Default Gateway In a network using subnets, the router that forwards traffic to a destination outside of the subnet of the transmitting device. If there is a server or a router which functions as a gateway, enter the IP address of the server or the router.

IP Address and Subnet Two of the most common types of IP address and subnet mask structures Mask Structures are described here:

Type One

In a small (Class C) network, the IP address example ‘192.168.3.191’ is split into two parts:

•Part one (‘192.168.3’) identifies the network on which the device resides.

•Part two (‘.191’) identifies the device within the network.

This type of IP Address generally operates on a subnet mask of ‘255.255.255.0’.

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