Building Networks for People
Network settings
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To eliminate incautious mistakes during installation, Video Server will stay in installation mode whenever it starts unless "Reset network at next boot" is disabled. This option can also be disabled using the Installer program. Once the option is disabled, Video Server will skip installation at the next boot and the Installer program will not find the installed units. That implies that Video Server cannot be accessed if no one remembers the IP address, except by restoring factory default settings. However, with this option disabled Video Server can automatically operate normally after restarting in case of losing power. This option is ignored in the PPP connection.
Administrators may modify the network settings to fit into existing networks. Some broadband service subnet mask may differ from the default value 255.255.255.0 and service providers may assign some specific network settings. Administrators should change the configuration according to what is given by the service provider. The configuration may include "IP address",
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