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A | IP ADDRESSING |
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The Internet | The Internet protocol suite consists of a |
Protocol Suite | communications protocols and several standard application protocols. |
| Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is probably the |
| most widely known and is a combination of two of the protocols (IP and |
| TCP) working together. TCP/IP is an internationally adopted and |
| supported networking standard that provides connectivity between |
| equipment from many vendors over a wide variety of networking |
| technologies. |
Managing the Router over the Network
To manage a device over the network, the Router must be correctly configured with the following IP information:
■An IP address
■A Subnet Mask
IP Addresses and Each device on your network must have a unique IP address to operate Subnet Masks 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.
However, an IP Address alone is not enough to make your device operate. In addition to the IP address, you need to set a subnet mask. All networks are divided into smaller