Understanding IP Addressing B-11

■Avoid fragmenting your block of IP addresses. For example, try to use a continuous range for the static addresses you choose.

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The figure above shows an example of a block of IP addresses being distributed correctly.

The example follows these rules:

■An IP address must not be used as a static address if it is also in a range of addresses being distributed by DHCP or MacIP.

■A single IP address range is used by all the address-served clients. These include DHCP, BOOTP, MacIP, and WAN clients, even though BOOTP and static MacIP clients might not be considered served.

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PN Series specifications

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