Perle Systems 5500161-40 manual IP Settings, IPv4 Settings, Overview, Field Descriptions

IP Settings

IP Settings

IPv4 Settings

Overview

The parameters in IPv4 settings are used to access the IOLAN and are how the IOLAN accesses the network.

Field Descriptions

Configure the following parameters:

System Name	The System Name is used for informational purposes by such tools as the
	DeviceManager and is also used in conjunction with the Domain field to
	construct a fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
	Default: localhost
Domain	This field is combined with the System Name to construct the fully qualified
	domain name (FQDN). For example, if the domain is mycompany.com and the
	Server Name is set to accounting, the FQDN would be
	accounting.mycompany.com.

Obtain IP Address When enabled, the IOLAN will request an IP address from the DHCP/BOOTP automatically using server. By default, when this option is enabled, the IOLAN will also attempt to DHCP/BOOTP retrieve the DNS server, WINS server, and default gateway from the

DHCP/BOOTP server.

	Default: Disabled
Use the following	Assign a specific IP address to the IOLAN.
IP Address	Field Format: IPv4 address
IP Address	The IOLAN’s unique IPv4 network IP address.
	Field Format: IPv4 address
Subnet Mask	The network subnet mask. For example, 255.255.0.0.
Default Gateway	Specify the gateway IP address that will provide general access beyond the
	local network.
	Field Format: IPv4 address
Default Gateway	When DHCP/BOOTP is enabled, you can enable this option to have the
Obtain	IOLAN receive the Default Gateway IP address from the DHCP/BOOTP
Automatically	server.
	Default: Enabled
DNS Server	Specify the IP address of a DNS host in your network for host name resolution.
	Field Format: IPv4 or IPv6 address

DNS Server Obtain When DHCP/BOOTP is enabled, you can enable this option to have the

Automatically IOLAN receive the DNS IP address from the DHCP/BOOTP server.

Default: Enabled

WINS Server Specify the IP address of a WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) host in your network for host resolution.

Field Format: IPv4 address

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