IP Settings
82 IOLAN SDS/SCS/STS User’s Guide, Version 3.6

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 parame ters:
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 dom ain 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
automatically using
DHCP/BOOTP
When enabled, the IOLAN will request an IP address from the DHCP/BOOTP
server. By default, when this optio n is enabled, the IO LAN will also attempt to
retrieve the DNS server, WINS server, and default gateway from the
DHCP/BOOTP server.
Default: Disabled
Use the following
IP Address Assign a specific IP address to the IOLAN.
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.