Philips 5900 user manual Type Two, Obtaining an IP, Mask

IP Addressing

Default Gateway Examples

Type Two

In larger (Class B) networks, where there are more devices, the IP address of ‘162.168.3.191’ is split into two parts but is structured differently:

•Part one (‘162.168’) identifies the network on which the device resides.

•Part two (‘.3.191’) identifies the device within the network.

This type of IP Address operates on a subnet mask of ‘255.255.0.0’.

1. This example shows a network with:

•one computer

•one networked printer

•no router

Device	IP address	Subnet Mask	Default Gateway
print server	192.168.3.191	255.255.255.0	*
pc1	192.168.3.192	255.255.255.0	*

*When no router is present on the network, the default gateway can be left undefined.

Obtaining an IP

Address and Subnet

Mask

DHCP Addressing

2. This example shows a network with:

•one computer

•one networked printer

•a router with IP value: 192.168.3.1

Device	IP address	Subnet Mask	Default Gateway
print server	192.168.3.191	255.255.255.0	192.168.3.1
pc1	192.168.3.192	255.255.255.0	192.168.3.1

There are three different ways to obtain an IP address and subnet mask. These are:

•Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Addressing

•Static Addressing

•Automatic Addressing (Auto-IP Addressing)

If your network contains a DHCP server, print servers on your network will obtain an IP address and subnet mask automatically. DHCP assigns a temporary IP address and subnet mask which gets reallocated once you disconnect from the network. DHCP will work on any client Operating System such as Windows 95, 98 or NT. Also, using DHCP means that the same IP address and subnet mask will never be duplicated for devices on the network. DHCP is particularly useful for networks with large numbers of users on them.

Static Addressing With this method you must enter an IP Address and the subnet mask manually on every device. Using a static IP and subnet mask means the address is permanently fixed.

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