Planet Technology VRT-401 ∙ Dchp Client Reserved IP Address Select this if the PC, Entry, Screen

VRT-401 User Manual

IP Address	Select the appropriate option:
	∙ Automatic - The PC is set to be a DHCP client (Windows:
	"Obtain an IP address automatically"). VRT-401 will allocate
	an IP address to this PC when requested to do so. The IP
	address could change, but normally won't.
	∙ DCHP Client - Reserved IP Address - Select this if the PC
	is set to be a DCHP client, and you wish to guarantee that
	VRT-401 will always allocate the same IP Address to this
	PC.
	Enter the required IP address. Only the last field is required;
	the other fields must match VRT-401’s IP address.
	∙ Fixed IP Address - Select this if the PC is using a Fixed
	(Static) IP address. Enter the IP address allocated to the PC.
	(The PC must be configured to use this IP address.)
MAC Address	Select the appropriate option
	∙ Automatic discovery - Select this to have VRT-401 contact
	the PC and find its MAC address. This is only possible if the
	PC is connected to the LAN and powered On.
	∙ MAC is - Enter the MAC address on the PC. The MAC
	address is also called the "Hardware Address", "Physical
	Address", or "Network Adapter Address". VRT-401 uses this
	to provide a unique identifier for each PC. Because of this,
	the MAC address can NOT be left blank.
Buttons
Add as New	Add a new PC to the list, using the data in the "Properties" box.
Entry	If "Automatic discovery" (for MAC address) is selected, the PC
	will be sent a "ping" to determine its hardware address. This will
	fail unless the PC is connected to the LAN, and powered on.
Update Se-	Update (modify) the selected PC, using the data in the "Proper-
lected PC	ties" box.
Clear Form	Clear the "Properties" box, ready for entering data for a new PC.
Refresh	Update the data on screen.
Generate Re-	Display a read-only list showing full details of all entries in the PC
port	database.
Standard	Click this to view the standard "PC Database" screen.
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