IP address: This address is a unique numbers that identifies a computer or device on the WAN or
LAN. These numbers are usually shown in groups separated by periods, for example: 123.123.23.2.
Subnet Mask: Subnets allow network traffic between hosts to be separated based on the network's configuration. In IP networking, traffic takes the form of packets. IP subnets advance network security and performance to some level by organizing hosts into logical groups. Subnet masks contain four bytes and usually appear in the same "dotted decimal" data. For example, a very common subnet mask in its binary demonstration 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 will usually be shown in the corresponding, more readable form as 255.255.255.0.
Gateway: A gateway is a piece of software or hardware that passes information between networks. You'll see this term most often when you either log in to an Internet site or when you're transient email between different servers.
DHCP: DHCP is a protocol for dynamically assigning IP addresses to networked computers. With DHCP, a computer can automatically be given an exclusive IP address each time it logs on to a
DNS: When you send email or position a browser to an Internet domain such as xxxxx.com, the
domain name system translates the names into IP addresses. The term refers to two things: the conventions for naming hosts and the way the names are control across the Internet.
If your network has a DHCP server, you can select Obtain IP Automatically to get the IP address from your DHCP server. Or you can select Fixed IP to set the IP settings manually.
Note: When you select Obtain IP Automatically, DHCP Sever will be disabled automatically.
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