Configuring the Gigaset USB Adapter 300

IP Address

Shows the Internet Protocol address with which your PC is regis-

 

tered in the WLAN. As a rule, the IP address is assigned to your PC

 

by the DHCP server coordinating the PC's access to a network, in a

 

WLAN for example the access point's DHCP server.

Host Name

Computer name entered for your PC during installation of the oper-

 

ating system.

MAC Address

Shows the physical address of your network adapter.

Subnet Mask

Shows the value of the subnet mask that defines the address block

 

of the IP address.

 

For example, the value 255.255.255.0 shows that the network

 

address is formed by the first three blocks of the IP address. The last

 

block is for the PC addresses in this network. The number of IP

 

address blocks used for PC addressing depends on the size of the

 

network and therefore the number of connected PCs.

DHCP Server

Shows the IP address of the system that provides the DHCP server

 

for automatic addressing and coordination of the connected PCs.

Gateway

Shows the IP address of the system that enables access to a superior

 

network, for example a connection to the Internet.

Renewing an IP address

ìClick Renew IP Address to connect your PC to a WLAN network.

The network adapter checks whether there is a DHCP server available within its radio range whose settings are compatible with those of the active configuration profile. If this is the case, the DHCP server responds to the query by assigning an IP address that your PC can use to exchange data over the new network.

Releasing an IP address

ìClick Release IP Address to deregister your PC from the current WLAN.

Your PC is deregistered at the DHCP server and is no longer available to the WLAN connection partners. The DHCP server can assign the IP address allocated to your PC to a new connection partner.

Network utilisation

The diagram in the lower section of the IP Settings tab shows the network utilisation achieved between the connection partner and your PC.

Divided into data received and data sent, the actual transmission rates are shown and compared with the theoretical transmission rate available on this WLAN. The percentage values are updated continuously in the diagram.

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