Chapter 11 IP Screen
11.4 IP Screen
Use this screen to configure the IP address for your NWA. Click IP to display the following screen. Figure 51 IP Setup
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 33 IP Setup
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Obtain IP Address | Select this option if your NWA is using a dynamically assigned IP address |
Automatically | from a DHCP server each time. |
| Note: You must know the IP address assigned to the NWA (by the DHCP |
| server) to access the NWA again. |
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Use Fixed IP Address | Select this option if your NWA is using a static IP address. When you select |
| this option, fill in the fields below. |
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IP Address | Enter the IP address of your NWA in dotted decimal notation. |
| Note: If you change the NWA's IP address, you must use the new IP address |
| if you want to access the web configurator again. |
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Subnet Mask | Type the subnet mask. |
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Gateway IP Address | Type the IP address of the gateway. The gateway is an immediate neighbor |
| of your NWA that will forward the packet to the destination. On the LAN, |
| the gateway must be a router on the same segment as your NWA; over the |
| WAN, the gateway must be the IP address of one of the remote nodes. |
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Spanning Tree | (R)STP (Section 11.5.2 on page 107) detects and breaks network loops and |
| provides backup links between switches, bridges or routers. It allows a |
| bridge to interact with other (R)STP |
| ensure that only one path exists between any two stations on the network. |
| Select the check box to activate STP on the NWA. |
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Apply | Click Apply to save your changes. |
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Reset | Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. |
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