Axis 5900 User Manual page 131

Default Gateway
Examples
Obtaining an IP
Address and Subnet
Mask
DHCP Addressing
Static Addressing
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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
print server 192.168.3.191
pc1 192.168.3.192
* When no router is present on the network, the default gateway can be
left undefined.
2. This example shows a network with:
• one computer
• one networked printer
• a router with IP value: 192.168.3.1
Device IP address
print server 192.168.3.191
pc1 192.168.3.192
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.
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.
Subnet Mask Default Gateway
255.255.255.0 *
255.255.255.0 *
Subnet Mask Default Gateway
255.255.255.0 192.168.3.1
255.255.255.0 192.168.3.1
IP Addressing
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