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PDT 8000 Series Product Reference Guide
IP Config Tab
Figure 9-5. PDT 8046 NICTT Properties - IP Config Tab
The IP Config tab allows you to adjust IP configuration settings.
• Select DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to obtain a leased IP address
and network configuration information from a remote server. DHCP is the default
setting, and when selected, IP address fields are read only.
• Select Static to manually enter the following fields:
• IP Address: A 32-bit (max) value expressed as four decimal numbers from 0 to
255, separated by periods (e.g., 157.235.90.24) that the terminal uses to
transmit and receive data. The IP address of the adapter is required to be in the
same subnet as that of the access point for the devices to interoperate in
Infrastructure mode.
• Subnet Mask: A 32-bit value expressed as four decimal numbers from 0 to 255,
separated by periods (e.g., 255.255.0.0) which allows TCP/IP to determine the
network ID portion of an IP address. Required in order for the subnet to exist.
Its purpose is to mask out IP addresses that are not part of the subnet. The
network administrator usually has the required subnet mask.
• Gateway: Used to forward IP packets to and from a remote destination. See
your network administrator for the IP address required for the default gateway.
• DNS (Domain Name System): The IP address of a server containing a
database of host names and their associated IP addresses so that when a host
name is used, it can be resolved into its IP address.
• WINS (Windows Internet Name Service): A NetBIOS Name Server that
registers your NetBIOS names and resolves into IP addresses, similar to DNS.
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