Eth N - Digi TransPort WR31 User Manual

Configure network interfaces

ETH n

This initial view only shows basic IP address parameters. The choice is to obtain an IP address by
using a DHCP server or to manually configure the IP addressing for this interface.
Description
A memorable name for this Ethernet instance, to make it easier to identify.
Get an IP address automatically using DHCP
Enables the DHCP client on this interface.
Use the following IP address
Enables manual configuration of the IP addressing parameters
IP Address
This parameter specifies the IP address of this Ethernet port on your LAN.
Mask
The subnet mask of the IP subnet to which the router is attached via this Ethernet port.
Typically, this would be 255.255.255.0 for a Class C network.
Gateway
The IP address of a gateway the router uses. IP packets whose destination IP addresses are not
on the LAN to which the router is connected are forwarded to this gateway.
DNS Server / Secondary DNS Server
The IP address of DNS servers the router uses for resolving IP hostnames.
Note If the IP address, Mask, Gateway, DNS server or Secondary DNS server parameters are
specified manually, but the option to use a DHCP server is later selected, any existing
manually specified parameters will override the DHCP supplied parameters. To change from
manual configuration to DHCP, be sure to remove all manually specified parameters first.
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