Dhcp (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - COBHAM M2ECHPT Operation Manual

be able to communicate with the M2ECHPT. For example instead of using 192.168.1.20, I
could use 192.168.1.30 or 192.168.1.5 or 192.168.1.60, etc.
 Since the static IP address of the M2ECHPT also has a network ID of 192.168.1 (its IP
address is 192.168.1.36) the PC is able to communicate with it.
 Remember IP addressing can be much more involved and complicated but the above
example should be enough to get things working.
A.2. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
 DHCP is an automated means of assigning a unique IP address to a device on a network.
The M2ECHPT can be set up for DHCP. If the server network to which the M2ECHPT is
connected provides DHCP services then it may be more practical to switch to DHCP
addressing. This can be done using the LAN interface see section 5.1.
 Keep in mind if the M2ECHPT is set up for DHCP addressing then each time it gets attached
to the computer network the IP address may change (depending on the configuration of
the DHCP server; the IP addresses that it issues are leased for an limited amount of time,
once the leased has expired a new IP address may be issued). Hence when the M2ECHPT
IP (Ethernet) cable is attached to the computer network it may be necessary to find the
current IP address.
 You can view the current IP settings, the current addressing mode and the current IP
address. In addition you can also change the mode and IP address using the serial port.
Reference the operations manual 100-M0172 as stated in section 5.1.
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