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Digi Connect WAN Family web interface
IP Address: An IP address is like a telephone number for a computer. Other network devices
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talk to this Digi device using this ID.
The IP address is a 4-part ID assigned to network devices. IP addresses are in the form of
192.168.2.2, where each number is between 0 and 255.
Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask is combined with the IP address to determine which network
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this Digi device is part of. A common subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
Default Gateway: IP address of the computer that enables this Digi device to access other
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networks, such as the Internet.
Enable AutoIP address assignment: With AutoIP enabled, the Digi device will automatically
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self-configure an IP address when an address is not available from other methods, for example,
when the Digi device is configured for DHCP and a DHCP server is not currently available.
Wi-Fi IP settings
Use the Wi-Fi IP Settings page to configure how to obtain the IP address of a Wi-Fi-enabled Digi device.
It has the same settings as the IP Settings page.
Wi-Fi LAN settings
Digi devices with Wi-Fi (wireless LAN) capability contain a wireless network interface that you may find
useful to communicate to wireless networks using 802.11b technology. Contact your administrator or
consult wireless access point documentation for the settings required to setup the wireless LAN
configuration. Different devices and firmware settings may not support all of the settings and options
listed below. Settings include:
Network name: The name of the wireless network to which the wireless device should
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connect. In situations with multiple wireless networks, this setting allows the device to
connect to and associate with a specific network. The network name is the SSID (service set
identifier). If the network name remains blank, the device will search for wireless networks
and connect to the first available network. This is useful when you do not need use a specific
network name as the device will select the first available network.
Connection method: The type of connection method this device uses to communicate on
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wireless networks. Choose from:
Connect to any available wireless network: Use this setting to allow the device to
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access any network. The device can either access point networks or peer-to-peer wireless
networks.
Connect to access point (infrastructure) networks only: Use this setting if the wireless
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network that this device needs to connect to is composed of wireless access points. This is
typically the most popular method for connecting to wireless networks.
Connect to peer-to-peer (ad-hoc) networks only: Use this setting if all devices on the
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wireless network connect to and communicate with each other. This is known as peer-to-
peer in that there is no central server or access point. Each system communicates directly
with each other system.
Digi Connect WAN Family User Guide
Configuration through the web interface
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