Appendix D: Ip Addressing; What Is An Ip Addresses; Dynamic Ip Addressing; Static Ip Addressing - Gigafast PE904-R User Manual

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Appendix D: IP Addressing

What is an IP Addresses?

IP Stands for Internet Protocol. An IP Address is the identifier where
other computers on the network can contact your computer, when you
are connected to the network using the TCP/IP protocols. The format
of IP addresses are 32bit numerical addresses in 4 groups of 3. It is
ranged from 0-255. For example: 255.255.255.255. This number
allows your computer to be unique on the same network, and able to
communicate with other computers on the network.

Dynamic IP Addressing

Dynamic IP Addressing is where the computer will automatically be
assigned a new IP Address. This IP Address will be unique to the
network that it is working on, and should not be the same as any other
computer on the same network.

Static IP Addressing

Static IP Addressing is where the computer will have a preconfigured
IP Address. This Address will never change, and will always be the
same. This scheme should be used if you want to keep the same
settings on each computer all the time. If the subnet of the network
changes (subnet is the first 3 groups of the IP) the subnet of the static
computer must also change.
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