Defining Ip Addresses - Siemens Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 User Manual

Defining IP addresses

Defining IP addresses
The IP address is used for the unique identification of a network component. You can
define IP addresses as static or dynamic.
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Static IP addresses
A static IP address is manually assigned to a network component and does not
change.
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Dynamic IP addresses
A dynamic IP address is automatically assigned to a network component by a
server. This means that the IP addresses may change at regular intervals. The pre-
requisite is that the network contains a device which provides such a DHCP server.
Normally, this is provided by a router (e. g. an ADSL router).
The Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 comes with a predefined static IP address (see
page 7).
The default setting for PCs is to obtain the IP addresses automatically.
As far as your Powerline network configuration is concerned, this means:
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If your network contains a DHCP server (e. g. an ADSL router) and you do not want
to change anything in the Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 configuration:
– You do not need to do anything.
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If your network contains a DHCP server and you want to change something in the
Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 configuration:
– The IP address of the PC you use to access the user interface and the IP address of
the Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 must be in the same IP address range (see
page 27).
This is given if you use a Siemens Gigaset router without changing the default
configuration for IP addressing.
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If your network does not contain a DHCP server (e. g. PC – PC communication via
Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200) and you do not want to change anything in the
Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 configuration:
– To allow the PCs to interact, set static IP addresses for the PCs (see page 28).
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If your network does not contain a DHCP server and you want to change something
in the Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 configuration:
– To allow a PC to access the user interface, set a static IP address for the PC within
the IP address range of the Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 (see page 27).
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