Network - Planet ICA-120 User Manual

3.5 Network

Use this menu to configure the network to connect the device and the clients.
3.5.1 Network
This section provides the menu of connecting the device through Ethernet cable.
MAC address
Obtain an IP
address
automatically
(DHCP)
IP address,
Subnet mask,
Gateway, 1st DNS,
2nd DNS server
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Display the Ethernet MAC address of the device. Note that user
cannot change it.
DHCP: Stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Enable this
checked box when a DHCP server is installed on the network to issue
IP address assignment. With this setting, the IP address is assigned
automatically. If this device cannot get an IP address within limited
tries, the device will assign a default IP address, 192.168.0.20, by
itself as the default IP address.
If you do not select Obtain an IP address automatically, then you need
to enter these network parameters by yourself.
This address is a unique numbers that identifies a computer or device
on the WAN or LAN. These numbers are usually shown in groups
separated by periods, for example: 192.168.0.200
Subnets allow network traffic between hosts to be separated based on
the network's configuration. In IP networking, traffic takes the form of
packets. IP subnets advance network security and performance to
some level by organizing hosts into logical groups. Subnet masks
contain four bytes and usually appear in the same "dotted decimal"
data. For example, a very common subnet mask in its binary
demonstration 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 will usually be
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