Freedom9 IP 800 - Manual (Page 56)

freeView IP 800 User’s Manual
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6.4 Device Settings
The Device Settings menu allows the user to configure the freeView IP 800 itself.
6.4.1 Network
The Network Settings panel as shown in Figure 6-9 allows network related parameters to be
changed. Each parameter will be explained below. Once applied the new network settings will
immediately come into effect.
Note: See Section 4 for instructions on installing the freeView IP 800 initially.
Note: Changing the device’s network settings may result in loss of connection if the supplied
network settings are incorrect.
Figure 6-9: Network Settings
IP auto configuration: This option determines if the device should get its network settings from
a DHCP or BOOTP server, or none at all (manual IP address). For DHCP, select “dhcp”, and for
BOOTP select “bootp” accordingly. If “none” is selected, then IP auto configuration is disabled.
IP address: The IP address in of the unit.
Subnet Mask: The subnet mask of the local network.
Gateway IP address: In order for the freeView IP 800 to be accessible from networks other than
the local network, this IP address must be set to the local network router's IP address.
Primary DNS server IP Address: IP address of the primary Domain Name Server. If this field is
empty, the unit will not be able to perform name resolution.