Philips AXIS 5900 - Manual (Page 130)

IP Addressing
130 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual
Section 12 IP Addressing
IP Address and Subnet
Mask
The print server must be correctly configured with the following
information to function properly:
• an IP address
• a subnet mask
• a default gateway (or router)
IP Address Each device on your network must have a unique IP address to operate
correctly. An IP address identifies the address of the device to which data
is being sent and the address of the destination network. IP addresses
have the format n.n.n.x where n is a decimal number between 0 and 255
and x is a number between 1 and 254 inclusive.
Subnet Mask In addition to the IP address, you need to set a subnet mask. All networks
are divided into smaller sub-networks and a subnet mask is a number that
enables a device to identify the sub-network to which it is connected.
For your network to work correctly, all devices on the subnet must have:
• The same sub-network address
• The same subnet mask
The only value that will be different is the specific host device number.
This value must always be unique. The size of the network determines the
structure of the IP addresses in it.
Default Gateway In a network using subnets, the router that forwards traffic to a
destination outside of the subnet of the transmitting device. If there is a
server or a router which functions as a gateway, enter the IP address of
the server or the router.
IP Address and Subnet
Mask Structures
Two of the most common types of IP address and subnet mask structures
are described here:
Type One
In a small (Class C) network, the IP address example ‘192.168.3.191’ is
split into two parts:
• Part one (‘192.168.3’) identifies the network on which the device
resides.
• Part two (‘.191’) identifies the device within the network.
This type of IP address generally operates on a subnet mask of
‘255.255.255.0’.