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IP Settings

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IOLAN SDS/SCS/STS User’s Guide, Version 3.6

IP Settings

IPv4 Settings

Overview

The parameters in IPv4 settings are used to access the IOLAN and are how the IOLAN accesses the
network.

Field Descriptions

Configure the following parameters:

System Name

The

System Name

is used for informational purposes by such tools as the

DeviceManager and is also used in conjunction with the Domain field to
construct a fully qualified domain name (FQDN).

Default: localhost

Domain

This field is combined with the

System Name

to construct the fully qualified

domain name (FQDN). For example, if the domain is mycompany.com and
the

Server Name

is set to accounting, the FQDN would be

accounting.mycompany.com.

Obtain IP Address
automatically using
DHCP/BOOTP

When enabled, the IOLAN will request an IP address from the DHCP/BOOTP
server. By default, when this option is enabled, the IOLAN will also attempt to
retrieve the DNS server, WINS server, and default gateway from the
DHCP/BOOTP server.

Default: Disabled

Use the following
IP Address

Assign a specific IP address to the IOLAN.

Field Format: IPv4 address

IP Address

The IOLAN’s unique IPv4 network IP address.

Field Format: IPv4 address

Subnet Mask

The network subnet mask. For example, 255.255.0.0.

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