PLANET ICA-4210P - Manual (Page 37)

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3.5 Network Configuration
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
Display the Ethernet MAC address of the device. Note that user
cannot change it.
Obtain an IP address
automatically
(DHCP)
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 for 192.168.0.20.
If you do not select “Obtain an IP address automatically”, then you
need to enter these network parameters by yourself.
IP Address
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
Subnet Mask
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
shown in the corresponding, more readable form as 255.255.255.0.
Gateway
A gateway is a piece of software or hardware that passes information
between networks. You'll see this term most often when you either