Areca ARC-8050T3U 6-Bay Thunder3 Desktop RAID Storage Array - Manual (Page 106)

WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION
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4.9.4 Ethernet Configuration
Use this feature to set the controller Ethernet port configuration.
A customer doesn’t need to create a reserved space on the arrays
before the Ethernet port and HTTP service are working. The firm -
ware-embedded web browser-based RAID manager can access it
from any standard internet browser or from any host computer
either directly connected or via a LAN or WAN with no software or
patches required. To configure the RAID controller Ethernet port,
move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the “System
Controls” link. The “System Controls” menu will show all items.
Move the cursor bar to the “Ethernet Configuration” item, and
then select the desired function.
• DHCP Function
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a protocol that
lets network administrators manage centrally and automate
the assignment of IP (Internet Protocol) configurations on a
computer network. When using the internet’s set of protocols
(TCP/IP), in order for a computer system to communicate
to another computer system, it needs a unique IP address.
Without DHCP, the IP address must be entered manually at
each computer system. DHCP lets a network administrator
supervise and distribute IP addresses from a central point.
The purpose of DHCP is to provide the automatic (dynamic)
allocation of IP client configurations for a specific time period
(called a lease period) and to eliminate the work necessary to
administer a large IP network.