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1.1.4 IP
IP is an acronym for Internet Protocol. It is a protocol used for communicating data across an internet
network.
IP is a "best effort" system, which means that no packet of information sent over is assured to reach
its destination in the same condition it was sent. Each device connected to a Local Area Network
(LAN) or Wide Area Network (WAN) is given an Internet Protocol address, and this IP address is used
to identify the device uniquely among all other devices connected to the extended network.
The current version of the Internet protocol is IPv4, which has 32-bits Internet Protocol addresses
allowing for in excess of four billion unique addresses. This number is reduced drastically by the
practice of webmasters taking addresses in large blocks, the bulk of which remain unused. There is a
rather substantial movement to adopt a new version of the Internet Protocol, IPv6, which would
have 128-bits Internet Protocol addresses. This number can be represented roughly by a three with
thirty-nine zeroes after it. However, IPv4 is still the protocol of choice for most of the Internet.
1.1.4-1 IPv4
The APS Series switches support both dynamically assigned and statically configured IP Addresses. If
you are running a DHCP server on your network the switch can obtain an IP Address from the DHCP
if DHCP Client is enabled. If not the switches IP settings must be configured manually. Please change
the IP Address of the switch to suit your networks requirements.
Web Interface
To configure the IPv4 settings via the Web Interface:
1. Click System, IP and IPv4.
2. Select DHCP Client if you wish to obtain an IP Address automatically from a DHCP Server.
Alternatively enter your required IP Settings for your network.
3. Click Save to apply your changes, or Reset to change values back to your previous settings.