User's Manual

B
IP ADDRESSING
The Internet Protocol
Suite
The Internet protocol suite consists of a well-defined set of communications
protocols and several standard application protocols. Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is probably the most widely known and is
a combination of two of the protocols (IP and TCP) working together. TCP/IP
is an internationally adopted and supported networking standard that provides
connectivity between equipment from many vendors over a wide variety of
networking technologies.
Managing the Access
Point over the
Network
To manage a device over the network, the Access Point must be correctly
configured with the following IP information:
■ An IP address
■ A Subnet Mask
■ Default Gateway
IP Addresses and
Subnet Masks
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.
However, an IP Address alone is not enough to make your device operate. 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.