User manual

Configuration through the web interface
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Alternatives for configuring network communications
There are three ways a Digi devicecan be configured on the network.
 Using dynamic settings: All network settings will be assigned automatically
by the network, using a protocol called DHCP. Contact your network
administrator to find out if a DHCP server is available.
 Using static settings: All network settings are set manually and will not
change. The IP address and Subnet Mask are mandatory. The rest are not
mandatory, but may be needed for some functions. Contact your network
administrator for the required values.
 Using Auto-IP: Auto-IP assigns an IP address to the Digi device immediately
after it is plugged in. If running DHCP or ADDP, the Auto-IP address is
overridden and a network compatible IP address is assigned, or a static IP
address can be assigned.
Digi Cellular Family products have two IP addresses: one for Ethernet and one for
cellular. All Digi Cellular Family products except Digi Connect WAN IA have a pre-
defined default Ethernet Port IP address of 192.168.1.1.
Even if a DHCP server is available, the device configuration may work better with static
settings. Once set, static settings will not change, so you and other network devices can
always find the Digi deviceby its IP address. With dynamic settings, the DHCP server can
change the IP address. This can happen frequently or infrequently depending on how your
network administrator has configured the network.
When the IP address does change, you and other network devices configured to talk to the
Digi devicecan no longer access the device. In this case, the Digi device must be located
the Digi Device Discovery utility, and other network devices that need to communicate
with the Digi device must be reconfigured.
IP settings
The IP Settings page shows how the IP address of the Digi deviceis obtained, either by
DHCP or by using a static IP address, subnet mask, default gateway. In addition, this page
shows IP addresses of the primary and secondary Domain Name System (DNS) server for
the Digi device. Contact your network administrator for more information about these
settings, and see the online help.