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3.3 Assigning an IP Address to the Server
3.3.1 Preliminary
 If you have a DHCP server on your network, your Server will receive an IP
address automatically. The IP address will then appear on the Control Center
or on the page of configuration report that you printed earlier. If your DHCP
server does not give an IP address to the Server, the Server will use the
automatic private IP addressing IP: 169.254.0.0. ~ 169.254.255.255
 If you are not working in a DHCP network, you need to manually set the
Server’s IP address.
3.3.2 IP Address
Unless you are assigning an IP address using DHCP, you must obtain an
unused IP address from your network administrator.
3.3.3 Methods for Setting the IP Address
You can set the IP address of your Server using one of the following methods,
depending on your network operating environment:
 Automatic IP Address Assignment
 Manual IP Address Assignment
3.3.4 Server Names and Server Name Rules
The default server name of the Server is “DIGITUS”. If you put two or more
Servers in your local area network, to avoid using the same server names you
have to change the server names by using the Control Center or the Server’s
web pages. If your server name is longer than 15 characters, the Server uses
only the first 15 characters.
3.3.5 Setting the IP Address Using DHCP
Follow the instructions below to get an IP address using DHCP:
1. Edit or create a scope in the DHCP manager of the DHCP daemon.
The entries included in this scope should contain the following parameters:
 range of IP addresses
 subnet mask
 default router IP address
 DNS server IP address
 lease duration
2. Activate the scope. The Server automatically gets the DHCP parameters. If
you are using DNS, you may include at least one DNS server IP address in
the DHCP scope or manually set the DNS server IP address using Server’s
web pages or the Control Center.