User Manual

Pearl-2 User Guide Configure DHCP
To manually select DHCP as the network type using the Admin panel:
1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel.
2. From the Configuration menu, select Network. The Network configuration page opens.
3. Choose Yes from the Use DHCP drop-down and change the MTU Size if needed, then click Apply.
Table 20 DHCP Fields
Label Description/Options
Use DHCP Select this option to dynamically obtain an IP address at boot up using DHCP
Use static
address
Only select this option if you ant to use the configured static IP address instead.
MTU Size
The maximum transmission unit (MTU) specifies the maximum packet size for
transfer on the network. The default value is 1500, which is the largest value
allowed by Ethernet at the network layer. It’s best for all nodes in your network to
use the same value. Only change this value if you know that other nodes use a
different value.
4. Reboot Pearl-2 when prompted. From the Configuration menu, select Maintenance and click Reboot
Now on the maintenance page.
5. After the system has finished rebooting, log back in to the Admin panel as admin and verify that all
changes were applied.
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