User Manual Part 2

LaCie Wireless Space • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Administering The LaCie Wireless Space
User Manual page 57
Fig. 89
Fig. 90
✦ IP Configuration Mode (Fig. 89) lets you select between:
1. DHCP. Since it offers ease of use and convenience, most
homes and businesses have DHCP servers that assign IP
addresses to all the devices on the network. DHCP is high-
ly recommended since it requires very little management of
the Internet provider.
2. IP. If the network does not have a DHCP server or router
to assign IP addresses, select Static in the IP Configuration
Mode pulldown menu (Fig. 89). It is important to know all
the pertinent information for the Static IP fields (Fig. 90).
Static IP
When using a Static IP, make certain to know how to fill in the fields
seen in Fig. 90:
✦ IP - your router, switch, or Internet provider has a range of
IP addresses that may be used to join the network. You must
have a valid IP address for the Wireless Space to join a net-
work.
✦ Netmask - another critical field for communicating with the
network. If your router, switch, or Internet provider has a web-
based administration tool similar to the Dashboard, you can
copy and paste this field.
✦ Gateway - mandatory to access the WAN (web). If your router,
switch, or Internet provider has a web-based administration
tool similar to the Dashboard, you can copy and paste this
field.
✦ DNS - check the user manual of your router, switch, or Internet
provider to determine if DNS is required. If your router, switch,
or Internet provider has a web-based administration tool simi-
lar to the Dashboard, you can copy and paste this field.
CAUTION: Leaving one field empty in the IP Configuration may
prevent the Wireless Space from joining the network. Please see the
user manual for your router, switch, or Internet provider for further
information.
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