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4.0 Configuration
If the VIP4G is integrated into a network which has a defined
gateway, then, as with other hosts on the network, this
gateway’s IP address will be entered into this field. If there is a
DHCP server on the network, and the Connection Type (see
previous page) is selected to be DHCP, the DHCP server will
populate this field with the appropriate gateway address.
Default Gateway
Values (IP Address)
(no default)
A simple way of looking at what the gateway value should be is: If a device has a packet of data
is does not know where to send, send it to the gateway. If necessary - and applicable - the
gateway can forward the packet onwards to another network.
A GATEWAY is a point
within a network that acts
as an entrance to another
network.
In typical networks, a
router acts as a gateway.
DNS (Domain Name Service) Servers are used to resolve
domain names into IP addresses. If the Connection Type is set
for DHCP the DHCP server will populate this field and the value
set can be viewed on the Network > Status page.
LAN DNS Servers
Values (IP Address)
(no default)
WAN Configuration
The configuration of the WAN interface is identical to the LAN interface, so refer back to the
previous section for information about the Connection Type, IP Address, Netmask, Default
Gateway and WAN DNS Servers.
Image 4-18: Network Configuration > WAN Configuration
DNS: Domain Name
Service is an Internet
service that translates
easily- remembered
domain names into their
not-so-easily-
remembered IP
addresses.
Being that the Internet is
based on IP addresses,
without DNS, if one
entered the domain name
www.microhardcorp.com
(for example) into the
URL line of a web
browser, the website
‘could not be found’).