User's Manual Network Device NE-4100

NE-4100 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration
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Network Settings
Click on the Network Settings link on the left side of the screen to open the Networking
Settings screen. Make necessary changes to the settings and click on Submit to validate the
modifications.
You must assign a valid IP address to NE-4100 Series before it will work in your network
environment. Your network system administrator should provide you with an IP address and
related settings for your network. The IP address must be unique within the network (otherwise,
NE-4100 Series will not have a valid connection to the network). First time users can refer to
Chapter 5, Initial IP address Configuration, for more information.
You can choose from four possible IP Configuration modes—Static, DHCP, DHCP/BOOTP,
and BOOTP—located under the web console screen’s IP configuration drop-down box.
Method Function Definition
Static User defined IP address, Netmask, Gateway.
DHCP
DHCP Server assigned IP address, Netmask, Gateway, DNS, and Time
Server
DHCP/BOOTP
DHCP Server assigned IP address, Netmask, Gateway, DNS, and Time
Server, or BOOTP Server assigned IP address
BOOTP BOOTP Server assigned IP address
IP Address
Setting Factory Default Necessity
E.g., 192.168.1.1
(IP addresses of the form x.x.x.0 and
x.x.x.255 are invalid.)
192.168.127.254 Required
An IP address is a number assigned to a network device (such as a computer) as a permanent
address on the network. Computers use the IP address to identify and talk to each other over the
network. Choose a proper IP address which is unique and valid in your network environment.