User's Manual

30 Trilogy Networx™ Wireless Setup & DL-Windows Configuration Instructions
Use DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is enabled
by default. When checked and Save Configuration is clicked,
DL-Windows allows the selected Gateway to accept the
dynamic assignment of an IP address by the TCP/IP network.
Checking Use DHCP eliminates the need to manually assign a
static (fixed) IP address to the Gateway. Uncheck Use DHCP
to manually assign a static IP address to the selected Gateway.
See your network administrator for additional information.
Note: Do not enable when Accounts contain more than one
Gateway (see page 34, "Tools > Send IP Table to Selected
Gateway").
Use DHCP
Tools > Configure Network Settings
The Network Configuration screen displays the various networking attributes required for the selected Gateway to work
correctly within the current wireless network. See your network administrator for more information if needed.
Note: For wireless security, because the communications between the network/router and the Gateway conform to the AES
(Advanced Encryption Standard), we recommend leaving the system unsecure, but to use MAC address filtering within the router
software (if your router supports MAC Address filtering). Using
this kind of security is easier to setup and more secure than us-
ing the security protocols (encryption methods) shown within
this screen.
To open this screen, click the GW Confg button to open the Gateway Configuration screen. Click to
highlight a specific Gateway in the list, then click Tools, Configure Network Settings.
Wireless Mode
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Network Type
Network Name (SSID)
The Gateway module acts as an interface between a computer
network and the Networx
™
wireless locks. Of the two Gateway
models available ("Wired" or "Wireless/Wired"), the "Wireless/
Wired" Gateway model supports connection to a network using
the 802.11 standard. This field allows you to specify the SSID
(Service Set IDentifier) name assigned to the wireless Wi-Fi
(802.11) network. All "Wireless/Wired" Gateway models in a
system must use this name to allow for network
communication. Note: This field is case-sensitive and can
be up to 32 bytes in length. In addition, the Wireless Mode
pull-down menu in this screen must be set to Wireless Only
for this field to become active.
DHCP Name
Configures the selected Gateway for either wireless or wired
communication with the computer network. Select either Wired
Only or Wireless Only from this pull-down menu. If Wireless
Only is selected, the Wireless Network fields located in this
screen become active and available for selection.
To aid in locating the Gateway on the network, specify a name
to describe the domain name (host name) of the corresponding
IP Address assigned to the selected Gateway. The DHCP
name entered here will be used for the DNS configuration.
If the Use DHCP (see above) is unchecked, this field allows
the IP address to be manually assigned to the selected
Gateway.
To improve performance, network administrators determine
how best to divide their network. Create more hosts and
fewer subnets or more subnets and fewer hosts? The IP
protocol makes use of a Subnet Mask to more efficiently
route packets to their correct network destinations. When a
Gateway receives a data packet, the Subnet Mask indicates
how many bits of the packet's destination address are to be
used for routing and which bits are to be "masked" (ignored).
Use DHCP (see above) must be unchecked before data can
be entered into this field. This information must be obtained
from your network administrator.
Default Gateway
This field is the IP address of the physical device, such as a
router, for the current subnet to which you want to be
connected. This field is not to be confused with the IP
address of the Alarm Lock Gateway device installed in the
system. Use DHCP (see above) must be unchecked before
typing the IP address. This information must be obtained
from your network administrator.
Click this pull-down menu to select the network
communication mode. With "Infrastructure" selected, the
Gateways communicate to a wired LAN via access points.
With "Ad Hoc" selected, the Gateways can communicate
directly in a peer-to-peer fashion. Contact your network
administrator for more information.
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