User's Manual

SPEEDLAN 8500 Series Installation and Operation User Guide
7-14 Setting Up the IP Addresses (IP Host Setup)
Enabling the DHCP Client and Choosing the Appropriate Interface
Note: Before you begin, confirm that you have properly read the configuration from the
SPEEDLAN IDU you want to configure. Then, perform the following tasks: Open the
SPEEDLAN Configurator. From the File menu, choose Open Remote Config.... Then,
click Scan. The Scan dialog box appears. Select the appropriate IDU and click OK.
Click OK again. A message box appears confirming that the "Configuration has been
read from the IDU" (i.e., 128.104.224.1). Click OK.
To enable the DHCP client and choose the appropriate interface, do the following:
1 From the Setup menu, choose IP Setup. The IP Setup dialog box appears.
2 Select the Obtain an IP address from DHCP Server option.
3 Next, select the interface for Ethernet or wireless network from the Using Interface drop-
down list. Make sure that you select the interface where the DHCP server is located.
Note: The information for Default TTL should already be entered. The IP host on the Internet
sends out each packet with a default "Time to Live" parameter. If you want to override
the factory default of 64 attempts, you can specify your new default here. This
parameter should not be changed less you are very familiar with IP
functionality and how the Time to Live parameter will affect how packets are
treated by your network, as well as the network to which you are bridged (or
routed).