User manual

Chapter 4. Administration
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Network
The Network dialog is used to specify the KN2108 / KN2116's network
environment. The box is divided into two panels: IP Address; and DNS Server.
Network Transfer Rate
This setting allows you to tailor the size of the data transfer stream to match
network traffic conditions by setting the rate at which the KN2108 / KN2116
transfers data between the switch and the client computers. The range is from
4–99999 Kilobytes per second (KBps).
IP Address
The KN2108 / KN2116 can either have its IP address assigned dynamically
(DHCP), or it can be given a fixed IP address.
 For dynamic IP address assignment, select the Obtain an IP address
automatically, radio button.
 To specify a fixed IP address, select the Set IP address manually, radio
button and fill in the IP address.
DNS Server
The KN2108 / KN2116 can either have its DNS Server address obtained
automatically, or it can be assigned manually.
 For automatic DNS Server address assignment, select the Obtain DNS
Server address automatically, radio button.
 To specify the address of the DNS server, select the Use the following DNS
Server address radio button and fill in the addresses for the primary DNS
server (mandatory) and alternate DNS server (optional).