User's Guide

Chapter 2. Connection Modes and Network Topology

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2.3.3 Static IP

You can use static IPs in any environment—managed or unmanaged. PCoIP devices have default,

fallback static IP addresses. The default, static IP addresses are as follows:

 zero client—192.168.1.100

 host card—192.168.1.101

 Subnet—255.255.255.0

 Gateway—192.168.1.1

These default, known addresses ensure that users can move zero clients between networks and

always have a known IP address. See 6.1.5 “Using Default Device Fallback IP Addresses” on

page 61 for more information about default, fallback IP addresses.

2.4 Network Topology

Zero clients and host cards communicate over a standard Ethernet connection. You can connect

devices over a network shared with other devices or directly over a dedicated connection. The

network in your deployment can generally be:

 Shared—In typical deployments, devices are connected to a shared network. This topology

provides the following benefits:

 Each device’s Web interface is accessible from other computers on the network.

 Administrators can use management tools and connection brokers (ClearCube Sentral) to

manage devices

 Direct—A direct connection can be useful for first-time users to experiment with or test a

zero client and host card. Highly secure deployments that require the isolation of PCoIP

traffic might find direct connections or a set of direction connections useful. Direct

connections can prevent administrators from accessing the devices’ Web interface unless they

connect a laptop to the host. Otherwise, administrators must use the device’s On-Screen

Display (OSD), which provides a limited set of administrative capabilities.

As discussed at the beginning of this chapter, the primary categorization of your deployment

includes device management and network topology. Additional aspects include peer assignment

and IP address assignment. The following table shows the PCoIP connection methodologies

discussed in this document and the corresponding ways that devices obtain IP addresses in each