Setup guide

Notes
Example
Proxy-ARP feature
Description
Example
Unnumbered Interfaces
Description
Example
General Information
Summary
The following Manual discusses IP address management and the Address Resolution Protocol
settings. IP addresses serve as identification when communicating with other network devices using
the TCP/IP protocol. In turn, communication between devices in one physical network proceeds
with the help of Address Resolution Protocol and ARP addresses.
Specifications
Packages required: system
License required: level1
ip address, /ip arp
Standards and Technologies: IP, ARP
Hardware usage: Not significant
Related Documents
• Package Management
IP Addressing
ip address
Description
IP addresses serve for a general host identification purposes in IP networks. Typical (IPv4) address
consists of four octets. For proper addressing the router also needs the network mask value, id est
which bits of the complete IP address refer to the address of the host, and which - to the address of
the network. The network address value is calculated by binary AND operation from network mask
and IP address values. It's also possible to specify IP address followed by slash "/" and amount of
bits assigned to a network mask.
In most cases, it is enough to specify the address, the netmask, and the interface arguments. The
network prefix and the broadcast address are calculated automatically.
It is possible to add multiple IP addresses to an interface or to leave the interface without any
addresses assigned to it. Leaving a physical interface without an IP address is not a must when the