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III-2-2. BASIC SETTINGS IPV4 SETTINGS
Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) is the fourth version of the Internet Protocol. It is used on the
packet-switched networks and with connectionless communication. IPv4 has four bytes (32 bits) address
and the address space is limited to 4,294,967,296 (2
32
) unique addresses. On the local area network
(LAN), the “Private Network” is used. It starts from 192.168.0.0 and the address space contains 65,025
(2
16
) IP addresses. The frames can only be sent to the host in the same subnet. For example, the default
IP Address of the switch is “192.168.2.1”.When the users want to connect to the web console of the
switch, an IP address from “192.168.2.2” to “192.168.2.254” must be assigned to the host.
CONFIGURE IPV4 INFORMATION
IPv4 Mode
There are 2 ways to configure IPv4 address - one is to configure a static IP address manually and
another one is to get an IP address by DHCP.
If the IPv4 mode is "DHCP Client", IPv4 information fields will be set to "Disabled".
IP Address
Assigns a unique static IP Address in the subnet to access the system.
The default IP Address is "192.168.2.1".
Subnet Mask
Defines the type of network, to which this device is connected to.
The default Subnet Mask is "255.255.255.0".
Default Gateway
The IP address of the router used to connect a LAN to a WAN.
DNS Server
Specifies the IP address of the DNS Server so that the users can connect to another device based on
the URL instead of the IP address.
The default DNS Server is "8.8.8.8". It is provided by Google.
(Apply Button)
After configuring above fields, click "Apply" button to make the changes effective.