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28 MDS entraNET 900 System Guide (Preliminary) MDS 05-4055A01, Rev. A
CAUTION: Changing this value in the transceiver while you are
communicating with it over the network, will cause a loss of
communication with the transceiver. Communication will need
to be re-established using the new IP address.
• IP Netmask—The IPv4 local subnet mask. This field is
unnecessary if DHCP is enabled. [255.255.0.0]
• IP Gateway—The IPv4 address of the default gateway
device, typically a router. This field is unnecessary if DHCP is
enabled. [0.0.0.0]
• SNTP Server—Address of server from which the transceiver
will automatically get the time-of-day. Without an SNTP
server, the date and time must be manually set. [0.0.0.0]
• DHCP Server Config(uration)—Menu for configura-
tion of DHCP services by the Access Point unit. DHCP provides
on-the-fly IP address assignments to other LAN devices, includ-
ing MDS entraNET 900 units. [Disabled]
• DHCP Client—Enabling this option forces the transceiver
(AP or Remote) to obtain an IP address from any DHCP server
available on the LAN. [Disabled]
• Ethernet Link Watch
(Access Point Only)—Detects the
lack of activity (no traffic) through the Ethernet port in the spec-
ified time period. If the period expires, then all Remotes are dis-
sociated and expected to re-associate with an alternate AP. The
current AP will broadcast a beacon indicating its “NOT
AVAILABLE” status so Remotes that hear him do not try to
associate to it. Once traffic is restored this beacon signal
changes to “AVAILABLE” and Remotes are allowed to join in.
[Disabled]
• Max(imum Allowed) Remotes
(Access Point Only)—Num-
ber of Remotes permitted to be associated with (served by) this
Access Point. [50]
• Ethernet Address
(Display Only)—Hardware address of
this unit’s Ethernet interface.
• Wireless Address
(Display Only)—Hardware address of the
unit’s wireless interface.
2.4 CONFIGURING RADIO
PARAMETERS
There are two primary data layers in the MDS entraNET 900 network—
radio and data. Since the data layer is dependent on the radio layer
working properly, this is a good place to make sure the unit is configured
as you want it to be. This is the primary radio menu, the Radio Config-
uration Menu, and a secondary menu, the Skip Zone Options.