1 HV Installation and Operations Guide

Chapter 4 Perform Configuration 93

Chapter 4

■ Select 7) to change the host name. This is an alphanumeric entry of

one word up to 8 characters long.

■ Select 8) to toggle the Ethernet mode among the following options:

10Mps Only

100Mps (half duplex) only

100Mps (full duplex) only

10/100Mps (auto-neg)

■ Select 9)

to toggle the DHCP setting. When DHCP is enabled, this

activates Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol and allows the bridge to be

assigned a dynamic IP address from a DHCP server located on the

Ethernet network used by the bridge.

Once the DHCP is enabled, it is necessary to save the current

configuration and reboot the bridge before DHCP will operate. This can

be accomplished by doing the following:

—

Select X) Return to previous menu

— Select A) Save Configuration

— Select X) Return to previous menu

— Select 4) Reboot

After the bridge finishes rebooting, the Main menu will appear. DHCP status

can be verified from the

Ethernet Configuration menu where DHCP

configuration is indicated as “Enabled” if DHCP has been successfully

activated. Note that the IP address will also appear different then the former

non-DHCP IP address.

Note To use the DHCP feature, a DHCP server must be operational on

the Ethernet network used by the bridge. If the DHCP feature is

used when there is no DHCP server, the standard for DHCP

requires that the bridge wait three minutes for a response from a

DHCP server before timing out. During this period, the bridge

menus and functions will not be accessible.

Your DHCP server may allow you to setup a lease reservation for an IP address

by providing the server with the Ethernet MAC address of the bridge. This sets

the DHCP server to always provide the same IP address to the bridge. This

setup can be useful for remote management of the bridge via Telnet or the

Web interface. Because the method of setting up a lease reservation varies,