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Network Settings
Static network settings are ignored when in DHCP mode, and DHCP related settings are
ignored when in static IP mode. Please note that your network needs to have properly
configured DNS servers if you wish to connect to the reader via its hostname. Usually when
using DHCP, the DHCP server will add the hostname to the DNS server’s database.
Network Settings: All Interfaces
Setting Description
Automatic Hostname Turning on automatic hostname will append the last six numbers (3 bytes) of the
reader’s address to the text in the hostname field.
For example, given a hostname of mercury(4)or(5) and a MAC Address of
00:12:A4:13:47:AC, the automatic hostname would be mercury(4)or(5)-
1347ac.
Hostname This field contains the name of the reader
NTP Server This field contains the address of any network time protocol server(s).
(Optional)
Domain Name This field contains the network domain name.
Primary DNS Server This field allows the Mercury4 or Mercury5 to resolve hostnames to IP
addresses
Secondary DNS
Server
This field allows the Mercury4 or Mercury5 to resolve hostnames to IP
addresses