User's Manual

Chapter 3 Wizards
P-2612HW Series User’s Guide
45
Figure 12 Internet Connection with DHCP (ENET ENCAP)
The following table describes the fields in this screen.
Table 6 Internet Connection with DHCP (ENET ENCAP)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Obtain an IP
Address
Automatical
ly
A static IP address is a fixed IP that your ISP gives you. A dynamic IP
address is not fixed; the ISP assigns you a different one each time you
connect to the Internet.
Select Obtain an IP Address Automatically if you have a dynamic IP
address.
Static IP
Address
Select Static IP Address if your ISP gave you an IP address to use.
IP Address Enter your ISP assigned IP address.
Subnet
Mask
Enter a subnet mask in dotted decimal notation.
Refer to the appendix to calculate a subnet mask If you are implementing
subnetting.
Gateway IP
address
You must specify a gateway IP address (supplied by your ISP) when you
use DHCP (ENET ENCAP) in the Encapsulation field in the previous
screen.
First DNS
Server
Enter the IP addresses of the DNS servers. The DNS servers are passed to
the DHCP clients along with the IP address and the subnet mask.
Second DNS
Server
As above.
Back Click Back to go back to the previous wizard screen.