Motorola simplefi - Manual (Page 87)

Configuring IP Address Information
The installation procedure described in Section 3 assumes default
network settings for IP addresses. Default network settings are suffi-
cient for most installations. The installation procedure is designed so
that you do not need to know anything about wireless networking to
install these products successfully.
However, if you have an existing wireless network, or a more com-
plex network, read this appendix for information on configuring IP
addresses.
AutoIP, DHCP, and Static IP Addresses
s i m p l e f i supports the following methods to get an IP address:
• D H C P
• A u t o I P
• Manually configure a static IP addre s s
When you install a s i m p l e f i and a Wireless USB Network Adapter
with default values, s i m p l e f i and the Wireless USB Network Adapter
attempt to get IP addresses from a DHCP server.
If a DHCP server is available on your wireless network, s i m p l e f i and
your Wireless USB Network Adapter get IP address information from
the DHCP server. IP addresses for simplefi and the Wireless USB
Network Adapter are determined by the DHCP server.
If a DHCP server is not available, s i m p l e f i and your Wireless USB
Network Adapter get IP address information using AutoIP. AutoIP
allots IP addresses in the 169.254.x.x range (subnet mask
255.255.0.0). (AutoIP is the most common method to get IP address-
es in home networks.)
Under some circumstances, if the PC and s i m p l e f i use AutoIP or
DHCP, the wireless adapter on the PC may be assigned a different IP
address on different days. If this occurs, your PC will no longer be
able to communicate with s i m p l e f i.
APPENDIX D CONFIGURING IP A D D R E S S
I N F O R M ATION
APPENDIX D, CONFIGURING IP ADDRESS INFORMATION 73