Moxa Technologies 5400 - Manual (Page 33)

Web Console Configuration
You must assign a valid IP address to NPort 5410/5430/5340I before it will work in your network
environment. Your network system administrator should provide you with an IP address and related
settings for your network. The IP address must be unique within the network (otherwise, NPort
5410/5430/5340I will not have a valid connection to the network). First time users can refer to
Chapter 3, Initial IP Address Configuration, for more information.
You can choose from four possible IP Configuration modes—Static, DHCP, DHCP/BOOTP, and
BOOTP—located under the web console screen’s IP configuration drop-down box.
Method Function Definition
Static User defined IP address, Netmask, Gateway.
DHCP DHCP Server assigned IP address, Netmask, Gateway, DNS, and Time
Server
DHCP/BOOTP DHCP Server assigned IP address, Netmask, Gateway, DNS, and Time
Server, or BOOTP Server assigned IP address
BOOTP BOOTP Server assigned IP address
IP Address
Setting Factory Default Necessity
E.g., 192.168.1.1
(IP addresses of the form x.x.x.0 and
x.x.x.255 are invalid.) 192.168.127.254 Required
An IP address is a number assigned to a network device (such as a computer) as a permanent address
on the network. Computers use the IP addressed to identify and talk to each other over the network.
Choose a proper IP address which is unique and valid in your network environment.
Netmask
Setting Factory Default Necessity
Ex. 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 Required
A subnet mask represents all the network hosts at one geographic location, in one building, or on the
same local area network. When a packet is sent out over the network, the NPort will use the subnet
mask to check whether the desired TCP/IP host specified in the packet is on local network segment. If
the address is on the same network segment as the NPort, a connection established directly from the
NPort. Otherwise, the connection is established through the given default gateway.
Gateway
Setting Factory Default Necessity
Ex. 192.168.1.1 None Optional
A gateway is a network gateway that acts as an entrance to another network. Usually, the computers
that control traffic within the network or at the local Internet service provider are gateway nodes.
NPort needs to know the IP address of the default gateway computer in order to communicate with the
hosts outside the local network environment. For correct gateway IP address information, consult the
network administrator.
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