Motorola VC5090 - Manual (Page 113)

Wireless Applications 4 - 19
Select the Advanced check box, then tap NEXT to display the Advanced Address Entry dialog box. Enter the
Gateway, DNS, and WINS address. Tap NEXT without selecting the Advanced check box to display the Transmit
Power dialog box.
Figure 4-26 Advanced Address Entry Dialog Box
The IP information entered in the profile is only used if you selected the Enable IP Mgmt check box in the Options >
System Options dialog box ( System Options on page 4-35 ). If you didn’t select this, the IP information in the profile
is ignored and the IP information entered in the Microsoft interface applies.
Tap Next . The Transmit Power dialog box displays.
Transmit Power
The Transmit Power drop-down list contains different options for Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure mode. Automatic (i.e.,
use the current AP settings) and Power Plus (use higher than the current AP settings) are available for
Infrastructure mode.
Table 4-14 Static IP Address Entry Fields
Field Description
IP Address The Internet is a collection of networks with users that communicate with each other. Each
communication carries the address of the source and destination networks and the particular
machine within the network associated with the user or host computer at each end. This
address is called the IP address (Internet Protocol address). Each node on the IP network
must be assigned a unique IP address that is made up of a network identifier and a host
identifier. Enter the IP address as a dotted-decimal notation with the decimal value of each
octet separated by a period, for example, 192.168.7.27.
Subnet Mask Most TCP/IP networks use subnets to manage routed IP addresses. Dividing an organization's
network into subnets allows it to connect to the Internet with a single shared network address,
for example, 255.255.255.0.
Table 4-15 IP Config Advanced Address Entry Fields
Field Description
G/W The default gateway forwards IP packets to and from a remote destination.
DNS The Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed Internet directory service. DNS translates
domain names and IP addresses, and controls Internet email delivery. Most Internet services
require DNS to operate properly. If DNS is not configured, Web sites cannot be located and/or
email delivery fails.
WINS WINS is a Microsoft
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Net BIOS name server. WINS eliminates the broadcasts needed to
resolve computer names to IP addresses by providing a cache or database of translations.