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Configure ethernet interface to dhcp – GW Instek GDM-8261 User Manual User Manual

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5. Press the Enter key followed by

the Exit key. The Ethernet card

will be reset after the exiting the

menu system.

AUTO

ENTER

/ EXIT

SHIFT

Note

After the exiting the configuration menu, the Ethernet

card will reset. Resetting the Ethernet card takes

approximately 5 to 10 seconds.
The continuity icon (

/

) is used to indicate the status of

the Ethernet card after it has been reset:

/

(flashing): indicates that the Ethernet card is resetting

/

(flashing → turns off): indicates that the Ethernet

card has finished resetting.

/

(flashing → stays on): indicates that the Ethernet

card has finished resetting when the continuity function

is active (see page 38).

Configure Ethernet Interface to DHCP

Background

The GDM-8261 supports DHCP to have an IP address

and other configuration parameters automatically

assigned by a DHCP server. If the DHCP server is
absent, the Ethernet card will automatically assign an IP

address between 169.254.1.0 and 169.254.254.255 using

AUTO-IP configuration.

1.

DHCP

Configuration

1. Press the Shift key, the 2nd

(Menu) key, the Left key

repeatedly until the SET LAN

configuration menu appears.

Note: SET LAN will only be

available after LAN has been

activated in the I/O menu, see
page 139.

/ EXIT

SHIFT

2ND

MENU

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