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
HOLD