Red Lion IndustrialPr 6000 Router - Manual (Page 51)

Software User Guide 51
Network Tab
Obtain Network Addresses via DHCP: Select Yes to allow the interface to obtain address information via a DHCP
server. The device will obtain its IP address, netmask and remote gateway and optionally, use the remote gateway as
the default route. It can also obtain DNS server address via DHCP.
Select No to prevent the interface from obtaining address information via a DHCP server. You will be required to enter
an IP address, netmask and remote gateway addresses. DNS information can be provided by navigating to Network ‐>
DNS Settings.
Enter IP Address: This field appears when No is selected for “Obtain Network Addresses via DHCP”. Specify the IP
Address to be assigned to the Ethernet port when a ‘Static’ IP Address configuration is selected. This field will not be
visible or accessible when a ‘Dynamic’ IP address configuration is selected, as the DHCP server will provide the Red
Lion router with the IP address that it should use. This is a required field.
This address should have been provided by your Network Administrator. It must be an address valid for the network
described by the value contained in the enter Subnet Mask field and must not conflict with any other device on the
target network.
The IP address identifies a device on a TCP/IP network. Every device on a network must have a unique address. The
range of valid addresses for a given network is determined by the value of the Netmask. Some addresses are reserved
for special uses such as network and broadcast.
For example, if a netmask is 255.255.255.0 and the IP address assigned to the device is 192.168.1.3, then the range of
valid addresses is 192.168.1.1 through 192.168.1.254 as 192.168.1.0 is the value reserved for the network and
192.168.1.255 is the value reserved for the broadcast address.
Enter Subnet Mask: Enter the desired Netmask for the interface in the field provided. This field is only available when
“Obtain Network Addresses via DHCP” has been set to No.
Your Network Administrator should be able to provide an appropriate value for this field. This value determines the
valid range of IP addressed allowed in the Enter IP Address field.
Use Remote Gateway as Default Route: Select Yes to use this interface as the default route. If Obtain Network
Addresses via DHCP is set to Yes, then the interface is configured to obtain its address information from a DHCP
server, and will use the gateway address provided by the server as the default route. If Obtain Network Addresses via
DHCP is set to NO, then the IP Address of the remote gateway will be required to be entered in the Enter Remote
Gateway field.
Note: On devices with multiple interfaces, if may be possible for this setting to be made multiple times. When the Web UI is used
to configure an interface, the last settings applied are the ones which take precedence. When a device reboots, the last interface
to become active takes precedence. For devices with interfaces which activate/deactivate dynamically (cellular connections, fall‐
back, etc.), the current interface activated takes precedence.
Use Peer DNS: Select YES to allow the interface to obtain DNS Server settings via DHCP. This field is only available
when Obtain Network Addresses via DHCP has been set to YES. Select NO to allow the interface to use the DNS set‐
tings from the Networking ‐> DNS Settings screen. The recommended setting for this field is YES.