Weidmuller WI-MOD-945-E: 900Mhz Wireless Ethernet & Device Server v2.16 User Manual
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Weidmuller Wireless Ethernet Modem & Device Server WI-MOD-945-E User Manual
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section below for details)
Device Mode
Used to select Bridge or Router mode.
By default this is set to Bridge. If VLAN is enabled the Device Mode will
indicate “VLAN” and the IP Address and Netmask will only be editable
from the VLAN page.
Bridge STP
Checking this box enables Spanning Tree protocol in bridged networks.
See to section 3.5 -
“Spanning Tree Algorithm” for more details
Obtain IP Address
Automatically
Checking this item enables DHCP client on the WI-MOD-945-E. A DHCP
client requests its IP address from a DHCP server which assigns the IP
Address automatically. For more information, refer to section 3.20 -
”, Default is unchecked.
IP Address
Bridge Mode - The IP address of the WI-MOD-945-E module. Both wired
(Ethernet Interface) port and wireless (Wireless Interface) ports will take
on this address.
Router Mode
– Separate IP addresses are required for each interface. IP
addresses must be different.
IP Subnet Mask
The IP network mask of the WI-MOD-945-E module. This should be set to
appropriate subnet mask for your system (Typically 255.255.255.0). In
Router mode each interface will have its own Netmask.
Default Gateway
This is the address that the device will use to forward messages to remote
hosts that are not connected to any of the local bridged network (Ethernet
or Wireless). This is only required if the wired LAN has a Gateway unit
which connects to devices beyond the LAN - for example, Internet access.
If there is no Gateway on the LAN, set to the same address as the Access
Point -
that is, the “Ethernet IP Address” below. Refer to section 3.17 -
“Routing Rules” for more information.
Save Changes
Save changes to non-volatile memory. The module will need to be
restarted before the changes take effect.
Save Changes and Reset.
Save settings to non-volatile memory, and reboot WI-MOD-945-E. Once
the module has completed the reboot sequence, all changes are in effect.