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Rugged Cams ELX DVR 16 Channel User Manual

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APPENDIX

ELX16-240

Rugged CCTV.

2003.09.06 (v 1.0)

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#2.3 C-class Network

1) Features of Addresses

IP address : Three digits number in room ‘X4’ are for Host ID, and the numbers are from 0 to 255.

Among the numbers, 0 is used for Network ID, 1 is used for Router IP (Gateway address) and 255 is used

for Broadcast address. Therefore the numbers from 2 to 244 are IP addresses that can be assigned to

products.

Network ID : It is to identify a network. Generally the first number is assigned as Network ID.

Gatewa y address: It is an IP address of router that is connecting Internet and local network. Remote

users can access local network over Internet through the gateway (router). Generally the second number is

assigned as Gateway address.

Broadcast address: It is to broadcast to all devices that are connected on local network. Broadcast

address is a destination for broadcasting and it is determined by calculating. All devices connected on

local network have a same Broadcast address.

Subnet Mask : It is to divide a local network into two remote networks. Subnet mask shows the IP

quantity in a certain network. The numbers that can be used as subnet mask are limited (0, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64,

128)

2) Network configuration

(1) To use as one network

Network ID: xxx.xxx.xxx.0

Gateway Address: xxx.xxx.xxx.1

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Broadcast Address: xxx.xxx.xxx.255

IP Addresses: xxx.xxx.xxx.2 – xxx.xxx.xxx.254