Edimax Technology ES-5240G+ User Manual

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For different network applications, the subnet mask may look like

255.255.255.240. This means it is a small network accommodating a maximum of
15 nodes in the network.

Default gateway:

When the destination of a routed packet not listed in the routing table, all

traffic will be put into a device with this designated IP address, which is known as
the default router. This is a routing policy.

For assigning an IP address to the switch, you need to check what the IP

address of the network will be connected to the switch. Use the same network
address and append your host address to it.

Fig. 2-9

First, IP Address: as shown in the Fig. 2-9, enter “192.168.1.1”. Assign an IP

address of 192.168.1.x to you PC

Second, Subnet Mask: as shown in the Fig. 2-9, enter “255.255.255.0”. Any

subnet mask such as 255.255.255.x is allowed in this case.