Configuration
QB.11-R Installation and Management
Network Parameters
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Network Parameters
The Network tab contains the following sub-tabs. Note that the availability of some sub-tabs depends on whether the unit
is in Bridge or Routing Mode.
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Spanning Tree (Bridge Mode Only)
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DHCP Relay Agent (Routing Mode Only)
IP Configuration
Click
Configure
>
Network
>
IP
Configuration
to view and configure local IP address information. Configurable settings
differ between
Bridge
mode and
Routing
mode.
Bridge Mode
If the device is configured in
Bridge
mode, the following screen is displayed:
Configure or view the following parameters:
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IP Address Assignment Type
:
–
Select
Static
if you want to assign a static IP address to the unit. Use this setting if you do not have a DHCP
server or if you want to manually configure the IP settings
–
Select
Dynamic
to have the device run in DHCP client mode, which gets an IP address automatically from a
DHCP server over the network.
When the unit is in
Bridge
mode, only one IP address is required. This IP address also can be changed with ScanTool
(see
Setting the IP Address with ScanTool
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IP Address:
The unit’s static IP address (default IP address is 10.0.0.1). This parameter is configurable only if the IP
Address Assignment Type is set to
Static
.
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Subnet Mask:
The mask of the subnet to which the unit is connected (the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0).
This parameter is configurable only if the IP Address Assignment Type is set to
Static
.
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Default Router IP Address:
The IP address of the default gateway. This parameter is configurable only if the IP
Address Assignment Type is set to
Static
.
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Default TTL:
The default time-to-live value.