Scannex ip.buffer User Manual
© UK 2007-2021 Scannex Electronics Ltd. All rights reserved worldwide.
8.2. Global: Settings
http://192.168.0.235/setup/settings.shtm
The global settings are divided into several main modules.
Device Name
The device name is used for:
Display in the status page
Identification when using SEDiscover
As the “from” address when sending emailed data and email alerts
By the Cloud Server for data, alerts, and updates
8.2.1. Network
LAN/Ethernet
Assignment
“
Fixed IP
” will apply the static assignments below.
“
DHCP
” will obtain network assignments from the LAN
For static multi-homed addresses, click the “
multihoming
” link.
[Fixed IP]
Fixed IP
Dotted IP address.
[192.168.0.235]
Subnet
Dotted Subnet.
[255.255.255.0]
Gateway
Dotted Gateway address.
[192.168.0.1]
1
The email client will strip any illegal characters when using the name. Only “A”-“Z”, “a”-“z”,
“0”-“9”, “_”, “-” and “~” are allowed. These are the characters supported by the Scannex
SECollector utility.
2
The DCHP Option 61 Client ID includes the Ethernet MAC address and a suffix sequence of hex
characters (which uniquely identify the individual DHCP request on the ipbuffer). When assigning a
permanent allocation on the DHCP server (e.g. Microsoft DHCP Server), use the full client ID string
and not just the Ethernet MAC address.
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Scannex ip.buffer User Manual
© UK 2007-2021 Scannex Electronics Ltd. All rights reserved worldwide.
8.2. Global: Settings
http://192.168.0.235/setup/settings.shtm
The global settings are divided into several main modules.
Device Name
The device name is used for:
Display in the status page
Identification when using SEDiscover
As the “from” address when sending emailed data and email alerts
By the Cloud Server for data, alerts, and updates
8.2.1. Network
LAN/Ethernet
Assignment
“
Fixed IP
” will apply the static assignments below.
“
DHCP
” will obtain network assignments from the LAN
For static multi-homed addresses, click the “
multihoming
” link.
[Fixed IP]
Fixed IP
Dotted IP address.
[192.168.0.235]
Subnet
Dotted Subnet.
[255.255.255.0]
Gateway
Dotted Gateway address.
[192.168.0.1]
1
The email client will strip any illegal characters when using the name. Only “A”-“Z”, “a”-“z”,
“0”-“9”, “_”, “-” and “~” are allowed. These are the characters supported by the Scannex
SECollector utility.
2
The DCHP Option 61 Client ID includes the Ethernet MAC address and a suffix sequence of hex
characters (which uniquely identify the individual DHCP request on the ipbuffer). When assigning a
permanent allocation on the DHCP server (e.g. Microsoft DHCP Server), use the full client ID string
and not just the Ethernet MAC address.
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