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To change this
The IP address of the
gateway
The DNS server to use If your network includes a DNS server, and if the port on the
The DHCP settings
Do this
If your network includes a gateway, and if the port on the
storage system uses a specified IP address rather than
obtaining one from the DHCP server, enter the IP address of
the default router in the Gateway IP address text boxes.
(This is typically the same IP address as the port, with the last
number being 1.)
If your network does not include a gateway, or if the port
obtains its IP address from the DHCP server, leave these text
boxes blank. (If the port obtains its IP address from a DHCP
server, the gateway will obtain its IP address from the DHCP
server as well.)
storage system uses a specified IP address rather than
obtaining one from the DHCP server, enter the primary
IP address in the Preferred DNS server text boxes and the
secondary IP address in the Alternate DNS server text
boxes.
If your network does not include a DNS server, or if the port
obtains its IP address from the DHCP server, leave these text
boxes blank. (If the port obtains its IP address from a DHCP
server, the DNS server IP address will be obtained from the
DHCP server as well.)
If you want to use the storage system as a DHCP server, in
the Port 1 group box, select Use this IP address and enter
the IP address and subnet mask in the subsequent text boxes.
Then select the Enable DHCP server check box, enter the
beginning IP address in the Starting IP address text boxes,
and enter the last IP address in the Ending IP address text
boxes.
For example, if the Starting IP address is 192.168.0.103
and the Ending IP address is 192.168.0.107, the storage
system will allocate the IP addresses 192.168.0.103,
192.168.0.104, 192.168.0.105, 192.168.0.106, and
192.168.0.107 to the first five computers that try to obtain
their IP addresses from the storage system. As soon as one of
those computers shuts down or otherwise loses its
network connection, that IP address will be assigned to the
next computer that tries to obtain its IP address from the
storage system.
If you do not want to use the storage system as a DHCP
server, clear the Enable DHCP server check box. (If Get an
IP address automatically is selected, you cannot use the
storage system as a DHCP server.)
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