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Thedeviceinterface
AssignIPv4automatically:SelecttoletthenetworkrouterassignanIPaddresstothedeviceautomatically.Werecommend
automaticIP(DHCP)formostnetworks.
IPaddress:EnterauniqueIPaddressforthedevice.StaticIPaddressescanbeassignedatrandomwithinisolatednetworks,
providedthateachaddressisunique.Toavoidconicts,werecommendyoutocontactyournetworkadministratorbeforeyou
assignastaticIPaddress.
Subnetmask:Enterthesubnetmasktodenewhataddressesareinsidethelocalareanetwork.Anyaddressoutsidethelocal
areanetworkgoesthroughtherouter.
Router:EntertheIPaddressofthedefaultrouter(gateway)usedtoconnectdevicesthatareattachedtodifferentnetworksand
networksegments.
IPv6
AssignIPv6automatically:SelecttoturnonIPv6andtoletthenetworkrouterassignanIPaddresstothedeviceautomatically.
Hostname
Assignhostnameautomatically:Selecttoletthenetworkrouterassignahostnametothedeviceautomatically.
Hostname:Enterthehostnamemanuallytouseasanalternativewayofaccessingthedevice.TheHostnameisusedintheserver
reportandinthesystemlog.AllowedcharactersareA–Z,a–z,0–9and-.
DNSservers
AssignDNSautomatically:SelecttoletthenetworkrouterassignsearchdomainsandDNSserveraddressestothedevice
automatically.WerecommendautomaticDNS(DHCP)formostnetworks.
Searchdomains:Whenyouuseahostnamethatisnotfullyqualied,clickAddsearchdomainandenteradomaininwhichto
searchforthehostnameusedbythedevice.
DNSservers:ClickAddDNSserverandentertheIPaddressoftheDNSserver.ThisprovidesthetranslationofhostnamestoIP
addressesonyournetwork.
HTTPandHTTPS
Allowaccessthrough:SelectifauserisallowedtoconnecttothedevicethroughtheHTTP,HTTPS,orbothHTTPandHTTPS
protocols.
HTTPSisaprotocolthatprovidesencryptionforpagerequestsfromusersandforthepagesreturnedbythewebserver.The
encryptedexchangeofinformationisgovernedbytheuseofanHTTPScerticate,whichguaranteestheauthenticityoftheserver.
TouseHTTPSonthedevice,youmustinstallanHTTPScerticate.GotoSystem>Securitytocreateandinstallcerticates.
Note
IfyouviewencryptedwebpagesthroughHTTPS,youmightexperienceadropinperformance,especiallywhenyou
requestapageforthersttime.
HTTPport:EntertheHTTPporttouse.Port80oranyportintherange1024-65535areallowed.Ifyouareloggedinasan
administrator,youcanalsoenteranyportintherange1-1023.Ifyouuseaportinthisrange,yougetawarning.
HTTPSport:EntertheHTTPSporttouse.Port443oranyportintherange1024-65535areallowed.Ifyouareloggedinasan
administrator,youcanalsoenteranyportintherange1-1023.Ifyouuseaportinthisrange,yougetawarning.
Certicate:SelectacerticatetoenableHTTPSforthedevice.
Networkdiscoveryprotocols
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