Meggitt VM600 User Manual

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Edition 9 - February 2018
Some networking terms and definitions
VM600 NETWORKING INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
1.4.4.2 The dynamic host configuration protocol
The dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) is a network configuration protocol for
IP-based networks that simplifies the allocation of IP addresses to network devices.
Using DHCP on a network means that a network administrator does not have to manually
assign, and the user does not have to manually enter, an IP address for each device on the
network.
NOTE: Contact your IT department or network administrator for information on whether a
DHCP server is available on your network.
Instead, the network uses a DHCP server that has been assigned a range (pool) of available
IP addresses by a network administrator. When a new device running a DHCP client (such
as a VM600 card or VibroSmart
®
distributed monitoring system (DMS) module) joins the
network, the DHCP server will assign (loan) an IP address to the device from its pool. When
the device leaves the network, the device will release the IP address, for reuse by the DHCP
server. In order to do this is, the DHCP server maintains a record of its IP address pool –
which addresses are in use and which are still free to be used (and reused).
It is quite typical for a network to use a combination of manually assigned (static) and DHCP
assigned (dynamic) network addresses for its attached devices. However, good network
administration is necessary to ensure that an IP address that has already been allocated to
a DHCP server is not manually assigned (reused) elsewhere in the network.
NOTE: It is always recommended to contact your IT department or network administrator
for information before manually assigning a static IP address to a device on a
network.
1.4.5 IP addressing
1.4.5.1 Basic rules
• Each computer on a network must have a unique host address.
• Each network must have a unique network address.
• Each IP address must be unique to the rest of the network.
• Never use an IP address that has not been assigned to you if you are going to be
connected to a network, such as a corporate network or the Internet.
1.4.5.2 IP addressing and address classes
IP addressing uses a 32-bit address (that is, four 8-bit bytes) with two parts:
• Network number.
• Host number.
Each byte of an IP address is converted into a decimal number between 1 and 255 and the
bytes of the address are separated by periods (dots). This is known as dot-decimal notation.
For example, 10.10.56.56 is an IP address.

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Brand	Meggitt
Model	VM600
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English