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Media Access Control address – a unique, unchanging identifier for the attenuator unit.
2 Network gateway
IP address of the network gateway. When DHCP is selected this is assigned by the server and
will change according to the server.
3 Subnet Mask
The network's subnet mask. When DHCP is selected this is assigned by the server and will
change according to the server.
4 IP Address
The IP address of the unit on the network. When DHCP is selected this is assigned by the
server and will change according to the server.
5 Use DHCP
When selected the attenuator will query the server for appropriate parameters with no input
from the user.
Request IP address, gateway and subnet mask from server.
Copies current state of dynamic IP to static IP, not available when DHCP is selected.
8 Static Configuration
When DHCP is not selected the user must specify the values below which will not be changed
by the server.
Specify the port to use for Telnet communication on the network (default 23).
10 Password
To restrict remote access to the attenuator in HTTP or Telnet mode, select Use Password and
enter the desired password below (up to 20 characters). In SSH protocol Password is required
Login ID for SSH protocol. Factory default is “ssh_user”.
After you've made all changes, click the Store... button to save the settings.
13 Ethernet Enable
Allows turning on or off Ethernet circuitry to reduce current consumption while in USB
control. Factory default is having Ethernet active.
14 Telnet Prompt
When enabled the prompt will appear in every response from the unit in Telnet protocol. To
have the unit return its model number user prompt "MN", and to have it return its serial
Specify the port to use for SSH communication on the network (default 22).
16 HTTP Port
Specify the port to use for HTTP communication on the network (default 80). Note that port
address does not get assigned by the server when DHCP is selected.