Using the Mobile Companion Utility
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Select Static to manually assign the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, DNS
and WINS addresses used by the adapter profile.
•IP Address
IP AddressIP Address
IP Address - The Internet is a collection of networks with users that
communicate with each other. Each communication carries the address
(IP address) of the source and destination networks and the particular
machine within the network associated with the user or host computer at
each end. Each node on the IP network must be assigned a unique IP
address that is made up of a network identifier and a host identifier.
Enter the IP address as a dotted-decimal notation with the decimal value
of each octet separated by a period, for example, 192.168.7.27.
•Subnet Mask
Subnet MaskSubnet Mask
Subnet Mask - Most TCP/IP networks use subnets in order to effectively
manage routed IP addresses. Having an organization's network divided
into subnets allows it to be connected to the Internet with a single shared
network address.
•Gateway
GatewayGateway
Gateway - The gateway is a device that is used to forward IP packets to
and from a remote destination.
•DNS
DNSDNS
DNS - The Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed Internet directory
service. DNS is used mostly to translate domain names and IP addresses.
It is also used to control Internet email delivery. Most Internet services
require DNS to operate properly. If DNS is not configured, Web sites
cannot be located and email delivery fails.
•WINS
WINSWINS
WINS - WINS is a Microsoft NetBIOS name server. WINS eliminates the
broadcasts needed to resolve computer names to IP addresses by
providing a cache or database of translations.
Click OK to save the changes.