Configuration Options
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9820-A2-GB20-20
June 2000
Table 4-19. Modem Port Options (3 of 3)
IP Address
Possible Settings: 000.000.000.000 – 223.255.255.255, Clear
Default Setting: Clear (000.000.000.000)
Specifies a unique IP address for accessing the unit via the Modem port. Only in effect
when the Modem port is configured as a network communication link (Port Use option is
set to Net Link).
Display Conditions
– This option only appears when Port Use is set to Net Link.
001.000.000.000 – 223.255.255.255 – Shows the IP address for the Modem port, which
you can view or edit. The first three digits may not be 127.
Clear – Clears the IP address for the Modem port and fills the address with zeros.
Subnet Mask
Possible Settings: 000.000.000.000 – 255.255.255.255, Clear
Default Setting: 000.000.000.000
Specifies the subnet mask needed to access the unit. Only in effect when the COM
(Terminal) port is configured as a network communication link (Port Use option is set to
Net Link).
Display Conditions
– This option only appears when Port Use is set to Net Link.
000.000.000.000 – 255.255.255.255 – Shows the subnet mask for the COM (Terminal)
port, which you can view or edit.
Clear – Clears the subnet mask for the COM (Terminal) port and fills the address with
zeros. When the node subnet mask is all zeros, the IP protocol creates a default subnet
mask based upon the class of the IP address: Class A: 255.000.000.000,
Class B: 255.255.000.000, or Class C: 255.255.255.000.