Portsdown 4 Setting a Fixed IP Address
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A Portsdown 4 can be set to use a fixed IP (IPV4, not IPV6) address if required. It is preferable to have the network router allocate a fixed IP address, but this is not always possible, so the facility has been added to the Portsdown 4.
Setting the Fixed Address
- Select "Menu 3"
- Select "Network Config"
- Select "Edit Fixed IP"
- Enter the Fixed IP address
- Enter the LAN Router Address
- Enter the DNS Server Address (often the same as the router address)
- You can then check the settings and touch the screen to get back to the Network Config Menu
- Touch the "Auto IP by DHCP" button
- The new settings will be displayed and the system will reboot when the screen is touched.
- Once the system has rebooted, the settings can be checked (if an active network cable is connected) from the "List Network Devices" button.
Reverting to to DHCP
To revert to using DHCP from the router:
- Select "Menu 3"
- Select "Network Config"
- Select the Red "Fixed IP" button.
- Touch the next information screen to reboot.
- Once the system has rebooted, the settings can be checked (if an active network cable is connected) from the "List Network Devices" button.