Filter
Top Products
DVS 304 • Ethernet Control
Ethernet Control, cont’d
Conguration
The Configuration tab includes pages that show the current system settings, scaler
settings, passwords and firmware upgrade data for the DVS 304 series.
System Settings page
The Systems Settings page (figure 4-3) consists of fields where you can view and
edit IP administration and system settings. Date and time information can be easily
updated.
Figure 4-3 — System Settings page
IP settings elds
The IP settings fields provide a location for viewing and editing settings unique
to the Ethernet interface. After editing any of the settings on this page, click the
Submit button. Explanations for some of these fields follows.
Unit Name
This name field can be changed to any valid name, up to 12 alphanumeric
characters.
N The following characters are invalid in the name: {space} ~ @ = ‘ [ ] { } <
> ’ “ ; : | \ and ?.
DHCP
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an Internet protocol for
automating the configuration of computers that use TCP/IP. DHCP can be used to
automatically assign IP addresses, deliver TCP/IP stack configuration parameters
such as the subnet mask and default router, and provide other configuration
information such as the addresses for printer, time and news servers. For specific
settings information, see your system administrator.
IP Address
The DVS 304 IP Address field contains the IP address of the connected scaler. This
value is encoded in the flash memory in the scaler.
Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric subfields separated by
dots (periods). Each field can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading zeroes,
up to 3 digits total per field, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.
4-4