Network
In the venue, there is no network setting to make on a device: once plugged in, it gets its address from the venue router and finds the server on its own. The Réseau (Network) screen lets you check that this went well. It is read-only: you set nothing here.
What the server announces
Section titled “What the server announces”The first block shows the answer the server gives to devices looking for it: the announced address (automatique (automatic), meaning the one the server has on the device’s network, or fixe (fixed)) and the sentence sent to the devices. These values belong to the server installation: if one of them must change, that is your technician’s job.
How the devices got their address
Section titled “How the devices got their address”Three counters sum up the venue:
| Counter | Meaning |
|---|---|
| En DHCP (By DHCP) | The device got its address from the router. This is the normal case. |
| Statique (repli) (Static, fallback) | The router did not answer: the device fell back on a backup address. It still works. |
| Inconnus (Unknown) | The device firmware is too old to say. |
The Adressage des boîtiers (Device addressing) table gives one row per device: Machine (or “en attente”, pending, for a device not adopted yet), Boîtier (Device), its address, Adressage (Addressing), the hardware address (MAC, with a copier (copy) button), Firmware and Vu (Seen: since when it announced itself). Devices on static fallback are highlighted.
A device that does not appear here at all has not announced itself yet: see Adding machines.