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User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x
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Connect to a Network
Revised November 24, 2010
Use a connection method — wired or wireless — that your DMP and topology both support.
Tip Physical Ethernet connections take priority over 802.11 b/g on DMPs where both are active. To learn
which connection methods your DMP supports, see Table 2-1 on page 2-4. Alternatively, if the table
does not describe your DMP model, see its datasheet at http://cisco.com/go/dms/dmp/datasheets.
• Concepts, page 5-1
• Procedures, page 5-2
Concepts
• Understand Whether the IP Address Will Be Static or Dynamic, page 5-1
• Understand WEP Keys and Passphrases, page 11-3
Understand Whether the IP Address Will Be Static or Dynamic
The factory-default behavior for every DMP is to obtain and use a dynamic IP address from a DHCP
server in its local network segment.
Nonetheless, your DMP must have an IP address — even when you will deploy it where the local network
segment does not include any DHCP server among its nodes!
In this case, you must configure your DMP before you deploy it. This technique is sometimes called a
green field deployment. The configuration steps differ in Ethernet and wireless networks.
Related Topics
• Prepare Your DMP to Use a Static IP Address Over Ethernet, page 11-14
• Assign a Static IP Address to a Wireless DMP 4400G, page 11-16
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