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Network Database screen, Table 8-1., Known PCs and Devices table
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Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall 200 FVX538 Figure 8-10: Network Database screen The Network Database is an automatically-maintained list of all known PCs and network devices. PCs and devices become known by the following methods: • DHCP Client Requests-By default, the DHCP server in this Router is enabled, and will accept and respond to DHCP client requests from PCs and other network devices. These requests also generate an entry in the Network Database. Because of this, leaving the DHCP Server feature (on the LAN screen) enabled is strongly recommended. • Scanning the Network-The local network is scanned using standard methods such as arp. This will detect active devices which are not DHCP clients. However, sometimes the name of the PC or device cannot be accurately determined and will be shown as Unknown. The Known PCs and Devices table lists all current entries in the Network Database. For each PC or device, the following data is displayed. Table 8-1. Known PCs and Devices table Item Name IP Address MAC Address Group Description The name of the PC or device. Sometimes, this can not be determined, and will be listed as Unknown. In this case, you can edit the entry to add a meaningful name. The current IP address. For DHCP clients, where the IP address is allocated by the DHCP Server in this device, this IP address will not change. Where the IP address is set on the PC (as a fixed IP address), you may need to update this entry manually if the IP address on the PC is changed. The MAC address of the PC. The MAC address is a low-level network identifier which is fixed at manufacture. Each PC or device must be in a single group. The Group column indicates which group each entry is in. By default, all entries are in the Default group. 8-22 January 2005 Router and Network Management