# User's Guide |

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# Viewing Network Settings

Displays information for how your HP Media Vault connects to the network.

| To view network settings

1. At the computer, click Start, All Programs, HP Media Vault, and then Control Center.
2. On the Tools tab, click Customize HP Media Vault.
3. You are prompted for an administrator name and password if you set one up. For additional information, see Editing System Settings.
4. Click the Network tab to view settings.

The following network settings information displays.

- Workgroup name
- The name of the Windows workgroup that all of your computers belong to.
- Secure HTTP
- Remote access to shared folders or Webshare on the HP Media Vault is faster using HTTP. However, some Internet service providers require secure HTTP. If secure HTTP is enabled on your Media Vault, you must type HTTPS:\\servername when accessing the Media Vault remotely.
- IP Settings, either automatically or manually assigned

- Automatically assign IP settings (DHCP)
- This is the default setting for the Media Vault. When this option is selected:

- The Media Vault automatically acquires its IP address and other settings from the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server on your network.
- The values of the IP Address, Gateway server, Subnet Mask, Domain Extension, DNS servers, and WINS servers set by the DHCP server are displayed.

- Manually assign IP settings
- If you use a static IP address, you may want to manually configure the IP settings on the Media Vault. This should be done only by experienced network administrators.

- IP Address
- A number that uniquely identifies devices, such as computers, on a network.
- Gateway
- The IP address for the default gateway. This is the address of a local IP router on the same network as this computer that is used to forward traffic to destinations beyond the local network.
- Subnet Mask
- Identifies the portion of the network IP address that can be used for subnetworks.
- Domain Ext
- A domain extension is an optional part of a network name used to logically divide a large network into smaller networks.
- DNS Server 1
- The primary server that associates network names with IP addresses.
- DNS Server 2
- The alternate or secondary server that associates network names with IP addresses.

| Note
| Entering two DNS servers is recommended for stability.

- WINS Server 1
- WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) is a server that converts NetBIOS network names to IP addresses.
- WINS Server 2
- WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) is a server that converts NetBIOS network names to IP addresses.

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