DEVICE NAMING

• All DNS hostnames MUST begin with a letter and MUST NOT contain the underscore character “_”

DEVICE ADDRESSING

• IRIS does NOT currently provide static IP addresses or static DNS hostnames on wireless networks.

MOBILE AND NON-MOBILE DEVICES

• The current device registration system allows the system administrator to choose to register a device as mobile or non-mobile. The implementation differences are summarized in the following table:

	Mobile Device	Non-Mobile Device
Typical types of devices	Laptop, PDA	Desktop, Server, Printer
MUST use a specific CableID on the wired network	No	Yes
MAY access the wireless network	Yes	No
MAY request a Static IP and Hostname	No	Yes
DHCP Lease Time	Short	Long

Last updated: $Date: 2008/12/01 23:14:47 $