Servers

Servers are an entirely different breed when compared to other end devices. They have various functionalities and also have space for two network interfaces. The modules available for servers are the same as PC modules, except that the servers do not have the PC-HOST-NM-1AM module.

Looking under the Config tab of a server, you can see that the following services are available. Let us look at what each of these offers.

HTTP

The HTTP service offers a web server that runs both HTTP and HTTPS protocols. A textbox below the HTTP section provides options to create and edit static HTML pages. These are displayed when this server is accessed through the web browser utility of other end devices. This service is on by default.

DHCP

The DHCP service

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