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RVON-8 RTS™ Voice Over Network Card
Addresses and the RVON-8 Card
Because the RVON-8 has an Ethernet interface, it is required to have a MAC (Media Access Control) address.
This is a low level address that contains 48 bits. Do not confuse this address with an IP (Internet Protocol)
address. In order to be IP compliant, all cards must have a unique MAC ID when shipped from the manufac-
turer. Typically, the MAC ID of a piece of hardware, such as the RVON-8 card, has a fixed or static address.
Whereas, the RVON-8 card’s IP address can change over time.
The MAC address uniquely identifies each node of a network and interfaces directly with the network media.
The RVON-8 card has a small 8-pin serial device on the board that the processor can read the unique MAC
address from. For more information on MAC IDs, contact technical support.
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