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Link Local Environments

What is link-local?

A link-local address is an IP address within the local segment of any network. Routers do not pass information to these as link-local addresses are not guaranteed to be unique beyond a single network segment. When first connected to a network, your HelixNet device will attempt to get an IP address via Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). If no DHCP server is available, the unit will automatically enter link-local IP mode. A link-local IP address will take the form: 169.254.xxx.xxx.