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IP Address Management

IP Address Management

Overview

Every device that connects to the internet—laptops, cellphones, servers, gaming consoles—has a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address that identifies the device. Think of it as the phonebook of the internet. At FSU, ITS uses DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to assign IP addresses. These IP addresses are assigned automatically from a defined range of numbers whenever a device connects to an FSU wired or wireless network. University departments may request an expanded range of numbers for IP addresses or static IP addresses that remain constant for particular devices.  
 

Highlights

Automatic Unique Identifier

unique IP addresses automatically assigned to devices

Portable

devices can roam around campus without having to reconfigure IP settings

Wired and Wireless Connections

assigned to all wired and mobile devices, including printers, laptops and cellphones

Static Address

departments can request IP address that remains the same every time device connects to network

Cost

Free

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Available To

Departments

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Departments

Getting Started

Request this service with the following information in the details section: 

  • Subnet 
  • VLAN 
  • Current IP 
  • Name of Department 
  • Name of Building 
  • Name/contact info of your technical staff 
  • Room number 
  • Port 
  • Protocol 
  • Other useful information 

Additional Information

ITS implements: 

  • The Management of campus IP infrastructure 
  • Prevents subnets and DHCP scopes from filling up 
  • Periodically audits the network and DHCP servers for IP changes 
  • IPv4 addresses assigned to FSU and Private IPv4 addresses managed by ITS (use of Private IPv4 address on campus requires allocation from ITS to avoid duplication) 
    • 128.186.xxx.xxx, 146.201.xxx.xxx 
    • Private IPv4 address space (aka RFC1918): 

RFC1918 name 

IP address range 

24-bit block 

10.0.0.0 – 10.255.255.255 

20-bit block 

172.16.0.0 – 172.31.255.255 

16-bit block 

192.168.0.0 – 192.168.255.255