VAR-SOM-MX6 Android Ethernet

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VAR-SOM-MX6 - Android Nougat N7.1.1 Developer Guide

Ethernet

By default, Ethernet Manager is part of the System images. The Android system comes with the Ethernet Configuration.

Simply plug in the Ethernet cable and by default, it gets DHCP IP from the Android networking stack.

Ethernet Configuration Tool

In your desktop menu, you should have an application called Ethernet.
As shown in below.
Ethernet Home Screen.png

Click on it
And you will see below screen

Ethernet App Home Screen.png

Ethernet DHCP Configuration

By default the ethernet gets configured with DHCP.
You can change in the way you want to configure
The screen will look like below

Eth DHCP Screen.png

Ethernet Static IP Configuration

Click on static IP configuration, add below details

  • IP Address - For example 192.168.0.3
  • Netmask - For example 255.255.255.0
  • Default Gateway - For example 192.168.0.1
  • DNS1 - For example 8.8.8.8 (Google DNS)
  • DNS2 - For example 8.8.4.4 (Google DNS)

Click on "Confirm" to apply the settings.

Testing Network

Click on WebView Browser Test (Android Logo apk) and browse the internet normally.