Defines how IP addresses are handed out to transponders. client - HMTS provides a gateway-proxy for serial devices to either an external or an internal DHCP server. ManualXp - Configuration of the IP address is manually set prior to the Transponder being put on the network. If the IP is invalid, then the IP address assignment must be made manually using the HMTS MAC device table. manualHmts - Configuration of the IP address is to be made manually through the HMTS. Setting the IP address in the HMTS MAC device table does this. automatic - HMTS automatically assigns IP addresses without the use of a DHCP server. Note: is the responsability of the HMTS to keep the IP address stored in the device and in the corresponding row of the hmtsDevIPAddr column consistent. Each time the EMS changes the IP address in the device table, the HMTS must issue a SET_ADDR PDU to the device such that both IP addresses remain identical. See also SCTE 25-2 (formerly HMS004). This object is non-volatile.