IP address

The IP address must be specified in dotted decimal notation, in which a 32-bit Internet address is represented as four decimal numbers, one for each 8 bits, separated by dots (periods). Each of the four decimal numbers is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 255. For example:

00001010  00000001  10110100  11111110  a 32-bit address
10              1                180            254            dotted decimal notation (10.1.180.254)