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# IPv4 Entity Keys

Keys that correspond to values in the `kSCEntNetIPv4` dictionary.

## Topics

### Constants

[`let kSCPropNetIPv4Addresses: CFString`](/documentation/SystemConfiguration/kSCPropNetIPv4Addresses-swift.var)

The IPv4 key `Addresses`, whose value is of type `CFArray`, containing elements of type `CFString`.

[`let kSCPropNetIPv4ConfigMethod: CFString`](/documentation/SystemConfiguration/kSCPropNetIPv4ConfigMethod-swift.var)

The IPv4 key `ConfigMethod`, whose value is of type `CFString`.

[`let kSCPropNetIPv4DHCPClientID: CFString`](/documentation/SystemConfiguration/kSCPropNetIPv4DHCPClientID-swift.var)

The IPv4 key `DHCPClientID`, whose value is of type `CFString`.

[`let kSCPropNetIPv4Router: CFString`](/documentation/SystemConfiguration/kSCPropNetIPv4Router-swift.var)

The IPv4 key `Router`, whose value is of type `CFString`.

[`let kSCPropNetIPv4SubnetMasks: CFString`](/documentation/SystemConfiguration/kSCPropNetIPv4SubnetMasks-swift.var)

The IPv4 key `SubnetMasks`, whose value is of type `CFArray`, containing elements of type `CFString`.

[`let kSCPropNetIPv4DestAddresses: CFString`](/documentation/SystemConfiguration/kSCPropNetIPv4DestAddresses-swift.var)

The IPv4 key `DestAddresses`, whose value is of type `CFArray`, containing elements of type `CFString`.

[`let kSCPropNetIPv4BroadcastAddresses: CFString`](/documentation/SystemConfiguration/kSCPropNetIPv4BroadcastAddresses-swift.var)

The IPv4 key `BroadcastAddresses`, whose value is of type `CFArray`, containing elements of type `CFString`.

### IPv4 Configuration Method Values

[`let kSCValNetIPv4ConfigMethodAutomatic: CFString`](/documentation/SystemConfiguration/kSCValNetIPv4ConfigMethodAutomatic-swift.var)

The constant value Automatic.

[`let kSCValNetIPv4ConfigMethodBOOTP: CFString`](/documentation/SystemConfiguration/kSCValNetIPv4ConfigMethodBOOTP-swift.var)

The constant value BOOTP.

[`let kSCValNetIPv4ConfigMethodDHCP: CFString`](/documentation/SystemConfiguration/kSCValNetIPv4ConfigMethodDHCP-swift.var)

The constant value DHCP.

[`let kSCValNetIPv4ConfigMethodINFORM: CFString`](/documentation/SystemConfiguration/kSCValNetIPv4ConfigMethodINFORM-swift.var)

The constant value INFORM.

[`let kSCValNetIPv4ConfigMethodLinkLocal: CFString`](/documentation/SystemConfiguration/kSCValNetIPv4ConfigMethodLinkLocal-swift.var)

The constant value LinkLocal.

[`let kSCValNetIPv4ConfigMethodManual: CFString`](/documentation/SystemConfiguration/kSCValNetIPv4ConfigMethodManual-swift.var)

The constant value Manual.

[`let kSCValNetIPv4ConfigMethodPPP: CFString`](/documentation/SystemConfiguration/kSCValNetIPv4ConfigMethodPPP-swift.var)

The constant value PPP.



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