def enable_static_ip_config(self, ip_address, network_mask):
        """sets and enables the static IP V4 configuration for the given interface.

        in ip_address of type str
            IP address.

        in network_mask of type str
            network mask.

        """
        if not isinstance(ip_address, basestring):
            raise TypeError("ip_address can only be an instance of type basestring")
        if not isinstance(network_mask, basestring):
            raise TypeError("network_mask can only be an instance of type basestring")
        self._call("enableStaticIPConfig",
                     in_p=[ip_address, network_mask])
sets and enables the static IP V4 configuration for the given interface.

        in ip_address of type str
            IP address.

        in network_mask of type str
            network mask.