User guide

To reconfigure a console server with bootp:
1. Click System - Security - Security Profile. Under the Bootp Configuration Retrieval
heading, ensure the box next to Enabled is checked.
2. Uncheck the box next to Enable Live Configuration. The saved configuration will be
retrieved and applied on the next reboot.
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Ensure the box next to Enable Live Configuration is checked. The saved configuration
will be retrieved and applied on the next IPrenewal.
NOTE: You must configure your DHCPserver in order to transfer the configuration file to your console server.
Date and Time
The console server provides two options for setting the date and time. It can retrieve the date
and time from a network time protocol (NTP) server, or you can set the date and time manually
so that the console server’s internal clock is used to provide time and date information.
NOTE: The Current Time displayed in the Date & Time screen shows only the time when the screen was opened. It
does not continue to update in real time.
To set the time and date using NTP:
1. Click System - Date And Time.
2. Select Enable network time protocol.
3. Enter the NTP server site of your choice and click Save.
To set the time and date manually:
1. Click System - Date And Time.
2. Select Set manually.
3. Using the drop-down menus, select the required date and time and click Save.
To set the time zone using a predefined time zone:
1. Click System - Date And Time - Time Zone.
2. Select Predefined.
3. Select the required time zone from the drop-down menu and click Save.
To define custom time zone settings:
1. Click System- Date And Time - Time Zone.
2. Select Define Time Zone.
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