Installation Guide

Table Of Contents
Task 2: Configuring IP and Ethernet interfaces
Attribute Meaning
DHCP state
If you select Enabled, the DHCP server automatically
assigns the IP configuration (IP address, subnet mask,
and gateway IP address) and the values of those
individual parameters (above) are not used. The setting
of this DHCP state parameter is also viewable, but not
settable, in the Network Interface tab of the Home page.
In this tab, DHCP State is settable only if the
Network Accessibility parameter in the IP tab is set to
Public. This parameter is also settable in the NAT tab of
the Configuration web page, but only when NAT is
enabled.
If the DHCP state parameter is set to Enabled in the
Configuration => IP tab of the SM,
do not
check the
BootpClient option for Packet Filter Types in its
Protocol Filtering tab, because doing so can block the
DHCP request. (Filters apply to all packets that leave
the SM via its RF interface, including those that the SM
itself generates.) If you want to keep DHCP enabled and
avoid the blocking scenario, select the Bootp Server
option instead. This will result in responses being
appropriately filtered and discarded.
DHCP DNS IP Address Canopy devices allow for configuration of a preferred
and alternate DNS server IP address either
automatically or manually. Devices must set DNS server
IP address manually when DHCP is disabled for the
management interface of the device. DNS servers may
be configured automatically from the DHCP response
when DHCP is enabled for the management interface of
the device. Optionally devices may be configured to set
the DNS server IP address manually when DHCP is
enabled for the management interface. The default DNS
IP addresses are 0.0.0.0 when configured manually.
Preferred DNS Server The first DNS server used for DNS resolution.
Alternate DNS Server The second DNS server used for DNS resolution.
Domain Name The operator’s management domain name may be
configured for DNS. The domain name configuration can
be used for configuration of the servers in the operator’s
network. The default domain name is example.com, and
is only used if configured as such.
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