Installation guide
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To add or change server or domain settings:
Important: You will need to reboot the server to complete these
steps.
1. Navigate to Network|Server Name.
2. Enter information for the following fields:
• Server Name – specify a name for your appliance.
• DNS suffix – optional; this field sets the primary DNS suffix.
Specify the DNS suffix to create a fully qualified server name.
• Change primary DNS suffix when domain membership
changes – check this box if you want to update the primary
DNS suffix when the appliance domain membership is changed
(for example, at Network|Server Membership).
3. Click the OK button to save your settings.
The web UI will refresh and open to the Quick Setup screen after the appliance
has finished the configuration change. Changing the Server Name may cause
Internet Explorer to prompt you to accept the server certificate again.
Server Membership
Server Membership indicates the type of network to which your appliance is
connected. This section provides a brief description of the configuration settings
in the Server Name web UI feature and how to access them.
While domain membership is optional, your appliance needs to belong to some
type of network group, like a workgroup or Microsoft Active Directory.
If you use Active Directory on your network, you will select the Domain option
and specify the name associated with it.
If your deployment does not require joining a domain, select the Workgroup
option and provide a name to identify it in the accompanying text field.
Workgroup is the default setting.
To join the appliance to a domain:
Notes:
These instructions require credentials for a user with permission
to add a computer to the domain.
You will need to reboot the server to complete these steps.
1. Navigate to Network|Server Membership.
2. Select the Domain option and enter your network domain name in the
text field.