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Configuring Network Interfaces—Wizard
128 AlterPath OnBoard Administrator’s Guide
T To Configure OnBoard Network Interfaces—
Wizard
1. Log into the Web Manager as an administrative user.
See “To Log Into the Web Manager for the Administrative User” on page
108, if needed.
2. Click the “Wizard” button.
Click the “Network interfaces” option in the left menu bar.
3. Modify the name in the “Host name” field, if desired.
4. Enter or modify an existing DNS domainname in the “Domain name”
field.
5. Enter or modify the IP address for a primary DNS server into the
“Primary DNS” field.
6. Enter or modify the IP address for a secondary DNS server in the
“Secondary DNS” field.
7. Enable or disable failover by selecting the desired option from the
“Failover” pull-down menu.
8. Click the “Next” button.
• If failover is disabled, clicking the “Next” button brings up the first of
two screens for configuring the primary and secondary Ethernet ports.
Note: Connecting the secondary Ethernet port to a separate network and
assigning a separate IP address is optional, so you can skip the screen for
configuring the secondary Ethernet port, if desired.
• If failover is enabled, clicking the “Next” button brings up a screen
for configuring the failover device.
Note: Whether you are configuring failover or configuring the primary and
secondary Ethernet ports separately, the fields are the same.
9. If desired, enable DHCP on any of the network interface configuration
screens, by clicking the “DHCP” checkbox.