Users Guide

1. From IP Configuration, go to IPv4 Configuration and enable or disable the protocol.

2. Set the RMCP+ encyption key.

3. Specify the IP Address Source.

4. Specify user-configured settings.

5. Click Next to proceed.

Attribute Description Values

IPv4 iDRAC NIC IPv4 protocol support.

Disabling IPv4 deactivates the

controls.

Enable or Disable

RMCP+ Encryption Key RMCP+ encryption key configuring

(no blanks allowed). The default

setting is all zeros (0).

0 to 40 hexadecimal

IP Address Source The iDRAC NIC can acquire an IPv4

address from the DHCP server or from

a manually set Static IP.

Setting the IP Address Source to

DHCP deactivates Ethernet IP

Address, Subnet Mask, and Default

Gateway options.

DHCP or Static

Ethernet IP Address Settings for IPv4

To specify user-configured controls, click Ethernet IP Address settings, and enter appropriate values for the following:

Table 5. Ethernet IP Address Settings for IPv4

Settings Values and Description

Ethernet IP Address Maximum value of 255.255.255.255

Subnet Mask Maximum value of 255.255.255.255

Default Gateway Maximum value of 255.255.255.255

Get DNS Servers from DHCP Yes or No

• If set to Yes, the iDRAC NIC acquires the DNS server information

from the DHCP server, and deactivates the DNS Server 1 and

DNS Server 2 controls.

• If set to No, the iDRAC NIC does not acquire the DNS Server

information from the DHCP server, and you must manually define

the DNS Server 1 and DNS Server 2 fields.

DNS Server 1 (Primary DNS Server)

Maximum value of 255.255.255.255

DNS Server 2 (Secondary DNS Server)

Maximum value of 255.255.255.255

IPv6 Configuration

To set IPv6 configuration:

NOTE: The feature is licensed. Acquire the license to enable the feature. For more information on acquiring and

using the licenses, see

iDRAC7 User’s Guide

1. From IP Configuration, select IPv6, and enable or disable the protocol.

2. Specify the IP Address Source.