Administrator Guide
Parameter Description
Show Password Select this check box if you want to allow the user to view the
hidden password.
4 Click the Identity tab and congure the following settings:
NOTE: Only Administrators are allowed to authenticate these settings by entering the admin password in the root privilege
authentication dialog box after a particular setting is changed or congured.
a
Name— Species the default name of the wired connection. If you want to set your preferred name for the connection, enter
the name and then click Apply.
b MAC Address— Species the MAC address of the network connection.
c Cloned Address— Species the IP address that is cloned by the router.
d Maximum transmission unit (MTU)— Species the size (in bytes) of the largest protocol data unit that the protocol layer can
pass onwards.
e Connect automatically— Select this check box to automatically connect to the network after you plug-in the network wire.
f Make available to other users— Select this check box if you want to allow other users to congure these settings.
5 Click the IPv4 tab and do the following:
a Enable the IPv4 button to congure the IPv4 settings.
b From the Addresses drop-down menu, select the type of IPv4 conguration. The available options are:
• Automatic (DHCP)
• Manual
• Link-Local Only
c If Automatic (DHCP) option is selected, you must congure the following options.
Table 8. Automatic (DHCP)
Parameter Description
DNS Enable the Automatic button, if you want the thin client to
automatically fetch the DNS Server.
Server Species the IP address of the DNS Server.
Click the + icon to add a new DNS server to the list.
Routes Enable the Automatic button to turn on the automatic IPv4
routing.
Address Species the Router IP address.
Netmask Species the Netmask. Netmask is used to divide an IP
address into subnets and specify the network's available
hosts.
Gateway Species the IP address of the default Gateway.
Metric Species the Metric value for the network connection.
Use this connection only for resources on its network Select this check box, if you want to allow the wired
connection only for resources on its network.
d If Manual option is selected, you must specify the IP address, Netmask IP and Gateway IP along with the parameters mentioned
in Table 1: Automatic (DHCP).
e If Link-Local Only option is selected, the DNS and Routes options are disabled. This is applicable only for communications within
the host link or the host domain.
6 Click the IPv6 tab and do the following:
a Enable the IPv6 button to congure the IPv6 settings.
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Conguring thin client settings locally