Administrator Guide

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 congure the IPv6 settings.
b From the Addresses drop-down menu, select the type of IPv6 conguration. The available options are:
Automatic
Automatic, DHCP only
Manual
Link-Local Only
The IPv6 conguration is similar to conguring the IPv4 Settings. For IPv4 conguration, see the IPv4 settings in this section.
7 Click the Reset tab and do the following:
a Click Reset to reset the settings for your network connection, including passwords. However, the previous network is displayed
as a preferred network.
b Click Forget to remove all details relating to this network that you do not want to automatically connect to.
8 Click Apply to save your congured settings.
NOTE: Click the Add Prole tab to add a new network prole. On the right pane, you must congure the following options:
Security
Identity
IPv4
IPv6
The conguration of all these tabs are similar to Wired Network connections congurations described in this section.
Conguring the network proxy settings
To congure the Network proxy settings, complete the following task:
1 Click the Network proxy tab.
2 From the Proxy drop-down menu, select the type of Proxy method you want to deploy. The available Proxy methods are:
None
Manual
Automatic
3 If Manual proxy method is selected, you must congure the following options:
a Enter the HTTP Proxy port details for your network connection.
b Enter the HTTPS Proxy port details for your network connection.
c Enter the FTP Proxy port details for your network connection.
d Enter the SOCKS host port details for your network connection.
e Use the Ignore Hosts option to set up proxy to ignore all local addresses.
4 If Automatic proxy method is selected, you must type the conguration URL address in the eld.
NOTE
: Web Proxy Autodiscovery is used when a Conguration URL is not provided. Dell does not recommend this
option for untrusted public networks.
Adding a network connection
NOTE
: Adding additional wired Ethernet connections is allowed but the added interface is not used in any of the ThinLinux
features.
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