Specifications

Configuring the Ridgeline Server for NATed Client Connections
If clients are connecting to the Ridgeline server through a connection that uses Network Address
Translation (NAT), configure the Ridgeline server appropriately:
1 Stop the Ridgeline server if it is currently running. For information about how to stop the server, see
Starting and Stopping the Ridgeline Server.
2 Start the Server Setup Utility and click Use this host name to launch the clients. For information
about how to use the Server Setup Utility, see Installing Ridgeline on a Multi-homed Server.
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In Ridgeline, set the TCP port number that clients use to connect to the Ridgeline server to 56983:
a In the navigation pane, click Ridgeline Users and Servers.
b Click Ridgeline servers and users.
c Click Open Server Properties tab.
d In the list, select Other.
e In the Property Value column for Client Port box, type 56983.
f Click Apply.
4 On the client machine, make sure the hostname of the Ridgeline server resolves to the correct
outside IP address of the server. If the server’s IP address does not resolve correctly, add an entry
for the server in the client’s hosts file. The host file is located at:
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For Windows: C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (where C: is the drive where
Windows is installed)
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For Linux: \etc\hosts
5 Ensure that the ports used by Ridgeline are accessible through your firewall/NAT setup. The
Ridgeline default ports are shown in the ridgeline-ports.properties file available under:
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Windows: \Program Files\Extreme Networks\Ridgeline4.0\ridgeline-
ports.properties.
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Linux: \opt\Extreme Networks\Ridgeline4.0\ridgeline-ports.properties
6 Restart the Ridgeline server (see Starting and Stopping the Ridgeline Server).
Installing Ridgeline on a Multi-homed Server
A multi-homed server has more than one network interface card (NIC) installed and might be using
multiple IP addresses. If you are installing Ridgeline on a multi-homed server, you must specify either
the IP address or hostname that Ridgeline clients should use when communicating to the Ridgeline
server. You also specify which IP address Ridgeline should use when communicating with managed
devices, or simply let Ridgeline choose the IP address automatically.
Ridgeline 4.0 provides a Ridgeline Server Setup Utility that simplifies the process of configuring
Ridgeline interfaces. The configuration options are:
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Select a single IP address for communication with Ridgeline clients and network devices. Other host
IP addresses are unused by Ridgeline. Although this is a valid Ridgeline setting, and is presented in
the setup utility, it is not useful for multi-homed systems because it only uses a single interface.
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Set a hostname that Ridgeline clients can use to communicate with the Ridgeline server, and let
Ridgeline choose the IP address to communicate with network devices.
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Set a hostname that Ridgeline clients can use to communicate with Ridgeline, and specify an IP
address that Ridgeline uses to communicate with network devices.
Installing the Ridgeline 4.0 Server
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