User`s manual

NPort 6000 Series User’s Manual Configuration with the Web Console
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The NPort 6000 will play the role of a DNS client, in the sense that it will actively query the DNS
server for the IP address associated with a particular domain name. The following functions on the
NPort 6000 web console support the use of domain names in place of IP addresses: Time Server,
Destination IP Address (in TCP Client mode), Mail Server, SNMP Trap Server, Destination
Address (in Pair Connection mode), Primary/Secondary Host Address (in Terminal mode),
RADIUS Server and SMTP Server.
DNS server 2: This is an optional field. The IP address of another DNS server may be entered in
this field for times when DNS server 1 is unavailable.
PPPoE user account and PPPoE password: For dynamic broadband networks such as xDSL or
cable modem, users must enter the username and password that they received from their ISP to
establish network connection. If a serial port on the NPort 6000 will be using PPPoE, enter the
account name and password in these fields.
WINS function (default=enable): Enable or disable the WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service)
server.
WINS server: If a WINS Server is connected to the network, enter the WINS Server’s IP address
in this field. TCP/IP uses IP addresses to identify hosts, but users often use symbolic names, such
as computer names. The WINS Server, which uses NetBIOS over TCP/IP, contains a dynamic
database to map computer names to IP addresses.
LAN1 speed (default=Auto): You may configure the network speed for the built-in Ethernet
connection on the NPort 6000. IEEE802.3 Ethernet supports auto negotiation of transfer speed.
However, some switches/hubs require that the communication speed be fixed at 100Mbps or
10Mbps. Please note that there is no option to configure the network speed for the optional
network modules for the NPort 6650 and 6450.
Advanced Network Settings
You can access Advanced Network Settings by expanding the Network Settings item in the
navigation panel. Advanced Network Settings is where the routing protocol and gratuitous ARP are
configured.
What is RIP?
RIP (Routing Information Protocol) is a protocol used to manage routing information within a
self-contained network, such as a corporate LAN (Local Area Network) or an interconnected
group of such LANs.