User`s guide

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Basic Configuration
5.9. Network Configuration
The Network Parameters Menus are used to select parameters and options for the
Network Port and also allow you to implement IP Security features, which can restrict
access based on the user’s IP Address.
Although the Web Browser Interface and Text Interface allow definition of essentially the
same parameters, parameters are arranged differently in the two interfaces. In the Text
Interface, most network parameters are defined via one menu which is accessed using
the /N command. In the Web Browser Interface, network parameters are divided into
separate menus which are accessed via the Network Configuration flyout menu.
Notes:
• Settings for network parameters depend on the configuration of your network.
Please contact your network administrator for appropriate settings.
• The Network Parameters Menu selects parameters for all 16 logical Network
Ports.
• The IP Address, Subnet Address and Gateway Address cannot be changed
via the Web Browser Interface. In order to change these parameters, you
must access the unit via the Text Interface.
• When a new IP Address is selected, or the status of the DHCP feature is
changed, the unit will disconnect and reconfigure itself with the new values
when you exit the Network Parameters Menu. When configuring the unit,
make certain your DHCP server is set up to assign a known, fixed IP address
in order to simplify reconnection to the unit after the new address has been
assigned. DHCP Parameters cannot be changed via the Web Browser
Interface.
• The Network Parameters menu is only available when you have logged into
command mode using an account and port that permit Administrator level
commands (Supervisor Mode enabled.)
The Network Parameters menu allows you to define the parameters discussed in the
following sections. Note that although the descriptions of network parameters are
arranged according to the Web Browser Interface, in the Text Interface, most parameters
are found in two large menus: one for IPv4 and one for IPv6. Note that both the
IPv4 configuration menu and the IPv6 configuration menu offer essentially the same
parameters. To access the network configuration menus, proceed as follows
• TextInterface: To define network parameters for the IPv4 protocol, type /N and
press [Enter]. To define network parameters for the IPv6 protocol, type /N6 and
press [Enter].
• WebBrowserInterface: Place the cursor over the "Network Configuration" link
on the left hand side of the screen. When the fly-out menu appears, click on the
appropriate link to display the desired menu. Note that some submenus offer the
option to define IPv4 or IPv6 parameters and that IPv4 and IPv6 menus include a
button that can be used to jump to the other protocol.