Configure the network interfaces
Network interface configuration is under the System Settings page.
- Navigate to the Servers view.
- Click the Details button to display the server information.
- Go to the System Settings tab.
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Changes to network interface configuration can result in the unit becoming uncontactable.
To set the hostname:
- Type the new hostname into the Hostname field.
- Save the change by clicking on the Save button at the bottom of the page.
To set IP addresses, subnet masks, gateway address, DHCP and firewall zone:
- Go to the Network devices section on the System Settings page.
- Click the Edit button next to an interface to display the interface information.
- Enable/disable DHCP. If DHCP is enabled, the interface IP address and DNS servers will be allocated by DHCP. IP addresses which have been allocated by DHCP cannot be edited and are shown on this page for information only.
- If DHCP is not enabled, set the IP address and subnet mask in the Addresses field, using CIDR notation (e.g. 192.168.0.1/24).
- Optionally, set the default gateway in the Gateway field.
- Optionally, set the firewall zone in the Firewall zone field. This can be set to control, data or control & data (public).
- Confirm the changes by clicking on Confirm, then to save the changes, click the Save button at the bottom of the page.
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Do not set more than one default gateway address. Multiple default gateway addresses can result in the unit becoming uncontactable.
To set DNS addresses:
- Go to the DNS section on the System Settings page.
- Click the Edit button next to an interface to display the interface's DNS settings.
- If DHCP is not enabled, add at least one the DNS server in the Addresses field, using CIDR notation. DNS servers which have been allocated by DHCP cannot be edited and are shown on this page for information only.
- Confirm the changes by clicking on Confirm, then to save the changes, click the Save button at the bottom of the page.
To set NTP servers:
- Go to the Time sources section on the System Settings page.
- Select the NTP tab.
- To add a new NTP server, click Add a new NTP server then enter the NTP server's IP address in the Address field then click Confirm.
- To update the IP address of an existing NTP server, click the Edit button next to that server, then update the IP address in the Address field.
- Confirm the changes by clicking on Confirm, then to save the changes, click the Save button at the bottom of the page.