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Configure Network Interfaces

Configure network interfaces

You can configure network settings from the System Settings tab on the server information page:

  1. Go to the Servers view.
  2. Click the Details button to open the server information.
  3. Go to the System Settings tab.
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Changes to network interface configuration can result in the device becoming unreachable.

Set the hostname

  1. Enter the new hostname in the Hostname field.
  2. Click Save at the bottom of the page.

Set IP addresses, subnet masks, gateway address, DHCP, and firewall zone

  1. Go to the Network devices section on the System Settings page.
  2. Click the Edit button next to an interface to open its settings.
  3. Enable or disable DHCP. When DHCP is enabled, the interface IP address and DNS servers are allocated automatically. DHCP-allocated values cannot be edited and are shown for reference only.
  4. If DHCP is disabled, enter the IP address and subnet mask in the Addresses field using CIDR notation.
  5. Optionally, enter the default gateway in the Gateway field.
  6. Optionally, enter a value in the Gateway metric field. Usually this is left blank.
  7. Optionally, set the firewall zone in the Firewall zone field. Valid values are control, data, or control & data (public).
  8. Click Confirm, then click Save at the bottom of the page.
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While you can configure multiple default gateways, this can cause routing issues and should be done with caution. If you define multiple gateways, ensure the Control interface has the lowest gateway metric. In most cases, adding a static route is the recommended way to achieve the desired routing.

Configure static routes

Configuring static routes and gateway metric is possible in Beam 1.9 and later.

You can add static routes to an interface to direct traffic for specific subnets through a particular gateway. This is often a better alternative to configuring multiple default gateways.

  1. In the Network devices section, click the Edit button for the interface you want to configure.
  2. In the Edit Network Device dialog, in the Static routes section:
    • To add a route, click + Add route. Enter the Destination (CIDR) and Gateway, then click Add Route.
    • To edit a route, click the Edit button next to it.
    • To delete a route, click the Delete button next to it.
  3. Click Confirm in the Edit Network Device dialog.
  4. Click Save at the bottom of the System Settings page to apply the changes.

Set DNS addresses

  1. Go to the DNS section on the System Settings page.
  2. Click the Edit button next to an interface to open its DNS settings.
  3. If DHCP is disabled, add at least one DNS server in the Addresses field using CIDR notation. DNS servers allocated by DHCP cannot be edited and are shown for reference only.
  4. Click Confirm, then click Save at the bottom of the page.

Set IGMP version

  1. Go to the IGMP mode section on the System Settings page.
  2. From the drop-down, select Automatic v2/v3 or Force v2.
  3. Click Save at the bottom of the page.

Set time synchronization

See Configure System Clock.

Configure bonded interfaces

To configure active-backup bonded interfaces for redundancy from the command line, see Configure Bonded Network Interfaces.

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