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3. Type 1 and press Enter to set your network speed. For best performance, set the DSR switch at
the same speed as the Ethernet switch to which it is attached. After you press
Enter, you will
be returned to the Network Configuration menu.
4. Type 2 and press Enter to specify whether you are using IPv4 or IPv6, and whether you are
using a static or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) address.
A static IP configuration may be used to provide a user-defined IP address, netmask or prefix
length, and default gateway for the DSR switch.
DHCP is a protocol that automates the configuration of TCP/IP-enabled computers. When
DHCP is selected, the IP address, netmask or prefix length, and default gateway settings are
automatically assigned to the DSR switch and may not be modified by a DSR switch user.
If you are using the DHCP option, please configure your DHCP server to provide an IP address
to the DSR switch and then skip to step 6.
5. Select the remaining options from the Network Configuration menu to finish the configuration
of your DSR switch with an IP address, netmask or prefix length, default gateway and
ping
response.
6. Type 0 (zero) and press Enter to return to the Console Main menu.
Other Console Main Menu Options
Besides the Network Configuration option, the Console Main menu of the DSR switch features the
following menu items: Security Configuration, Firmware Management, Enable Debug Messages,
Restore Factory Defaults, Reset Appliance and Exit. Each menu item is discussed in this section.
Security Configuration
The Security Configuration menu contains the following options:
• Console Password: Enable or disable using security for the console (access requires an
Admin
account).
• Unbind from DSView 3 Server: Reset the certificate used by the DSView 3 software system.
Console Password
If this is enabled, access to the switch’s Console Main menu will require an appliance administrator
to log in.
Unbind from DSView 3 Server
This option enables you to clear the certificate sent by the DSView 3 software to the DSR switch.
When a DSR switch is added to a server running DSView 3 software, a certificate is downloaded
from that server to the DSR switch automatically. If its system replicates certificates, it will pass
the certificate to the servers in that certificate replication system. All servers in that system will
then be allowed to access the DSR switch. All servers that are not part of that system will be
locked
out.