Avocent ACS 6000 Network Card User Manual


 
Chapter 4: Using the Web Manager 29
3. Click Get DNS from DHCPv6 to obtain the Domain Name Server IP address from the DHCP
server.
4. Click Get Domain from DHCPv6 to obtain the domain name from the DHCP server.
5. Click Save. An alert window displays the notice, Enabling or disabling IPv6 requires reboot to
be effective. Click OK. The login screen appears when the reboot is complete.
Devices options
An administrator can select, enable and configure the IP addresses assigned to the network
interfaces and view the MAC address. Besides the two standard Ethernet interfaces, the list of
network interfaces includes entries for any Ethernet PC cards that may be installed.
To configure a network device:
1. Select Appliance Settings - Network - Devices. The Devices screen appears with a list of
network interfaces and their status (enabled or disabled).
2. Click the name of the network device to configure. The Settings screen appears.
3. Select the status (either Enabled or Disabled) from the drop-down menu.
4. Select one of the following IPv4 method options:
Select DHCP to have the IPv4 IP address set by the DHCP server.
Select Static to enter the IPv4 IP address and subnet mask manually.
Select IPv4 address unconfigured to disable IPv4.
5. Select one of the following IPv6 method options:
Select Stateless if the link is restricted to the local IP address.
Select DHCPv6 to have the IPv6 IP address set by the DHCP server.
Select Static to enter the IPv6 IP address and prefix length manually.
Select IPv6 address unconfigured to disable IPv6.
NOTE: The MAC Address for the device will be displayed after this option.
NOTE: The following step is only active for mounted Ethernet PC cards.
6. Enter the following Wireless LAN information:
a. Select MyPrivateNet (ESSID) to enter the unique identifier for the wireless access point.
b. Select Channel to enter the communication channel with the access point.
c. Select Encrypted to enable data encryption during transmission.
d. Enter the key or password to decode incoming encrypted data.
7. Click Save, then click Close.