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Setting the interface media type ............................................................................. 3-7
Configuring VLANs and IP addresses ................................................................... 3-7
Configuring a default gateway pool ....................................................................... 3-8
Configuring remote web server access ................................................................... 3-8
Configuring remote administrative access .............................................................. 3-9
Setting support access ........................................................................................... 3-10
Setting the time zone ............................................................................................ 3-10
Configuring NTP support ..................................................................................... 3-10
Configuring the 3-DNS mode ............................................................................... 3-11
Configuring user authentication ........................................................................... 3-11
Configuring NameSurfer for zone file management ............................................ 3-13
Running the Setup utility after creating the initial software configuration .................. 3-14
Options available only through the Setup utility menu ........................................ 3-15
4
Post-Setup Tasks
Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 4-1
Configuring the interfaces .............................................................................................. 4-2
Understanding the interface naming convention .................................................... 4-2
Displaying status for interfaces .............................................................................. 4-2
Setting the media type ............................................................................................ 4-3
Setting the duplex mode ......................................................................................... 4-3
Working with VLANs .................................................................................................... 4-4
Default VLAN configuration .................................................................................. 4-4
Creating, renaming, and deleting VLANs .............................................................. 4-5
Configuring packet access to VLANs .................................................................... 4-7
Setting up security for VLANs ............................................................................... 4-9
Setting fail-safe timeouts for VLANs ................................................................... 4-10
Setting the MAC masquerade address .................................................................. 4-11
Configuring a self IP address ........................................................................................ 4-12
5
Essential Configuration Tasks
Reviewing the configuration tasks .................................................................................. 5-1
Setting up a basic configuration ..................................................................................... 5-2
Setting up a data center ................................................................................................... 5-3
Setting up servers ............................................................................................................ 5-5
Defining 3-DNS Controllers ................................................................................... 5-5
Defining BIG-IP systems ........................................................................................ 5-6
Defining a BIG-IP system with the 3-DNS module ............................................... 5-7
Defining a router ..................................................................................................... 5-8
Defining EDGE-FX systems .................................................................................. 5-9
Defining host servers ............................................................................................ 5-10
Configuring host SNMP settings .......................................................................... 5-12
Working with sync groups ............................................................................................ 5-13
Configuring sync groups ....................................................................................... 5-13
Setting the time tolerance value ............................................................................ 5-14
Overview of auto-configuration .................................................................................... 5-15
Configuring global variables ....................................................................................... 5-17