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Configuring Global Settings
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This chapter describes how to configure settings that the PortMaster uses across all its
ports and interfaces.
This chapter discusses the following topics:
• “Setting the System Name” on page 3-2
• “Setting the Administrative Password” on page 3-2
• “Setting the Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) Server” on page 3-2
• “Setting the Default Route Gateway” on page 3-5
• “Configuring Default Routing” on page 3-6
• “Configuring Name Resolution” on page 3-6
• “Setting the Telnet Port” on page 3-9
• “Setting the Number of Management Application Connections” on page 3-9
• “Setting System Logging” on page 3-9
• “Setting Administrative Logins to Serial Ports” on page 3-12
• “Configuring an IP Address Pool” on page 3-12
• “Setting the Reported IP Address” on page 3-13
• “Configuring SNMP” on page 3-13
• “Displaying the Routing Table” on page 3-23
• “Setting Static Routes” on page 3-24
• “Enabling NetBIOS Broadcast Packet Propagation” on page 3-29
• “Setting Authentication for Dial-In Users” on page 3-29
• “Setting Call-Check Authentication” on page 3-30
• “Setting the ISDN Switch” on page 3-30