Avocent Cyclades ACS, Installation/Administration/User Manual

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80 Cyclades ACS Advanced Console Server Installation, Administration and Users Guide
To configure host settings [Expert]:
1. Go to Network - Host Settings . The Host Settings form appears. By default, the DHCP is
enabled. To disable DHCP, click the checkbox to remove the check mark. Additional
fields appear.
2. Enter the name assigned to the IP address of the console server in the Host Name field.
3. Enter a console banner in the Console Banner field. The console banner appears on the console
upon logging into and exiting from a port as a way to verify or identify the particular
port connection.
4. Under Ethernet Port, complete or edit the following fields, as necessary.
a. Enter the IP address of the console server in the Primary IP field.
b. Enter the netmask in the Network Mask field.
c. If the console server has a second Ethernet card in a PCMCIA slot, enter the console
server’s second IP address in the Secondary IP field.
d. Specify the network mask of the secondary IP in the Secondary Network Mask field.
e. Specify the desired maximum transmission unit in the Maximum Transmission Unit field.
5. Under DNS Service specify or change the following information, if desired.
a. Enter the address of the domain name server in the Primary DNS Server field.
b. If there is a backup DNS server, enter the address of the secondary DNS in the Primary
DNS Server field.
c. Enter the domain in the Domain Name field.
d. Enter the IP address of the gateway in the Gateway IP field.
6. If you are done go to step 8. If you are enabling Bonding continue to step 7.
7. To activate Bonding place a checkmark in the Enabled field. Miimon and Updelay
fields appear.
a. Enter a positive integer in the Miimon field. This value represents the interval in which the
active interface is checked to see if it is still communicating, measured in milliseconds.
b. Enter a positive integer in the Updelay field. This value represents the time that the system
will wait to make the primary interface active after it has been detected as up, measured
in milliseconds.
8. Click apply changes .