In addition it is important to specify the
Default gateway
for the server. This will be handed out to
DHCP clients on the internal networks so that they know where to find the public Internet. The
default gateway is always the IP address of the interface on which the DHCP server is configured.
In this case,
ge3_ip
.
Also in the Options tab, we should specify the DNS address which is handed out with DHCP
leases. This could be set, for example, to be the IP address object
dns1_address
.
Syslog Server Setup
Although logging may be enabled, no log messages are captured unless at least one log server is
set up to receive them and this is configured in CorePlus.
Syslog
is one of the most common
server types.
First we create an IP4 Address object called, for example,
syslog_ip
which is set to the IP address
of the server. We then configure the sending of log messages to a Syslog server from CorePlus by
selecting System > Log and Event Receivers from the navigation tree and then choosing Add >
Syslog Receiver.
The syslog server properties dialog will now appear. We give the server a name, for example
my_syslog
, and specify its IP address as the
syslog_ip
object.
Tip: Address book object naming
The CorePlus address book is organized alphabetically so when choosing names for IP
address objects it is best to have the descriptive part of the name first. In this case, use
syslog_ip
as the name and not
ip_syslog
.
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