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Configuring Network Interfaces
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The administrative user can use this screen to configure the OnBoard’s
network interfaces. (For background information on configuring the Ethernet
interfaces, see “Understanding Ethernet Ports on the OnBoard” on page 41.)
The administrative user also can configure DNS for the OnBoard by entering
the DNS server and domain name information at the bottom of the screen.
The screen shown in Figure 7-2 allows the administrative user to set or change
the parameters in the following table.
Table 7-2: Network Interfaces Configuration Values
Settings Notes
Failover Selecting “enabled” from the pull-down menu
configures failover from the primary to the
secondary Ethernet port if the primary port goes
down. See “Configuring Failover” on page 236.
Selecting “disabled” causes additional fields to
display to allow configuration of one or both of
the public Ethernet ports. See “Configuring
Primary and Secondary Ethernet Ports” on page
236.
Host name Default: OnBoard
Primary DNS server IP address for a primary DNS server on the
same subnet as the OnBoard
Secondary DNS server IP address for an optional secondary DNS
server on the same subnet as the OnBoard
Domain name Domain name used on the domain name server
(DNS)