Parameter
Description
Username
Enter the
Username
for the network connection.
Password
Enter the
password
that you want to set for the
connection.
Ask for this password every time
If this check box is selected, you will be prompted to enter
the password every time when you connect to the network.
Show Password
Select this check box if you want to allow the user
to view the hidden password.
4.
Click the
Identity
tab and configure the following settings:
NOTE: Only Administrators are allowed to authenticate these settings by entering the admin password in the root
privilege authentication dialog box after a particular setting is changed or configured.
a.
Name
— Specifies the default name of the wired connection. If you want to set your preferred name for the connection,
enter the name and then click
Apply
.
b.
MAC Address
— Specifies the MAC address of the network connection.
c.
Cloned Address
— Specifies the IP address that is cloned by the router.
d.
Maximum transmission unit (MTU)
— Specifies the size (in bytes) of the largest protocol data unit that the protocol layer
can pass onwards.
e.
Connect automatically
— Select this check box to automatically connect to the network after you plug-in the network wire.
f.
Make available to other users
— Select this check box if you want to allow other users to configure these settings.
5.
Click the
IPv4
tab and do the following:
a. Enable the
IPv4
button to configure the IPv4 settings.
b. From the
Addresses
drop-down menu, select the type of IPv4 configuration. The available options are:
•
Automatic (DHCP)
•
Manual
•
Link-Local Only
c. If
Automatic (DHCP)
option is selected, you must configure the following options.
Table 7. Automatic (DHCP)
Parameter
Description
DNS
Enable the
Automatic
button, if you want the thin client to
automatically fetch the DNS Server.
Server
Specifies the IP address of the DNS Server.
Click the
+
icon to add a new DNS server to the list.
Routes
Enable the
Automatic
button to turn on the automatic IPv4
routing.
Address
Specifies the Router IP address.
Netmask
Specifies the Netmask. Netmask is used to divide an IP
address into subnets and specify the network's available
hosts.
Gateway
Specifies the IP address of the default Gateway.
Metric
Specifies the Metric value for the network connection.
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