Parameter
Description
Use this connection only for resources on its network
Select this check box, if you want to allow the wired
connection only for resources on its network.
d. If
Manual option
is selected, you must specify the IP address, Netmask IP and Gateway IP along with the parameters
mentioned in Table 1: Automatic (DHCP).
e. If
Link-Local Only
option is selected, the DNS and Routes options are disabled. This is applicable only for communications
within the host link or the host domain.
6.
Click the
IPv6
tab and do the following:
a. Enable the
IPv6
button to configure the IPv6 settings.
b. From the
Addresses
drop-down menu, select the type of IPv6 configuration. The available options are:
•
Automatic
•
Automatic, DHCP only
•
Manual
•
Link-Local Only
The IPv6 configuration is similar to configuring the IPv4 Settings. For IPv4 configuration, see the IPv4 settings in this
section.
7.
Click the
Reset
tab and do the following:
a. Click
Reset
to reset the settings for your network connection, including passwords. However, the previous network is
displayed as a preferred network.
b. Click
Forget
to remove all details relating to this network that you do not want to automatically connect to.
8.
Click
Apply
to save your configured settings.
NOTE: Click the Add Profile tab to add a new network profile. On the right pane, you must configure the following
options:
•
Security
•
Identity
•
IPv4
•
IPv6
The configuration of all these tabs are similar to
Wired Network connections configurations
described in this section.
Configuring the network proxy settings
To configure the Network proxy settings, complete the following task:
1.
Click the
Network proxy
tab.
2.
From the Proxy drop-down menu, select the type of Proxy method you want to deploy. The available Proxy methods are:
•
None
•
Manual
•
Automatic
3.
If
Manual proxy
method is selected, you must configure the following options:
a. Enter the
HTTP Proxy
port details for your network connection.
b. Enter the
HTTPS Proxy
port details for your network connection.
c. Enter the
FTP Proxy
port details for your network connection.
d. Enter the
SOCKS host
port details for your network connection.
e. Use the
Ignore Hosts
option to set up proxy to ignore all local addresses.
4.
If
Automatic proxy
method is selected, you must type the configuration URL address in the field.
NOTE: Web Proxy Autodiscovery is used when a Configuration URL is not provided. Dell does not recommend this
option for untrusted public networks.
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