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Management Card
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User Manual
Network Management Card
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Sequence with BootP/DHCP server: After each startup, the card makes 3 attempts to recover the
network parameters. If no response is received from the server, the card boots with the last saved
parameters from the previous start. These parameters are those shown on the page.
The default value for this parameter is "Enable"
Note 1:
If the hostname is not used, the IP address supplied by the DHCP server must be fixed to maintain
connection with the clients installed on the stations to be protected.
Note 2:
During the first connection, if the DHCP query is not successful, the NMC starts with the following IP
configuration:
Default IP address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway Address: 0.0.0.0
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IP Address
: The IPv4 address of the card.
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Subnet Mask
: The mask of the sub-network of your IPv4 network.
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Gateway Address
: Indicate the IP address of the gateway to access the stations located outside the
card’s subnet.
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Hostname
must be suited to the card. This is the first part of the fully qualified domain name, used by
the DNS.
As the card does not support NetBIOS protocol, the hostname will only be sent to DNS if the DHCP
server sends it the hostname with the new IP address. This mechanism is described in the update of the
Dynamic DNS protocol RFC 2136
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Domain Name
is the domain to which the card belongs. This is the part of the fully qualified domain
name that follows the hostname and is used by the DNS. The default value of the two parameters
comprising the fully qualified domain name: ups.domain.com
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IPv6 Enabled:
Authorises (choose "Enabled") IPv6 support.
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IPv6 Auto Config Enabled:
Authorises (choose "Enabled") the card to obtain configuration of IPv6
parameters from an IPv6 router. In this case, none IPv6 parameters are editable.
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IPv6 Address 1:
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If Auto Config is enabled: this field displays the first IPv6 address built from the IPv6 router (not editable).
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If Auto Config is not enabled: this field is editable and allows setting a static IPv6 address.
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Prefix length:
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If Auto Config is enabled: this field displays the prefix received from router (not editable).
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If Auto Config is not enabled: this field is editable and allows setting a prefix.
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IPv6 Gateway:
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If Auto Config is enabled: this field is empty and not editable.
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If Auto Config is not enabled, this field is editable and allows setting the default gateway.
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IPv6 Local Address:
display the IP local address of the card, build from the MAC address. This field is
