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This page also provides space to optionally configure to DNS (Domain Name
Server) IP addresses, which the recorder will use to look up domain names. If no
DNS Servers are configured then any external server configured for the recorder
to access, such as an NTP Server or email server, must be provided as an IP
Address and not a domain name.
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—System Identification
4.5.2. Network Interfaces
This page allows for the configuration of each Ethernet Port (NIC) installed in the
Recorder. You will see one entry on this page for each installed NIC. Depending
on your NexLog Recorder and purchased options, you will have between one and
Four NICs available for configuration. For each NIC, you have the following
options to configure:
Type
: DHCP, Static, or SPAN: This determines how the recorder will acquire its
Network settings for the specified NIC such as IP address and Net mask.
DHCP
: If DHCP is selected, the data will be automatically received from a
DHCP Server on the Network. If No valid DHCP server is configured on your
network, this option will result in no IP address being assigned to the
recorder and it will be inaccessible via the network. Note that since remote
clients such as MediaWorks and MediaAgent, as well as Web Browsers need
to know the IP address of the recorder in order to connect and interact with
it, if DHCP is to be used, it is important to configure your DHCP server to be
aware of the MAC Address of the recorder and to always assign the same
known IP Address to that MAC. If DHCP causes a dynamic IP Address
change, clients will no longer know what address to connect to in order to
reach the recorder and other recorder functionality may not function as
expected.