F5 FirePass, Administrator'S Manual

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Managing, Monitoring, and Maintaining the FirePass Server
FirePass
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Server Administrator Guide 5 - 1
Maintaining the network configuration settings
You can use the Administrative Console to configure the FirePass server’s
network settings. These include the network interfaces, IP addresses and
netmasks, routing tables and rules, Domain Name Servers (DNS), host
names, web services, and desktop-software settings.
Note
Whenever you change any network configuration setting, you must commit
the change using the Server/Maintenance/Network Configuration/Finalize
screen before the new setting takes effect.
Note
If you are configuring IP settings for failover or cluster servers, also see
Chapter 7, Configuring FirePass Failover Servers and Cluster Servers.
Configuring IP addresses and subnets
To add, change, or delete the FirePass server’s IP address
and subnet settings
1. Under the Server tab on the left side of the Administrative Console,
click the Maintenance link.
2. Click the Network Configuration link.
3. Click the IP Config link at the top of the screen.
4. Add additional IP addresses in the Add New IP region of the panel.
Edit or delete any existing IP addresses displayed in the IP
Configuration table.
For each IP Address, you can specify or edit the following values:
• IP Address/Netmask
Enter the IP Address in dotted decimal notation, and the subnet
mask in bits notation. (That is, the netmask is expressed as the
number of bits to be masked. For example, a bits count of 17
corresponds to a mask of 255.255.255.128 in dotted-decimal
notation. See the help screen for a table mapping dotted-decimal
and hexadecimal notation to bits notation.)
• Interface
Indicate the Ethernet interface associated with the IP address.
• Broadcast (optional)
Enter the IP address to which the server is to send broadcast
messages. If you do not specify a broadcast IP address, FirePass
calculates a default Broadcast address from the IP address and
mask.