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ProSecure Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance Reference Manual
LAN Configuration
4-15
v1.0, January 2010
Adding PCs or Devices to the Network Database
To add PCs or devices manually to the Network Database:
1.
In the Add Known PCs and Devices section of the LAN Groups screen (see
Figure 4-5 on
page 4-14
), enter the settings as explained in
Table 4-2
.
2.
Click the
Add
table button to add the PC or device to the Known PCs and Devices table.
3.
As an optional step: To enable DHCP address reservation for the entry that you just added to
the Known PCs and Devices table, select the checkbox for the table entry and click
Save
Binding
to bind the IP address to the MAC address for DHCP assignment.
Table 4-2. Add Known PCs and Devices Settings
Setting
Description (or Subfield and Description)
Name
Enter the name of the PC or device.
IP Address Type
From the pull-down menu, select how the PC or device receives it IP address:
•
Fixed (set on PC)
.
The IP address is statically assigned on the PC or device.
•
Reserved (DHCP Client)
. Directs the UTM’s DHCP server to always assign
the specified IP address to this client during the DHCP negotiation (see
“Setting Up Address Reservation” on page 4-17
).
Note
: When assigning a reserved IP address to a client, the IP address
selected must be outside the range of addresses allocated to the DHCP
server pool.
IP Address
Enter the IP address that this PC or device is assigned in the IP Address
field. If
the IP Address Type is Reserved (DHCP Client), the UTM reserves the IP
address for the associated MAC address.
MAC Address
Enter the MAC address of the PC or device’s network interface. The MAC
address format is six colon-separated pairs of hexadecimal characters (0-9 and
A-F), such as 01:23:45:67:89:AB.
Group
From the pull-down menu, select the group to which the PC or device is
assigned. (Group 1 is the default group.)
Profile Name
From the pull-down menu, select the VLAN profile to which the PC or device is
assigned. (The defaultVlan is the default VLAN group.)