Chapter 4: BIOS
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Station MAC Address
This item displays the Station MAC address for this computer. Mac addresses are 6 two-digit
hexadecimal numbers.
Station IP Address
This item displays the Station IP address for this computer. This should be in decimal and in
dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253).
Subnet Mask
This item displays the sub-network that this computer belongs to. The value of each three-
digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255.
Gateway IP Address
This item displays the Gateway IP address for this computer. This should be in decimal and
in dotted quad form (i.e., 172.31.0.1).
VLAN
This item displays the virtual LAN settings. The options are
Disable
and Enable.
Configure IPV6 Support
This section displays configuration features for IPV6 support.
LAN Channel 1
IPV6 Support
Use this item to display configuration settings for IPV6 support. The options are
Enabled
and Disabled.
*If the item above is set to Enabled, the following item will become available for
configuration:
Configuration Address Source
This feature allows the user to select the source of the IP address for this computer. If Static
is selected, the user will need to know the IP address of this computer and enter it to the
system manually in the field. If DHCP is selected, the BIOS will search for a DHCP (Dynamic
Host Configuration Protocol) server in the network that it is attached to and request the next
available IP address for this computer. If Unspecified is selected, the BMC network paramters
will not be modified during the BIOS phase. The options are
Unspecified
, Static, and DHCP.
*If the item above is set to Static, the following items will become available for
configuration:
•
Station IPV6 Address
•
Prefix Length
•
IPV6 Router1 IP Address
