Chapter 6: BIOS
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Station MAC Address
This item displays the Station MAC address for this computer. MAC addresses are six 2-digit
hexadecimal numbers.
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 feature to enable IPv6 support. The options are
Enabled
and Disabled.
Configuration Address Source
This feature allows the user to select the source of the IP address for this computer. If Static
is selected, you must enter the IP address of this computer into the system manually. If DHCP
is selected, the BIOS searches for a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server in
the network and requests the next available IP address for this computer. The options are
Unspecified
, Static, and DHCP.
If this option is set to Static, the following items are displayed:
•
Station IPv6 Address
•
Prefix Length
•
IPv6 Router1 IP Address