Appliance configuration
The following network parameters are configured at the appliance level:
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Appliance hostname. A hostname is optional, unless you are using DNS.
Ethernet LAN device configuration
The ProtectServer 3+ External is equipped with four individually-configurable Ethernet LAN network devices.
You can configure the following network settings for each device:
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IPv4 or IPv6 address. You can configure IPv4 addresses using static or DHCP addressing. IPv6 addresses
must be configured as static addresses.
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Network gateway. Devices must use a gateway appropriate for the network (IPv4 or IPv6).
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Network mask. IPv4 devices must use dotted-quad format (for example, 255.255.255.0). IPv6 devices can
use full or shorthand syntax.
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Static network route.
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DNS configuration. Although you configure DNS at the device level, the settings you configure for a device
are available to all devices on the appliance if the configured device is connected to the network. To ensure
DNS access, it is recommended that you configure each device. You can configure the following settings:
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DNS nameservers
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DNS search domains
These settings apply to static network configurations only. If you are using DHCP, the DNS search domains
and DNS nameservers configured on the DHCP server are used.
Gathering Appliance Network Information
Before you begin, obtain the following information (see your network administrator for most of these items):
HSM Appliance Network Parameters
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IP address and subnet mask for each LAN port you want to use (if you are using static IP addressing)
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Hostname for the HSM appliance (registered with network DNS)
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Domain name (per port)
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Default gateway IP address (per port)
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DNS Name Server IP address(es) (per port)
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Search Domain name(s) (per port)
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Device subnet mask (per port)
DNS Entries
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Ensure that you have configured your DNS Server(s) with the correct entries for the appliance and the
client.
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If you are using DHCP, then all references to the Client and the HSM appliance (as in Certificates) should
use hostnames.
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