If failover is disabled, the administrative user can configure each Ethernet port separately in the following ways:When failover is disabled on the “Network Interfaces” screen, clicking the “Next” button brings up the first of two screens for configuring the primary and secondary Ethernet ports. The screen for configuring the secondary Ethernet port is identical to the screen for the primary Ethernet port except for the screen’s heading.
The screen for configuring the primary Ethernet port is shown in the following figure as it appears when the “Enable” checkbox is not checked.“Configure Primary Ethernet Connection:” Enabled With DHCP shows the screen for configuring the primary Ethernet port as it appears when both the “Enable” and “DHCP” checkboxes are checked.“Configure Primary Ethernet Connection” Screen: Static IP shows the screen for configuring the primary Ethernet connection with the additional fields that appear when the “DHCP” button is not checked. The administrative user enters the required information on this screen for configuring the OnBoard to use a static IP address.Clicking the “Next” button on the primary Ethernet configuration screen brings up a screen for configuring the secondary Ethernet connection. Clicking the “Next” button on the secondary Ethernet configuration screen brings up the next Wizard screen for configuring subnets.
5. Enter or modify the IP address for a primary DNS server into the “Primary DNS” field.
6. Enter or modify the IP address for a secondary DNS server in the “Secondary DNS” field.
7. Enable or disable failover by selecting the desired option from the “Failover” pull-down menu.
• If failover is disabled, clicking the “Next” button brings up the first of two screens for configuring the primary and secondary Ethernet ports.Note: Connecting the secondary Ethernet port to a separate network and assigning a separate IP address is optional, so you can skip the screen for configuring the secondary Ethernet port, if desired.
• If failover is enabled, clicking the “Next” button brings up a screen for configuring the failover device.Note: Whether you are configuring failover or configuring the primary and secondary Ethernet ports separately, the fields are the same.
9. If desired, enable DHCP on any of the network interface configuration screens, by clicking the “DHCP” checkbox.
10. If desired, configure the selected Ethernet port to use a static IP address by performing the following steps.
d. Enter or modify the IP address for a network gateway in the “Gateway IP” field.
e. Enter or modify the maximum transmission unit value for the Ethernet port in the “MTU” field.
f. Enter or modify the broadcast IP address for the Ethernet port in the Broadcast IP field.
11. If failover is disabled, and the current Ethernet port is the primary Ethernet port, click the “Next” button and perform Step 10. again on the secondary Ethernet port configuration screen for the secondary Ethernet port, if desired.