When an administrative user clicks the “Host settings” option under “Network,” a screen like the one shown in the following figure appears.Network Æ Host Settings ScreenThe administrative user can use this screen to configure the OnBoard’s network interfaces. (For background information on configuring the Ethernet interfaces, see Ethernet Ports on the OnBoard.) The administrative user also can configure DNS for the OnBoard by entering the DNS server and domain name information at the bottom of the screen.The screen shown in Network Æ Host Settings Screen allows the administrative user to set or change the parameters in the following table.
Selecting “enabled” from the pull-down menu configures failover from the primary to the secondary Ethernet port if the primary port goes down. See Configuring Failover.Selecting “disabled” causes additional fields to display to allow configuration of one or both of the public Ethernet ports. See Configuring Primary and Secondary Ethernet Ports. IP address for a primary DNS server on the same subnet as the OnBoard IP address for an optional secondary DNS server on the same subnet as the OnBoard
• When an interface is configured for DHCP and the DHCP server cannot be reached for any reason, the interface IP address falls back to the preconfigured default static IP address (192.168.160.10) unless an OnBoard administrator has assigned an IP address to the interface.
• When both interfaces are active and assigned two different IP addresses, both interfaces are reachable through either IP address even if the cable is disconnected from one of the interfaces.