HP t505 Administrator Guide 7 - Page 29

DNS settings, IPSec rules, General, Source Address

Page 29 highlights

Option Enable Power Management Connection Method Security Settings Description Enables the power management feature for the wireless adapter. Lets you select between Automatic and Static. If your network environment is using DHCP, then the Automatic option should work without any further configurations. If Static is selected, the Static Address Configuration settings will become available. Be sure to input these values according to whether you are using IPv4 or IPv6. Lets you set the authentication setting to one of the following: ● None ● WEP ● WPA/WPA2-PSK ● 802.1X-TTLS ● 802.1X-PEAP ● 802.1X-TLS ● EAP FAST For WEP and WPA/WPA2-PSK, you just need to enter the network key and click OK. For EAP-FAST, set Anonymous Identity, Username, Password, and Provisioning Method. You do not need to change the PAC file settings. See Wired network settings on page 16 for more information about TTLS, PEAP, and TLS. DNS settings The following table describes the options available in the DNS tab of the Network Manager. Option Hostname DNS Servers Search Domains HTTP Proxy FTP Proxy HTTPs Proxy Description This is generated automatically according to the MAC address of the thin client. You can alternatively set a custom hostname. Use this box to set custom DNS server information. Use this box to restrict the domains that are searched. Use these boxes to set proxy server information using the following format: http://: HP recommends using the http:// prefix for all three proxy settings because it is supported better. NOTE: The proxy settings are set to the http_proxy, ftp_proxy, and https_proxy environmental variables for the system. IPSec rules Use this tab to add, edit, and delete IPSec rules. An IPSec rule should be the same for each system that uses IPSec to communicate. When configuring an IPSec rule, use the General tab to set the rule's information, addresses, and authentication method. The Source Address is the IP address of the thin client, and the Destination Address is the IP address of the system that the thin client is going to communicate with. Network settings 17

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
  • 156
  • 157
  • 158
  • 159
  • 160
  • 161
  • 162
  • 163
  • 164
  • 165
  • 166
  • 167
  • 168
  • 169

Option
Description
Enable Power Management
Enables the power management feature for the wireless adapter.
Connection Method
Lets you select between
Automatic
and
Static
. If your network environment is using DHCP, then the
Automatic
option should work without any further
configurations.
If
Static
is selected, the
Static Address
Configuration
settings will become available. Be sure to input
these values according to whether you are using IPv4 or IPv6.
Security Settings
Lets you set the authentication setting to one of the following:
None
WEP
WPA/WPA2-PSK
802.1X-TTLS
802.1X-PEAP
802.1X-TLS
EAP FAST
For WEP and WPA/WPA2-PSK, you just need to enter the network key and click
OK
.
For EAP-FAST, set
Anonymous Identity
,
Username
,
Password
, and
Provisioning Method
. You do not
need to change the PAC
file
settings.
See
Wired network settings
on page
16
for more information about TTLS, PEAP, and TLS.
DNS settings
The following table describes the options available in the
DNS
tab of the Network Manager.
Option
Description
Hostname
This is generated automatically according to the MAC address of the thin client. You can alternatively
set a custom hostname.
DNS Servers
Use this box to set custom DNS server information.
Search Domains
Use this box to restrict the domains that are searched.
HTTP Proxy
FTP Proxy
HTTPs Proxy
Use these boxes to set proxy server information using the following format:
http://<ProxyServer>:<Port>
HP recommends using the
http://
prefix
for all three proxy settings because it is supported better.
NOTE:
The proxy settings are set to the
http_proxy
,
ftp_proxy
, and
https_proxy
environmental
variables for the system.
IPSec rules
Use this tab to add, edit, and delete IPSec rules. An IPSec rule should be the same for each system that uses
IPSec to communicate.
When
configuring
an IPSec rule, use the
General
tab to set the rule’s information, addresses, and
authentication method. The
Source Address
is the IP address of the thin client, and the Destination Address is
the IP address of the system that the thin client is going to communicate with.
Network settings
17