HP mt21 Administrator Guide 8 - Page 58

DNS settings, Security

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Option IPv6 Enabled IPv6 Method Description Enables the usage of an IPv6 global address. NOTE: HP ThinPro tries to obtain an IPv6 global address via route advertisement or DHCPv6. 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 are displayed, and you must enter the IPv6 settings. Use the Security tab to configure the connection security settings. Option Authentication Description Lets you set the authentication setting to one of the following: ● None ● WEP ● WPA/WPA2-PSK ● WPA/WPA2 Enterprise-TTLS ● WPA/WPA2 Enterprise-PEAP ● WPA/WPA2 Enterprise-TLS ● EAP-FAST For WEP and WPA/WPA2-PSK, you just need to enter the network key and select 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 44 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. 46 Chapter 8 Control Panel

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Option
Description
IPv6 Enabled
Enables the usage of an IPv6 global address.
NOTE:
HP ThinPro tries to obtain an IPv6 global address via route advertisement or DHCPv6.
IPv6 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 are displayed, and you must enter the
IPv6 settings.
Use the
Security
tab to
configure
the connection security settings.
Option
Description
Authentication
Lets you set the authentication setting to one of the following:
None
WEP
WPA/WPA2-PSK
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise-TTLS
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise-PEAP
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise-TLS
EAP-FAST
For WEP and WPA/WPA2-PSK, you just need to enter the network key and select
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
44
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://<address>:<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.
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Chapter 8
Control Panel