Iomega Ix4-200d User Guide - Page 82
Manually Configuring the Network, VLAN Settings, Bonding NICs - default ip address
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82 Manually Configuring the Network You can have direct control of the network setup. Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d 1. Click Modify Network Settings. 2. Uncheck Automatically configure DNS, WINS, and all IP addresses (DHCP). 3. DNS Servers - enter the IP addresses of the DNS (Domain Name System) servers. DNS is used for translating the domain name to IP addresses. 4. WINS Servers - enter the IP addresses of the WINS server. 5. From the Bonding Mode drop-down menu, choose one of the following: Load Balance - increases bandwidth by distributing the load across multiple NICs. Link Aggregation - increases bandwidth by distributing the load across multiple ports in a switch. Failover - provides recovery from a failure, such that if one NIC should fail, your system still has network connectivity with the other NIC. 6. Click Apply to save your settings. If a DHCP server is unavailable for a network interface card (NIC), the device could auto-assign an IP address, or you can uncheck the Automatically acquire network address (DHCP) checkbox found in the Information section of a NIC. 7. The following are settings you can change in the Information section: IP Address - the static IP address of the Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d. An unused IP address from within the range used by the LAN should be used. If you are going to use Remote Access, it is recommended to use a static IP address for a NIC. Subnet Mask - the subnet that the IP address belongs to. The default value is 255.255.255.0. Gateway - the gateway IP address needs to be entered in this field. 8. Click Apply to save your settings. VLAN Settings Each NIC in your Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d can be added to up to four Virtual LANs (VLAN). For more information on adding a NIC to a VLAN, refer to VLAN Settings. Bonding NICs If your Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d has multiple network interface cards (NICs), you can bond those NICs. Refer to Bonding NICs.