Help for Initial Network Configuration


Description of the information displayed

The Initial Network Configuration page lets you set the system-wide network configuration settings. The current system network settings are displayed when the page is displayed. The system network settings are:

Hostname The TCP/IP (DNS) host name of the system. This value is the full host name (that is, hostname.domainname) of the system.
Domain name The TCP/IP (DNS) domain name of the system. This value can be any valid domain name.
IP address The IP address associated with the adapter or adapter alias. This value can be any valid IP address (that is, nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn).
Network mask The network mask associated with the adapter or adapter alias. This value can be any valid network mask.
Gateway The IP address of the gateway device for the system. The gateway device (sometimes referred to as the default router device) is used by the system to send data to remote computers that are not on the same TCP/IP subnet and for which no static route definitions exist). This value can be any valid IP address (that is, nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn).
Primary DNS Server (optional) The IP address of the primary DNS name server. This value can be any valid IP address (that is, nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn).


Attention: Entering incorrect values for these settings can prevent network access to the device (for example, providing an invalid gateway device address would prevent the system from sending data to any device in the network that is not on the same subnet). The inability to reach the system via the network could prevent the usage of ASM to restore the correct values.



Description of the buttons and actions available

netx Click this button to update the system-wide network settings.