Network

Use this page to view and change the network configuration.

Identity

Use this section to identify the Technical Support Appliance.

Specifies the unique name for this system on the local network. If you are using a DHCP server for IP address configuration, this name is requested from the DHCP server.

Hostname
Specifies the unique name for this system on the network. For example: MyIBMServiceStation.
Domain name suffix
Specifies the domain name for this system on the local network. It is important that you specify the correct domain name. If you do not know or are not sure, contact your system administrator.

IP Assignment

Select whether you want to manually configure or dynamically obtain the IP address for this system.

Obtain IP from DHCP server
Specifies that the system IP address is dynamically obtained from a DHCP server.
Use manually configured static IP
Specifies that the system IP address is configured using the settings on this page.

Static IP Configuration

If you choose to manually configure the IP address for this system, specify the static IP configuration.

IP address
Specifies the IP address for this system.
Subnet mask
Specifies the subnet mask for this system.
Gateway address
Specifies the IP address of the system or router that will handle requests out of the current subnet.

Name Services

Specify whether you use a Domain Name System (DNS) server on your network to translate host names into IP addresses.

Use DNS, but obtain server addresses via DHCP
Specifies that the system IP address is dynamically obtained from a DHCP server.
Use DNS, using server addresses below
Specifies that the system IP addresses is configured using the specified DNS servers.

DNS Server Search Order

Specify the IP addresses of up to three domain name system (DNS) servers to use to translate host names into IP addresses. The Technical Support Appliance searches these DNS servers in the order they are displayed.

DNS server 1
Specifies the primary DNS server.
DNS server 2
Specifies the secondary DNS server.
DNS server 3
Specifies the tertiary DNS server.

Click Save to save the network settings. You are prompted to restart the system.

Click Cancel to exit without saving your changes.