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Setting the interface media type ............................................................................. 3-7
Configuring VLANs and IP addresses ................................................................... 3-7
Configuring a default gateway pool ..... .................................................................. 3-8
Configuring remote web server access .............................. ..................................... 3-8
Configuring remote administrative access .............................................................. 3-9
Setting support access ........................................................................................... 3-10
Setting the time zone ....................................................................... ..................... 3-10
Configuring NTP support ..................................................................................... 3-10
Configuring the 3-DNS mode ....................................................................... ........ 3-11
Configuring user authentication ........................................................................... 3-11
Configuring NameSurfer for zone file management .................. .......................... 3-13
Running the Setup utility after creating the initial software configuration ..................3-14
Options available only through the Setup utility menu ........................................ 3-15
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Post-Setup Tasks
Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 4-1
Configuring the interfaces ............. ................................................................................. 4-2
Understanding the interface naming convention ........... ......................................... 4-2
Displaying status for interfaces ... ........................................................................... 4-2
Setting the media type .. .................................................................................... ...... 4-3
Setting the duplex mode ......................................................................................... 4-3
Working with VLANs .............. ...................................................................................... 4-4
Default VLAN configuration ........................................................................ .......... 4-4
Creating, renaming, and deleting VLANs ................... ........................................... 4-5
Configuring packet access to VLANs .................................................................... 4-7
Setting up security for VLANs .......................................... ..................................... 4-9
Setting fail-safe timeouts for VLANs ......................................................... .......... 4-10
Setting the MAC masquerade address ...................................... ............................ 4-11
Configuring a self IP address ........................................................................... ............. 4-12
5
Essential Configuration Tasks
Reviewing the configuration tasks ........................................................................ .......... 5-1
Setting up a basic configuration ......................................................................... ............ 5-2
Setting up a data center ................................................. .................................................. 5-3
Setting up servers ....................................................................... ..................................... 5-5
Defining 3-DNS Controllers ............................................................ ....................... 5-5
Defining BIG-IP systems ....................................................................... ................. 5-6
Defining a BIG-IP system with the 3-DNS module ................................ ............... 5-7
Defining a router .............................................................. ....................................... 5-8
Defining EDGE-FX systems .......... ........................................................................ 5-9
Defining host servers ................................... ......................................................... 5-10
Configuring host SNMP settings .............................................. ............................ 5-12
Working with sync groups ............................................................................................ 5-13
Configuring sync groups ....................................................................................... 5-13
Setting the time tolerance value ................................................ ............................ 5-14
Overview of auto-configuration ................................................................................... . 5-15
Configuring global variables ........ ............................................................................... 5-17