MicroNet Technology manual Administering the MaxNAS

! IMPORTANT: 802.3ad link aggregation requires the use of a link aggregation capable router. Consult your router’s documentation to assure compatibility and configuration instructions.

the redundancy for higher availability. The

! WARNING: Make sure all your client devices, hubs, switches, and gateways can support Jumbo frames of the proper size before enabling this feature. Failure to do so may render the network port of your MaxNAS inaccessible!

3-Administering the MaxNAS

3.1.2 Domain Suffix

The Domain Name refers to your DNS network suffix. This value is necessary for proper DNS or Active Directory network participation. Consult your network administrator for more information regarding this value.

3.1.3 MAC Address

A unique Media Access Control (MAC) address. This value is not modifiable.

3.1.4 Jumbo Frames Support

Jumbo frame support is a feature which allows Ethernet hardware to send, receive, or transport Ethernet frames greater then 1518 bytes in size, which is the standard Ethernet packet size. The MaxNAS supports jumbo frames of 4000 and

16000 bytes MTU. Jumbo frames can only function if all the network devices can support the same size jumbo packets, so please verify that all your client devices, hubs, switches, and gateways can support it before you enable jumbo frames.

3.1.5 DHCP

DHCP Allows for dynamic IP address assignment on TCP/IP networks. It is the preferred method to manage IP address assignments and is the default assignment of the LAN1 port on the MaxNAS. You may set a static IP address by disabling DHCP.

3.1.6 Static IP

The IP address, Netmask, Gateway, and DNS Servers are only required if DHCP is disabled. Consult your network administrator for more information on these values as they are unique to your network.

3.1.7 IP Forwarding

The MaxNAS can route IP traffic from LAN2 to LAN1 using IP forwarding. When used in conjuction with DHCP services on LAN2 (see section 3.2.4) the MaxNAS can act as a router within a two subnet environment. To enable IP routing, check the “enabled” checkbox and follow the on screen instructions.

3.1.8 Link Aggregation

The MaxNAS supports IEEE 802.3ad link aggregation, which defines a method for using multiple Ethernet network cables/ports in parallel to increase the link speed beyond the limits of any one single cable or port and to increase following modes of operation are available:

•Failover: When one port fails the other one will take over.

•Load Balance: Ethernet traffic will flow along both Ethernet ports.

•802.3ad: Links two Ethernet ports in parallel to increase throughput.

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