IP Settings

Advanced

Overview

The Advanced tab configures Active Standby (SCS models only), DNS update, IPv6 Advertising Router settings, and the Ethernet interface(s) hardware speed and duplex.

Configure the parameters in the Advanced tab only if:

zyou have already set up Dynamic DNS with DynDNS.com

zyou want to enable Active Standby (SCS models only)

zyou want to specify the line speed and duplex

zyou want the IOLAN to act as an IPv6 Advertising Router

Field Descriptions

Configure the appropriate parameters:

Register Address in When this parameter is set, the IOLAN will provide the DHCP/DHCPv6 server

DNSwith a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), so that the DHCP/DHCPv6 server can update the network's DNS server with the newly assigned IP address.

Default: Disabled

Domain Prefix (SCS models only) A domain prefix to uniquely identify the Ethernet interface to the DNS when the IOLAN has two Ethernet interfaces. The FQDN that is sent to the DNS will be one of the following formats, depending on what is configured in the System Settings section on the IPv4 Settings tab:

z<Server Name>.<Domain Prefix>.<Domain Name>

z<Server Name>.<Domain Prefix>

Field Format: Maximum 8 alphanumeric characters

Enable Active (SCS models only) Active Standby permits the grouping of Ethernet LAN

Standby connections to provide for link failover. Both Ethernet connections will have the same Ethernet MAC address. Active standby refers to the process by which a failure of one interface can be automatically overcome by having its traffic routed to the other interface.

Default: Disabled

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