RuggedCom RX1000, RX1100 manual Editing Currently Active Interfaces, Editing a Network Interface

RuggedRouter™ User Guide

The Network Configuration menu Apply Configuration button applies permanent changes and restart Ethernet networking. If only temporary changes have been made, the permanent configuration will be re-applied.

In either table, edit the desired interface by clicking on its link under the Name column.

Editing Currently Active Interfaces

Figure 43: Editing a Network Interface

This menu allows you to make changes to the currently active interfaces. The Save button will activate any changes, and will not affect the permanent configuration.

The IP Address field sets the IP address for this interface.

The Netmask fields set the IP network mask for this interface. Setting this to Automatic causes the mask to be set to the usual class A, B or C network mask (as derived from the interface address. The next field can be used to specify the mask manually.

The Broadcast fields set the IP broadcast address for this interface. Setting this to Automatic causes the address to be set to the usual address (as derived from the interface address. The next field can be used to specify the broadcast address manually.

The MTU fields sets the Maximum Transfer Unit of an interface. This limits the maximum size of frames on the interface.

The Status field provides a way to disable the interface or bring it back into service.

The MAC address field displays the current Media Access Control address and allows it to be modified.

The Proxy ARP fields display whether the interface has proxy-arp activated.

The Media Type field displays the current media type. Copper interfaces may be configured to Auto-negotiable, 10 BaseT Half Duplex, 10 BaseT Full Duplex, 100 BaseT Half Duplex and 100 BaseT Full Duplex modes.

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