Gateway IP Address | Valid gateway IP Address for communicating across distinct |
| network segments. A valid gateway IP address is essential even |
| though the VBrick will operate without one in some cases. When |
| no gateway is configured, the VBrick may be unable to |
| communicate with |
| which is used for configuration management via IWS. |
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VBrick Host Name | The Host Name defaults to the Media Access Control (MAC) |
| address, a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of |
| a network. The VBrick's Host Name acts to identify the VBrick |
| to various network applications including DHCP, SNMP and |
| VBrick application tools. Note: The Host Name syntax can be a |
| maximum of 18 characters, the first character must be a letter and the rest |
| can be letters, numbers or hyphens. |
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Network Interface | Note: The settings for Interface Speed and Interface Type are |
Speed | interdependent. They must both be set to Automatic or they |
| must both be set manually. Manual settings should be used only |
| in the rare case when the VBrick is attached to network |
| equipment that does not support auto negotiation. The VBrick's |
| capabilities may be limited when its Ethernet link is at 10 Mbps |
| and/or Half Duplex. If auto negotiation fails, the VBrick |
| defaults to 10Mbit, half duplex and attempts "parallel detection," |
| an alternative way to sense speed. Status parameters are available |
| on the network status screen to indicate the state of the link and |
| the current configuration of the Ethernet hardware. In auto |
| mode, they reflect the results of the negotiation and in manual |
| mode they follow the configuration options. |
| (10Mb, 100Mb, Automatic). This allows the Ethernet interface of |
| the VBrick to be manually forced to 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps. The |
| default setting is Automatic which enables auto negotiation in |
| the VBrick so it will automatically match its speed setting to the |
| speed of the switch or hub to which it is attached. Automatic is |
| the default and recommended setting. |
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Network Interface Type | |
| interface of the VBrick to be manually forced to Full Duplex or |
| Half Duplex. The default setting is "Automatic" which enables |
| auto negotiation in the VBrick so it will automatically match its |
| duplex setting to that of the switch or hub that it is attached to. |
| Automatic is the default and recommended setting. In order for |
| the Network Auto Negotiate feature to work effectively, the |
| Ethernet switch must also support auto negotiation. A manually |
| configured switch will only allow the VBrick to discover the |
| connection |
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