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| VBrick Host Name |
| The Host Name defaults to the Media Access Control (MAC) |
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| address, a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a |
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| network. The VBrick's Host Name acts to identify the VBrick to |
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| various network applications including DHCP, SNMP and VBrick |
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| application tools. The Host Name syntax can be a maximum of 18 |
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| characters, the first character must be a letter and the rest can be letters, |
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| Network Interface |
| The settings for Interface Speed and Interface Type are |
| Speed |
| interdependent. They must both be set to Automatic or they must |
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| both be set manually. Manual settings should be used only in the |
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| rare case when the VBrick is attached to network equipment that |
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| does not support auto negotiation. The VBrick's capabilities may |
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| be limited when its Ethernet link is at 10 Mbps and/or Half |
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| Duplex. If auto negotiation fails, the VBrick defaults to 10Mbit, |
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| half duplex and attempts "parallel detection," an alternative way to |
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| sense speed. Status parameters are available on the network status |
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| screen to indicate the state of the link and the current |
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| configuration of the Ethernet hardware. In auto mode, they reflect |
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| the results of the negotiation and in manual mode they follow the |
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| configuration options. |
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| (10Mb, 100Mb, Automatic). This allows the Ethernet interface of |
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| the VBrick to be manually forced to 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps. The |
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| default setting is "Automatic" which enables auto negotiation in |
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| the VBrick so it will automatically match its speed setting to the |
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| speed of the switch or hub to which it is attached. "Automatic" is |
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| the default and recommended setting. |
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| interface of the VBrick to be manually forced to Full Duplex or |
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| Half Duplex. The default setting is Automatic which enables auto |
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| negotiation in the VBrick so it will automatically match its duplex |
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| setting to that of the switch or hub that it is attached to. Automatic |
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| is the default and recommended setting. |
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| Maximum Transmission | Range | |
| Unit Size |
| network traffic from the VBrick and defines the largest network |
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| packet size that will be transmitted. A higher MTU brings higher |
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| bandwidth efficiency and VBrick recommends using the default. |
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| However you may wish to reduce MTU size to meet the |
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| requirements of some networks with VPN or other security tunnels |
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| that cannot tolerate |
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| playback on Vista PCs may be suboptimal with small MTU settings. |
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| Domain Name Server | ||
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| Primary Server IP | This is the primary server used for DNS. | |
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| Secondary Server IP | This is the secondary server used for DNS. | |
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| Default Domain | This is the domain name used for DNS. Note: You can keep the default | |
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