Configuring The Nic Team Properties; Renaming The Teamed Connection; Showing A Connection Icon On The Taskbar; Configuring The Tcp/Ip Protocol On The New Team - HP ProLiant 300 Series Administration Manual

Configuring the NIC team properties

At this point, the NICs are teamed but are not completely configured. Additional procedures include:
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Renaming the teamed connection

• Selecting the option to show an icon on the taskbar
• Configuring TCP/IP on the new team
Renaming the teamed connection
The assigned name for the new NIC team connection is "Local Area Connection X," where X represents
the next available connection number generated by the system. HP recommends changing this name to
a more meaningful name, such as "NIC Team."
To change the name of the connection:
1. From the desktop, right-click the My Network Places icon, and then click Properties.
2. Move the cursor over each connection icon to view the pop up box of the icon's name. Locate
HP Network Teaming Virtual Miniport.
3. Right-click the connection icon for HP Network Teaming Virtual Miniport, and then click
Rename. Enter a name that is more descriptive than "Local Area Connection X," such as "NIC
Team."

Showing a connection icon on the taskbar

To show a connection icon:
1. In the Network and Dial up Connections screen, double-click the NIC Team connection,
and then click Properties.
2. At the bottom of the screen, select Show icon in task bar when connected, and then click
Close.

Configuring the TCP/IP protocol on the new team

After teaming the NICs, a new virtual network adapter for the team is automatically created. However, by
default the new adapter is set to DHCP. To manually configure the IP address, perform the following steps.
To enter the TCP/IP address information for the team:
1. From the desktop, go to the Network and Dial up Connections window, and then click
Properties. Right-click the NIC Team icon, and then select Properties.
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