Network Settings - Iomega px4-400r User Manual

Setting up Your px4-400r Network Storage

Network Settings

The Network page of your px4-400r is where you make changes to set up network connectivity. The
Network page displays your current network settings and enables those settings to be modified. On this
page, you can identify your DNS servers and WINS servers and how your system's IP address is
determined. Most system IP addresses and other network settings can normally be configured
automatically.
Manually Configuring Your Network
If you are comfortable with network technology and want to configure the network, refer to Manually
Configuring Network Settings.
Bonded NICs
If your px4-400r has multiple network interface cards (NICs), you can bond those NICs. Refer to Bonding
NICs.
Enabling Jumbo Frames for Each NIC
You can enable jumbo frames for each NIC in your px4-400r by expanding the Information section for a
NIC and entering a jumbo frame size in the Jumbo Frame field. If you do not want jumbo frame support,
leave the field blank. Jumbo frame support is useful for transferring large files, such as multimedia files,
over a network. Jumbo frame support increases transfer speed by placing large files in fewer data packets.
It also reduces the demand on the device hardware by having the CPU process more data in fewer data
packets.
Jumbo frame support should only be enabled if you are sure your network is jumbo-frame compatible and
all network devices have been configured to support jumbo frames. It is recommended that you confirm all
network interface cards (NICs) are configured to support jumbo frames before enabling this feature.
VLAN
Each NIC in your px4-400r can be added to up to four Virtual LANs (VLAN). For more information on adding
a NIC to a VLAN, refer to VLAN Settings.
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