Native Ip Operations Using The Web Interface - Avocent MERGEPOINT SP MANAGER Installer/User Manual

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The Native IP configuration process includes these steps:
• To allow any IP addresses on the network to create Native IP connections, administrators
can enable Selective mode. Selective mode creates an open trust (0.0.0.0/0) that frees the
connection pathway to trust any client to make a Native IP connection.
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To limit which IP address can create Native IP connections, administrators can specify
IP addresses in a Native IP trust. The IP addresses within the trusts are permitted to
create Native IP connections to some or all service processors.
• Administrators set up Native IP connections, which are permanent outbound connections
that allow service processors to directly connect to specific trusted IP addresses. If Selective
mode is not enabled, each IP address should be included in at least one Native IP trust.
Additionally, users with appropriate access rights may establish temporary, individual
IP trusts from their workstations to a specific service processor. Temporary trusts are
automatically disabled once the web session ends.
• Add a route or set the MergePoint SP manager IP address as the default gateway for the
host.

Native IP operations using the web interface

To enable Selective mode (to trust all clients):
1. In the side navigation bar, select the MergePoint SP manager.
2. Click Network - Native IP Connects.
3. The Selective Mode status is displayed. Click Start.
To create Native IP trusts (to specify which clients are trusted):
1. In the side navigation bar, select the MergePoint SP manager.
2. Click Network - Native IP Trusts.
3. Click Add.
4. In the IP field, enter a range of trusted IP addresses.
NOTE: The Native IP trust address should be the address of the subnet itself, which means all of the host bits of the
address are 0 (zero).
5. Enter a subnet mask and select an interface for the Native IP.
6. Click Apply.