Network Settings - Iomega StorCenter px12-450r User Manual

Iomega StorCenter px12-450r User Guide

Network Settings

The Network page of your px12-450r 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 the
Bonding NICs
If your px12-450r 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 px12-450r by expanding the Information section
for a NIC and selecting a jumbo frame size from the Jumbo Frame drop-down menu. Valid jumbo
frame sizes are 4,000 or 9,000 bytes. If you do not want jumbo frame support, select None from the
Jumbo Frame drop-down menu. 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 Settings
Each NIC in your px12-450r can be added to up to four Virtual LANs (VLAN). For more information on
adding a NIC to a VLAN, refer to
6
Network.
VLAN Settings.