Black Box iPATH ACR1000A-CTL-24 User Manual page 27

4.5.8 DASHBOARD > SETTINGS > NETWORK
This page applies global network parameters to the iPATH network.
4.5.8.1 IPATH CONNECTIVITY
Require SSL for Web
If set to yes, a certificate needs to be downloaded and all connections will then take place using HTTPS:// connections rather
than the default HTTP:// connection types.
Gateway IP Address
Defines the IP address of an optional gateway device.
Note: Only a single gateway can be specified within an iPATH server. If both Ethernet ports are to be used in multi-subnet mode, it
is important to specify a single gateway IP address that suits both Ethernet ports. Communications between iPATH and the Agility
endpoints on the different subnets will be affected if using multi-subnet mode without a jointly valid gateway.
Ethernet Port 1
The primary iPATH server Ethernet port can only be configured using a static IP address. Use the three options provided to configure
the IP address, netmask and DNS server address.
Ethernet Port 2
The Backup iPATH server Ethernet port can be configured to either: gain its details via a DHCP server; use a Static IP address,
netmask and DNS server address, or alternatively be set to Bonded operation, whereupon three further Bonding Mode options are
displayed:
• Active-Backup - This can be used when both of the iPATH server's network connections are linked to the same network switch.
This option provides a fail-over to cater for the possibility of hardware failure or connectivity failure between the iPATH server
and the switch.
In this mode, one of the iPATH server's network ports will be active while the other remains dormant. If the active port
experiences a failure, such as a loss of connection, its configuration is automatically transferred to the Backup port. Once the
original primary port resumes connectivity, this will become the backup and be placed into a dormant mode.
• Broadcast - This option would be used when the twin ports of the iPATH server and all attached Agility devices are split
between duplicate networks:
The 'Separate Device Networks' option mentioned earlier would be enabled on the iPATH server and the respective network
connections on the endpoints are connected accordingly (e.g. copper to copper on only switch 1 and SFP to SFP only on switch 2).
In Broadcast mode, both of the iPATH server network connections mirror each other, i.e. duplicate network traffic is sent out
on both connections. It is assumed that the connected devices will only listen to the network traffic intended for themselves
and drop/ignore all other traffic intended for other devices. This mode is robust but inefficient because half of the packets are
discarded.
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