Network Management; Wan Configuration - Thecus IP Storage Server N8800 User Manual

Network Management

Use the Network menu to make network configuration settings as well as service
support settings.

WAN Configuration

From the Network menu, choose WAN,
and the WAN Configuration screen
appears. This screen displays the network
parameters of the WAN connection. You
may change any of these items and press
Apply to confirm your settings. See a
description of each item in the following
ta ble:
WAN Configuration
Item
Host name
Domain name
MAC Address
Jumbo Frame Support
DHCP
IP
Netmask
Gateway
DNS Server
IP Sharing Mode
Link Aggregation
(N8800 only)
NOTE
Description
Host name that identifies the N8800 on the network.
Specifies the domain name of the N8800.
MAC address of the network interface.
Enable or disa ble Jumbo Frame Support of the WAN interface on
your N8800.
Enable or disable the N8800 from obtaining in IP address via
DHCP server. If you require a stati
input your network configuration.
IP address of the WAN interface.
Network mask, which is generally: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway IP address.
Domain Name Service (DNS) server IP address.
When enabled, PCs connected to the
access the WAN. Default is Enabled.
Specifies whether WAN and LAN ports will be aggregated and
act as one port.
Failover: When one port fails, the other one will take over.
Load Balance: Ethernet traffic will flow alternative between two
Ethernet ports.
802.3ad: Link age two Ethernet ports in parallel to increase
throughput.
• Only use Jumbo Frame settings when operating in a Gigabit
environment where all other clients have Jumbo Frame Setting
enabled.
• Enabling DHCP au tomatically turns on UPnP—see the Service
Support Screen.
• If you are only using the WAN port, we suggest that
Sharing Mode. This will result in higher throughput.
• A correct D NS setting is vital to networks services, such as SM
and NTP.
• To use the Link Aggregation with "802.3ad selected" feature,
please make sure the networking equipment on
Ethernet cable also supports 802.3ad protocol.
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LAN port will be able to
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