Digi Connect IT 4 User Manual page 127

Interfaces
7. For Device, select an Ethernet device or a bridge. See
bridging.
8. (Optional) Click to expand 802.1x to configure 802.1x port based network access control.
The Connect IT 4 can function as an 802.1x authenticator; it does not function as an 802.1x
supplicant.
a. Click to expand Authentication.
b. Click Enable server to enable the 802.1x authenticator on the Connect IT 4 device.
c. Set the Reauth period.
9. Configure IPv4 settings:
a. Click to expand IPv4.
IPv4 support is enabled by default.
b. For Type, select DHCP address.
c. Optional IPv4 configuration items:
i. Set the Metric.
See
about metrics.
ii. For Weight, type the relative weight for default routes associated with this interface.
For multiple active interfaces with the same metric, Weight is used to load balance
traffic to the interfaces.
iii. Set the Management priority. This determines which interface will have priority for
central management activity. The interface with the highest number will be used.
iv. Set the MTU.
v. For Use DNS, select one of the following:
vi. Enable DHCP Hostname to instruct the Connect IT 4 device to include the device's
system name with DHCP requests as the Client FQDN option. The DHCP server can
then be configured to register the device's hostname and IP address with an
associated DNS server.
10. (Optional) Configure IPv6 settings:
a. Click to expand IPv6.
b. Enable IPv6 support.
c. For Type, select DHCPv6 address.
Digi Connect IT® 4 User Guide
Configure WAN/WWAN priority and default route metrics
Always: DNS will always be used for this WAN; when multiple interfaces have
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the same DNS server, the interface with the lowest metric will be used for DNS
requests.
When primary default route: Only use the DNS servers provided for this
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interface when the interface is the primary route.
Never: Never use DNS servers for this interface.
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See RFC4702 for further information about DHCP server support for the Client
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FQDN option.
See Configure system information
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4 device's system name.
Wide Area Networks (WANs)
Bridging for more information about
for further information
for information about setting the Connect IT
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