Direct Connection Overview; Direct Connection Settings Page - McAfee SG310 Administration Manual

Network Setup menu options
Network setup
Deleting a connection
Use this procedure to delete a connection configuration for a network interface.
Note: You cannot delete the Direct Connection configuration for Switch A.
If you delete a port-based VLAN, any ports assigned to that VLAN revert to the default VLAN of the switch.
You can then reassign the port to a different VLAN using the VLAN Configuration tab of the VLAN. For
further information, see
From the Network Setup menu, click Network Setup. The Network Setup Connections tab appears.
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Select the delete icon for the connection your want to delete. You are prompted to confirm the delete.
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Click OK.
If the connection was a virtual connection, the connection no longer appears in the Connections table.
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Otherwise, the Change Type column displays Unconfigured in its configuration list.

Direct connection overview

A direct connection is a direct IP connection to a network that does not require a modem to be established.
This is typically a LAN, DMZ, or Guest connection, but it can also be an Internet connection. Network
settings can be assigned statically, or dynamically by a DHCP server.
Direct connections can be added to a network bridge. For more information, see Bridging.

Direct Connection Settings page

Use this page to configure IP address settings for a direct connection.
From the Network Setup menu, click Network Setup. The Network Setup Connections tab appears.
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Select the edit icon for the connection your want to edit. The main configuration page appropriate for the
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connection appears.
Click the Direct Connection tab. The Direct Connection Settings page appears
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Figure 37 Direct Connection page
[Optional] Enter a descriptive name for the interface in the Connection Name field.
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Perform one of the following options:
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• If you are using DHCP, select the DHCP assigned checkbox and skip to
its LAN network settings from an active DHCP server on your local network. Any values in the IP
Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway fields are ignored.
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Editing a VLAN.
(Figure 37).
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